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2002–03 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubPlymouth Argyle
season2002–03
managerPaul Sturrock
chairmanPaul Stapleton
stadiumHome Park
leagueSecond Division
league result8th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird Round (eliminated by Dagenham & Redbridge)
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultFirst Round (eliminated by Crystal Palace)
cup3Football League Trophy
cup3 resultSecond Round (eliminated by Brentford)
league topscorer
Marino Keith (11)
season topscorer
Marino Keith (12)
highest attendance11,922 (vs Bristol City, 26 August 2002)
lowest attendance6,835 (vs Brentford, 22 March 2003)
average attendance8,980
prevseason2001–02
nextseason2003–04

Marino Keith (11) Marino Keith (12)

The 2002–03 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 99th consecutive season as a professional club. It began on 1 July 2002, and concluded on 30 June 2003, although competitive games were only played between August and May.

Season summary

The club began the 2002–03 season in the Football League Second Division, following their promotion from the Third Division. They finished in a creditable 8th position, with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 15 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Marino Keith with 12 goals in all competitions. The club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, drawing 2–2 at home with Dagenham & Redbridge before losing the replay 2–0. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra-time. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they reached the Second Round before being defeated 2–0 at home by Brentford. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included David Norris, Tony Capaldi, Hasney Aljofree, and Nathan Lowndes.

Legend

Football League

Disley Larkin Friio Lowndes Wotton Wotton Wotton Coughlan Pacquette Hodges Green Coughlan Ellington Murphy Hodges (og) Friio Andrews Keith Adams Keith Stonebridge Norris Phillips Evans Burton (og) Gill (og) Wotton Friio Bent Reeves
Ashton
Smith Daly Norris Wotton Parkin Morison Stonebridge

League table

PosClubPldWDLGFGAGDPts
7Tranmere Rovers462311126657+980
8Plymouth Argyle461714156352+1165
9Luton Town461714156762+565

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

First Round Nelson (og) Wotton

Second Round Friio Wotton

Third Round Wotton McDougald

Third Round Replay McDougald

Football League Cup

First Round Johnson

Football League Trophy

Southern Section First Round Evans

Southern Section Second Round

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Key

# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; [[File:Yellow card.svg|13px|alt=A yellow card]] = Yellow cards; [[File:Red card.svg|13px|alt=A red card]] = Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward

Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2002–03 season are included.

#PosNamePGPGPGPG[[File:Yellow card.svg13pxalt=A yellow card]][[File:Red card.svg13pxalt=A red card]]NotesLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
GK430401048000
DF430401048040
DF191200021141
MF366411041780
DF425401047530
DF†1000001000
MF150000015*000
FW162001017*240
FW424411047530
10FW375421042710
11MF242201027230
12MF372401042220
13MF4000004*000
14MF392301043200
15DF4384310481160
16MF†90101011*000
17MF‡5100005*110
17FW1000001000
18DF191101021130
19FW37114000411120
20MF251200027121
21FW201301124200
22MF5000005000
23GK3000003000
24DF3000003*000
25MF†0000000000
26MF‡336300036*640
27DF‡4000004*000
27MF1000001*000
29MF100000010*010
29GK‡1000001*000
30DF2000002000
33GK‡0000000000

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromFee
8 July 2002England David BeresfordHull CityFree
8 July 2002England Nathan LowndesLivingstonUndisclosed
13 August 2002Scotland Stuart MalcolmSt JohnstoneFree
30 August 2002England Hasney AljofreeDundee UnitedFree
14 December 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers£25,000
23 December 2002Scotland Paul BernardBarnsleyFree
27 March 2003Scotland Kieran McAnespieFulhamFree
30 April 2003Northern Ireland Tony CapaldiBirmingham CityFree

Out

DatePlayerToFee
6 September 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay UnitedFree
9 September 2002England Sean EversWokingFree
18 December 2002England Neil HeaneyFree agentReleased
1 January 2003England Kevin WillsTorquay UnitedFree
2 June 2003France Osvaldo LopesFree agentReleased
13 June 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay UnitedFree

Loans

In

Start datePlayerToEnd date
9 October 2002England David NorrisBolton Wanderers13 December 2002
6 November 2002Australia Danny MilosevicLeeds United10 November 2002
20 November 2002England Tony BarrasWalsall1 January 2003
11 March 2003Scotland Grant SmithSheffield United4 May 2003

Out In

Start datePlayerFromEnd date
5 August 2002Scotland Martin GrittonTorquay United5 September 2002
29 November 2002England Kevin WillsTorquay United29 December 2002
24 February 2003England Craig TaylorTorquay United4 May 2003

Notes

References

References

  1. [http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-season.asp?years=2002-2003 GoS: 2002–03]
  2. "FootballSquads - Plymouth Argyle - 2002/03".
  3. [http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/season0203.asp Team Page]
  4. [http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/Appearances/0,,10364~200210364,00.html Appearances]
  5. [http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/Discipline/0,,10364~200210364,00.html Discipline]
  6. [http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=2036 Soccerbase Statistics]
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