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2002–03 Sheffield United F.C. season

FieldValue
clubSheffield United
season2002–03
managerNeil Warnock
chairmanDerek Dooley
stadiumBramall Lane
league[First Division](2002-03-football-league-first-division)
league result[3rd](2002-03-football-league-first-division) *(qualified for play-offs)*
cup1[Play-offs](2003-football-league-play-offs)
cup1 result[Runners-up](2003-football-league-first-division-play-off-final)
cup2FA Cup
cup2 result[Semi-finals](2002-03-fa-cup-semi-finals)
cup3League Cup
cup3 result[Semi-finals](2002-03-football-league-cup-semi-finals)
league topscorerBrown (16)
season topscorerBrown (22)
average attendance18,113
prevseason[2001–02](2001-02-sheffield-united-f-c-season)
nextseason[2003–04](2003-04-sheffield-united-f-c-season)

During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The season turned out to be one of the most successful in Sheffield United's history. United reached the semi-finals of both the FA and League Cups before being eliminated by Arsenal and Liverpool respectively; both sides went on to win the respective cups. United also managed to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. United reached the play-off final after beating Nottingham Forest over two legs in the semi-final, but were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division

Results

First Division

McSheffrey Tonge
Ndlovu Kuqi Mackay Tonge
Asaba Tonge

First Division play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st leg10 May 2003Nottingham ForestA1–129,064Brown (pen)
SF 2nd leg15 May 2003Nottingham ForestH4–3 (won 5–4 on agg)30,212Brown, Kabba, Peschisolido, Walker (own goal)
F26 May 2003Wolverhampton WanderersN0–369,473

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003Cheltenham TownH4–09,166Murphy, McGovern, Kabba (2)
R425 January 2003Ipswich TownH4–312,757Brown (2), Jagielka, Peschisolido
R515 February 2003WalsallH2–017,510Mooney, Ndlovu
QF9 March 2003Leeds UnitedH1–024,633Kabba
SF13 April 2003ArsenalN0–159,170

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002York CityH1–04,675McGovern
R21 October 2002Wycombe WanderersH4–14,389Boulding, Brown (2), Montgomery
R36 November 2002Leeds UnitedH2–126,663Jagielka, Ndlovu
R43 December 2002SunderlandH2–027,068Murphy, Allison
R517 December 2002Crystal PalaceH3–122,211Asaba, Peschisolido (2)
SF 1st leg8 January 2003LiverpoolH2–130,095Tonge (2)
SF 2nd leg21 January 2003LiverpoolA0–2 (lost 2–3 on agg)43,837

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

References

Notes

References

  1. "All Sheffield United players: 2003".
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