2002–03 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
2002–03 season
ChairmanSteve Lansdown
ManagerDanny Wilson
StadiumAshton Gate
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Murray (19)
All:
Scott Murray (27)
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The 2002–03 season was Bristol City Football Club's 105th season in English football, and their fourth consecutive season in the Second Division. It was Danny Wilson's third year in charge of the club since his arrival in July 2000. A third place saw Bristol City reach the play-offs, but a 1–0 defeat to Cardiff City in the semi-finals, ended their hopes of league promotion. However, the club saw some success, after reaching the final in the Football League Trophy, where they beat Carlisle United 2–0, but failed to repeat this throughout the rest of the season, as they exited in the third round of the FA Cup, losing to Leicester City, and the first round of the League Cup against Oxford United.

The club's leading goalscorer was Scott Murray, with 27 goals in all competitions.

Player details[]

Squad information[]

# Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals League debut
Goalkeepers
1
Steve Phillips
England England
(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 24)
148
0
14
Mike Stowell
England England
(1965-04-19)19 April 1965 (aged 37)
25
0
11 August 2001 vs Northampton Town
21
Billy Mercer
England England
(1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 33)
25
0
2 November 1999 vs Gillingham
34
Boaz Myhill
Wales Wales
(1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19)
0
0
Defenders
2
Scotland Scotland
(1977-01-22)22 January 1977 (aged 25)
274
4
3
Mickey Bell
England England
(1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 30)
234
33
9 August 1997 vs Grimsby Town
5
Tony Butler
England England
(1972-09-28)28 September 1972 (aged 29)
40
1
31 August 2002 vs Tranmere Rovers
6
England England
(1981-03-26)26 March 1981 (aged 21)
135
4
7 November 1998 vs Wolves
Midfielders
4
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
(1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 23)
128
4
7
Scott Murray
Scotland Scotland
(1974-05-26)26 May 1974 (aged 28)
226
46
20 December 1997 vs Chesterfield
8
England England
(1980-10-10)10 October 1980 (aged 21)
116
0
15 January 2000 vs Bournemouth
11
England England
(1968-02-23)23 February 1968 (aged 34)
395
34
15
England England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
39
0
24 April 2000 vs Oxford United
Strikers
9
Peter Beadle
England England
(1972-05-13)13 May 1972 (aged 30)
83
14
19 October 1999 vs Colchester United
10
Scotland Scotland
(1976-10-09)9 October 1976 (aged 25)
105
40
12 August 2000 vs Wrexham
12
Aaron Brown
England England
(1980-03-14)14 March 1980 (aged 22)
130
7
12 December 1998 vs Crystal Palace

Matches[]

Pre-season[]

23 July 2002 (2002-07-23) Friendly Yeovil Town 1–0 Bristol City Dorchester
19:45 BST McIndoe Goal 27' Report Stadium: Avenue Stadium
Attendance: 927
27 July 2002 (2002-07-27) Friendly Bristol City 0–3 Ipswich Town Bristol
15:00 BST Report Bent Goal 25'
Miller Goal 39', 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 5,017
30 July 2002 (2002-07-30) Friendly Exeter City 0–1 Bristol City Exeter
19:00 BST Report Murray Goal 63' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,253
31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) Friendly Tiverton Town 1–1 Bristol City Tiverton
19:30 BST Jones Goal 90' (o.g.) Report Roberts Goal 15' Stadium: Ladysmead
Attendance: 430
3 August 2002 (2002-08-03) Friendly Hereford United 0–5 Bristol City Hereford
15:00 BST Report Goodison Goal 16'
Roberts Goal 45'
Lita Goal 82', 90'
Woodman Goal 85'		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 961

Second Division[]

August[]

Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division
10 August 2002 (2002-08-10) Matchday 1 Bristol City 2–0 Blackpool Bristol
19:45 BST Peacock Goal 77'
Murray Goal 90'		 Report Bullock Red card 60'
Collins Red card 62'
Dalglish Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,891
Referee: Mick Fletcher
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) Matchday 2 Brentford 1–0 Bristol City Brentford
19:45 BST Hunt Goal 68' (pen.)
Vine Yellow card 72'		 Report Brown Red card 75' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7,130
Referee: Paul Danson
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) Matchday 3 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Bristol City Wigan
15:00 BST de Vos Yellow card 40'
Ellington Yellow card 54'
Green Goal 75'
McCulloch Goal 90'
Breckin Yellow card 90'		 Report Coles Red card 52'
Rosenior Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) Matchday 4 Bristol City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Bristol
15:00 BST Bell Goal 38'
Murray Goal 52'
Roberts Goal 72' Yellow card 90'		 Report McCarthy Yellow card 1'
Devine Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Peter Walton
26 August 2002 (2002-08-26) Matchday 5 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bristol City Plymouth
13:00 BST Lowndes Yellow card 54'
Friio Yellow card 65'
Wotton Goal 65' (pen.)
Coughlan Goal 81'		 Report Hill Yellow card 80' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,922
Referee: William Jordan
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) Matchday 6 Bristol City 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Bristol
15:00 BST Tinnion Goal 70' (pen.)
Murray Goal 74'
Matthews Yellow card 84'		 Report Jones Yellow card 63'
Allen Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 9,849
Referee: Mark Warren

September[]

6 September 2002 (2002-09-06) Matchday 7 Bristol City 3–0 Northampton Town Bristol
19:45 BST Peacock Goal 7', 76'
Clist Goal 87'		 Report Burgess Red card 54' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,104
Referee: Paul Rejer
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) Matchday 8 Cheltenham Town 2–3 Bristol City Cheltenham
15:00 BST Alsop Goal 2', 23' Yellow card 79' Report Murray Goal 3'
Coles Goal 43'
Matthews Goal 53'
Brown Yellow card 75'
Burnell Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Paul Armstrong
17 September 2002 (2002-09-17) Matchday 9 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bristol City Oldham
19:45 BST Wijnhard Goal 70'
Duxbury Yellow card 79'		 Report Doherty Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 59'
Coles Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,583
Referee: Colin Webster
21 September 2002 (2002-09-21) Matchday 10 Bristol City 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Bristol
15:00 BST Murray Goal 11' Yellow card 42'
Lita Yellow card 83'		 Report Connolly Goal 23', 48'
Palmer Yellow card 45'
Gallen Goal 53'
Williams Yellow card 67'
Connolly Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,221
Referee: Matt Messias
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) Matchday 11 Port Vale 2–3 Bristol City Burslem
15:00 BST Paynter Goal 61'
Charnock Yellow card 63'
Rowland Yellow card 77'
Carragher Yellow card 83'
Cummins Goal 89'		 Report Beadle Goal 18'
Murray Goal 40'
Doherty Yellow card 64'
Butler Yellow card 89'
Lita Goal 90'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Ray Olivier

October[]

5 October 2002 (2002-10-05) Matchday 12 Bristol City 4–0 Chesterfield Bristol
15:00 BST Roberts Goal 26'
Butler Yellow card 56'
Hill Goal 63'
Burnell Yellow card 77'
Tinnion Yellow card 81'
Murray Goal 90', 90'		 Report Brandon Yellow card 82'
Reeves Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,107
Referee: Richard Beeby
12 October 2002 (2002-10-12) Matchday 13 Barnsley 1–4 Bristol City Barnsley
15:00 BST Austin Yellow card 6'
Morgan Yellow card 56'
Bertos Goal 49' Yellow card 70'		 Report Butler Goal 19'
Roberts Goal 28', 58', 73'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,495
Referee: David Pugh
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) Matchday 14 Bristol City 2–0 Swindon Town Bristol
15:00 BST Murray Goal 12'
Tinnion Goal 38'		 Report Miglioranzi Yellow card 27' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,205
Referee: George Cain
26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) Matchday 15 Peterborough United 1–3 Bristol City Peterborough
15:00 BST Shields Yellow card 16'
Clarke Goal 43'		 Report Tinnion Goal 3'
Brown Goal 17'
Murray Goal 90'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Mike Thorpe
29 October 2002 (2002-10-29) Matchday 16 Bristol City 1–0 Huddersfield Town Bristol
19:45 GMT Hill Goal 38' Report Moses Yellow card 75' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,494
Referee: Paul Durkin

November[]

9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) Matchday 17 Colchester United 2–2 Bristol City Colchester
15:00 GMT Pinault Goal 55'
Bowry Goal 66'
Stockwell Yellow card 72'		 Report Peacock Goal 42', 58'
Burnell Yellow card 69'
Roberts Yellow card 75'
Butler Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,398
Referee: Joe Ross
23 November 2002 (2002-11-23) Matchday 18 Mansfield Town 4–5 Bristol City Mansfield
15:00 GMT Williamson Yellow card 24' Red card 65'
Corden Goal 38', 68' (pen.)
Christie Goal 62', 76'
Pilkington Yellow card 87'		 Report Murray Goal 39'
Roberts Goal 50', 90'
Butler Yellow card 66'
Hill Yellow card 66'
Tinnion Goal 87' (pen.)
Lita Goal 90'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
30 November 2002 (2002-11-30) Matchday 19 Bristol City 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Bristol
15:00 GMT Murray Goal 48'
Peacock Goal 84'		 Report Foster Goal 32'
Hulse Goal 35'
Ince Yellow card 57'
Brammer Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,585
Referee: Phil Crossley

December[]

14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) Matchday 20 Cardiff City 0–2 Bristol City Cardiff
17:35 GMT Kavanagh Yellow card 53'
Boland Yellow card 56'
Legg Yellow card 61'
Bowen Yellow card 78'		 Report Tinnion Goal 49' (pen.)
Roberts Goal 76'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,239
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 December 2002 (2002-12-21) Matchday 21 Bristol City 1–1 Luton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Roberts Yellow card 25'
Beadle Goal 90'		 Report Thorpe Yellow card 26'
Hughes Yellow card 37'
Howard Yellow card 39', Goal 53'
Emberson Yellow card 68'
Brković Yellow card 80'
Davis Red card 90'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,057
Referee: Mark Cooper
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) Matchday 22 Bristol City 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
12:00 GMT Doherty Yellow card 35'
Roberts Yellow card 57'
Beadle Yellow card 82'		 Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,085
Referee: Andy Hall
28 December 2002 (2002-12-28) Matchday 23 Stockport County 1–4 Bristol City Stockport
15:00 GMT Tonkin Yellow card 22'
Beckett Goal 57'		 Report Peacock Goal 19'
Coles Goal 40'
Rosenior Goal 45', Yellow card 67'
Beadle Goal 89'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Paul Robinson

January[]

1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) Matchday 24 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Dixon Yellow card 18'
Johnson Goal 49'
Brown Yellow card 40', Goal 68' (pen.)
Thomson Yellow card 70'
Bulman Yellow card 86'		 Report Doherty Yellow card 76'
Tinnion Goal 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,785
Referee: Graham Salisbury

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
16 November 2002 (2002-11-16) First round Heybridge Swifts 0–7 Bristol City Heybridge
15:00 GMT Pollard Yellow card 29'
Culverhouse Yellow card 38'
Abrahams Yellow card 45'
Hunter Yellow card 74'
Barber Yellow card 90'		 Report Coles Yellow card 13'
Roberts Goal 16', 40'
Tinnion Goal 40' (pen.)
Hill Yellow card 45'
Murray Goal 45', 61'
Lita Goal 66', 82'		 Stadium: Scraley Road
Attendance: 2,046
Referee: Brian Curson
8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) Second round Harrogate Railway Athletic 1–3 Bristol City Harrogate
11:00 GMT Wilson Yellow card 7'
Stansfield Yellow card 19'
Davey Goal 78'		 Report Goal 20' (o.g.)
Murray Goal 53'
Roberts Goal 90'		 Stadium: Station View
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Paul Danson
4 January 2003 (2003-01-04) Third round Leicester City 2–0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 GMT Elliott Goal 45'
Summerbee Yellow card 59'
Jones Yellow card 68'
Dickov Goal 75'		 Report Hill Yellow card 81' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 25,868
Referee: Matt Messias

League Cup[]

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Bristol City entered the first round of the League Cup, where they were drawn against Oxford United.[1]

10 September 2002 (2002-09-10) First round Bristol City 0–1 Oxford United Bristol
19:45 BST Clist Yellow card 77' Report Hunt Goal 17'
Scott Red card 90'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Trevor Parkes

Football League Trophy[]

22 October 2002 (2002-10-22) First round Queens Park Rangers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Bristol City London
19:45 BST Padula Yellow card 90'
Langley Red card 104'
Bean Yellow card 118'		 Report Tinnion Yellow card 45'
Hulbert Yellow card 45'
Doherty Yellow card 104'
Roberts Yellow card 106'
Correia Yellow card 113'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,722
Referee: Clive Penton
Penalties
Thomson Penalty missed
Doudou Penalty scored
Palmer Penalty scored
Connolly Penalty scored
Williams Penalty scored
Rose Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Roberts
Penalty scored Brown
Penalty missed Coles
Penalty scored Doherty
Penalty scored Correia
Penalty scored Rosenior
12 November 2002 (2002-11-12) Second round Boston United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bristol City Boston
19:45 GMT Thompson Goal 44' Report Murray Goal 33' Yellow card 109'
Peacock Yellow card 90'
Coles Golden goal 111' 		Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Andy Butler
11 December 2002 (2002-12-11) Third round Bristol City 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Bristol
19:45 GMT Murray Goal 41'
Peacock Goal 64', 71'		 Report Harris Yellow card 32' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 3,506
Referee: Tony Leake
21 January 2003 (2003-01-21) Fourth round Bournemouth 1–3 Bristol City Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Browning Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 45'
Fletcher Goal 15' Yellow card 45'
Bernard Yellow card 45'
Stock Yellow card 55'
Feeney Yellow card 90'		 Report Carey Yellow card 31'
Butler Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 58'
Bell Goal 68', 77'
Doherty Yellow card 88'
Murray Goal 90'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,125
Referee: Keith Hill
18 February 2003 (2003-02-18) Semi-finals, First leg Bristol City 4–2 Cambridge United Bristol
19:45 GMT Doherty Yellow card 6' Goal 21'
Carey Yellow card 16'
Burnell Goal 64'
Murray Goal 67'
Robins Goal 77'
Bell Yellow card 80'		 Report Kitson Goal 34', 54'
Tann Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,173
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 February 2003 (2003-02-25) Semi-finals, Second leg Cambridge United 0–3
(2 – 7 agg.)		 Bristol City Cambridge
19:45 GMT Report Carey Goal 11'
Murray Goal 45'
Roberts Goal 80'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,956
Referee: Brian Curson
6 April 2003 (2003-04-06) Final Bristol City 2–0 Carlisle United Cardiff
13:30 BST Burnell Yellow card 36'
Peacock Goal 78'
Rosenior Goal 89'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 67'
Foran Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 50,913
Referee: Peter Walton

References[]

  1. ^ "It's Oxford for Worthington Cup". Bristol City F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

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