2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
2002–03 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Euell (10)
All:
Jason Euell (11)
Highest home attendance26,728 (vs. Newcastle United, 15 March)
Lowest home attendance25,640 vs Chelsea, (17 August)
Average home league attendance26,255

During the 2002–03 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary[]

Another solid season resulted in a mid-table finish for Charlton. However, the end of the season proved to be the undoing of Alan Curbishley's men once more, and after the start of March, they only managed one more victory, dropping to 12th place in the final table. Considering the relatively small budget Curbishley was operating on; even this was quite an achievement.

Midfielder Scott Parker was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but lost to Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 14 7 17 45 56 −11 49
13 Birmingham City 38 13 9 16 41 49 −8 48
14 Fulham 38 13 9 16 41 50 −9 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev
3 DF England ENG Chris Powell
4 MF England ENG Graham Stuart (captain)
5 DF England ENG Richard Rufus
6 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish
7 MF England ENG Scott Parker
8 MF Sweden SWE Jesper Blomqvist
9 FW England ENG Jason Euell[notes 2]
10 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen
11 MF Wales WAL John Robinson[notes 3]
15 DF England ENG Gary Rowett
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 4]
17 FW South Africa RSA Shaun Bartlett
18 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky
19 DF England ENG Luke Young
20 FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson
21 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson
22 GK England ENG Ben Roberts
23 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 5]
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune
27 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce[notes 6]
30 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej
31 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella (to Aston Villa)
12 DF England ENG Steve Brown (to Reading)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Sweden SWE Martin Pringle (retired)
25 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe (released)

Reserve squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Paul Rachubka[notes 7]
26 DF England ENG Michael Turner
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Adrian Deane[notes 8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG Mark DeBolla
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Neil McCafferty[notes 9]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely 41 0 38 0 2 0 1 0
22 GK England ENG Ben Roberts 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Chris Powell 37 0 35+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Richard Rufus 33 2 29+1 2 2 0 1 0
6 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish 25 1 23 1 1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Gary Rowett 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Luke Young 34 0 29+3 0 2 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune 29 1 22+4 1 1+1 0 1 0
30 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev 37 2 27+7 2 2 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Graham Stuart 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Scott Parker 29 4 28 4 1 0 0 0
8 MF Sweden SWE Jesper Blomqvist 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0
9 MF England ENG Jason Euell 39 11 35+1 10 2 1 1 0
10 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen 37 6 32+3 6 1 0 1 0
11 MF Wales WAL John Robinson 14 0 10+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams 15 1 7+6 1 1+1 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Paul Konchesky 33 3 17+13 3 2 0 1 0
27 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
17 FW South Africa RSA Shaun Bartlett 34 4 25+6 4 2 0 1 0
20 FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson 18 0 4+11 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
21 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson 34 5 10+21 3 2 2 1 0
23 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 33 4 24+8 4 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
12 DF England ENG Steve Brown 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2003
Source: [1][2]

Results per matchday[]

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GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWLLDLLWLDLWWWWDDDWLDWWWWWLLDLLLLWLL
Position1411128111716202016171617161512111111121214131110886787910111291212
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References[]

  1. ^ "Charlton Athletic in FA Premier League 2002/2003 analysis and predictions".
  2. ^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 2003".

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  2. ^ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  3. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  4. ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  5. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  6. ^ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  7. ^ Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 7, and represented them at U-16, U-18, and U-20 level.
  8. ^ Deane was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the youth teams.
  9. ^ McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the U16 and U19 teams.
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