Coventry City 2002–03 football season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division . It was the club's second consecutive season at that level.
Season summary [ ]
In the 2002–03 season, midway through the campaign, McAllister's men still stood a good chance of making the Division One play-offs, but they won only one league game after the turn of 2003 and finished 20th in the final table - just two places above the relegation zone.
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Portsmouth
46
17
3
3
52
22
12
8
3
45
23
97
45
+52
98
2
Leicester City
46
16
5
2
40
12
10
9
4
33
28
73
40
+33
92
3
Sheffield United
46
13
7
3
38
23
10
4
9
34
29
72
52
+20
80
4
Reading
46
13
3
7
33
21
12
1
10
28
25
61
46
+15
79
5
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
9
10
4
40
19
11
6
6
41
25
81
44
+37
76
6
Nottingham Forest
46
14
7
2
57
23
6
7
10
25
27
82
50
+32
74
7
Ipswich Town
46
10
5
8
49
39
9
8
6
31
25
80
64
+16
70
8
Norwich City
46
14
4
5
36
17
5
8
10
24
32
60
49
+11
69
9
Millwall
46
11
6
6
34
32
8
3
12
25
37
59
69
–10
66
10
Wimbledon
46
12
5
6
39
28
6
6
11
37
45
76
73
+3
65
11
Gillingham
46
10
6
7
33
31
6
8
9
23
34
56
65
–9
62
12
Preston North End
46
11
7
5
44
29
5
6
12
24
41
68
70
–2
61
13
Watford
46
11
5
7
33
26
6
4
13
21
44
54
70
–16
60
14
Crystal Palace
46
8
10
5
29
17
6
7
10
30
35
59
52
+7
59
15
Rotherham United
46
8
9
6
27
25
7
5
11
35
37
62
62
±0
59
16
Burnley
46
10
4
9
35
44
5
6
12
30
45
65
89
–24
55
17
Walsall
46
10
3
10
34
34
5
6
12
23
35
57
69
–12
54
18
Derby County
46
9
5
9
33
32
6
2
15
22
42
55
74
–19
52
19
Bradford City
46
7
8
8
27
35
7
2
14
24
38
51
73
–22
52
20
Coventry City
46
6
6
11
23
31
6
8
9
23
31
46
62
–16
50
21
Stoke City
46
9
6
8
25
25
3
8
12
20
44
45
69
–24
50
22
Sheffield Wednesday
46
7
7
9
29
32
3
9
11
27
41
56
73
–17
46
23
Brighton & Hove Albion
46
7
6
10
29
31
4
6
13
20
36
49
67
–18
45
24
Grimsby Town
46
5
6
12
26
39
4
6
13
22
46
48
85
–37
39
Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Football League Champions, promoted to FA Premier League
Promoted to FA Premier League
Participated in play-offs
Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Relegated
Results [ ]
Coventry City's score comes first [1]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
10 August 2002
Sheffield United
H
2–1
18,839
Bothroyd , McSheffrey
13 August 2002
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
0–0
6,816
17 August 2002
Reading
A
2–1
14,712
Davenport , Bothroyd
24 August 2002
Crystal Palace
H
1–0
15,526
Hughes (pen)
26 August 2002
Watford
A
2–5
11,136
McSheffrey , Eustace
31 August 2002
Nottingham Forest
H
0–1
13,732
14 September 2002
Grimsby Town
H
3–2
12,403
Mills , McSheffrey (pen), Bothroyd
18 September 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–1
14,178
Normann
21 September 2002
Wimbledon
A
1–0
2,077
McAllister (pen)
24 September 2002
Bradford City
A
1–1
11,655
Bothroyd
28 September 2002
Millwall
H
2–3
13,562
McSheffrey , Mills
5 October 2002
Gillingham
A
2–0
7,722
Bothroyd , Pipe
19 October 2002
Portsmouth
A
1–1
18,837
Davenport
23 October 2002
Norwich City
H
1–1
16,409
Partridge
26 October 2002
Walsall
H
0–0
14,544
29 October 2002
Leicester City
A
1–2
27,139
Partridge
2 November 2002
Rotherham United
H
2–1
13,179
McAllister (2)
9 November 2002
Burnley
A
1–3
13,470
McAllister (pen)
16 November 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
0–2
18,998
23 November 2002
Ipswich Town
A
1–2
23,633
Eustace
30 November 2002
Preston North End
H
1–2
13,313
Davenport
7 December 2002
Stoke City
A
2–1
12,760
Bothroyd (2)
14 December 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2–0
25,577
McAllister , Partridge
21 December 2002
Derby County
H
3–0
13,185
McAllister , Hignett , Bothroyd
26 December 2002
Reading
H
2–0
19,526
Hignett , Partridge
28 December 2002
Sheffield United
A
0–0
20,465
1 January 2003
Crystal Palace
A
1–1
17,362
McSheffrey
11 January 2003
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
0–0
15,951
18 January 2003
Nottingham Forest
A
1–1
24,487
Sara
1 February 2003
Watford
H
0–1
17,393
8 February 2003
Burnley
H
0–1
13,659
15 February 2003
Rotherham United
A
0–1
6,524
22 February 2003
Bradford City
H
0–2
12,525
1 March 2003
Grimsby Town
A
2–0
5,736
Ford (own goal), Eustace (pen)
5 March 2003
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–5
19,536
Joachim
8 March 2003
Wimbledon
H
2–2
11,796
Eustace , Joachim
15 March 2003
Norwich City
A
0–2
20,099
19 March 2003
Portsmouth
H
0–4
13,922
22 March 2003
Leicester City
H
1–2
16,610
Jansen
5 April 2003
Preston North End
A
2–2
13,026
Pead , Pipe
12 April 2003
Ipswich Town
H
2–4
13,968
Jansen , Gordon
15 April 2003
Walsall
A
0–0
7,337
19 April 2003
Derby County
A
0–1
23,921
21 April 2003
Stoke City
H
0–1
12,675
26 April 2003
Gillingham
H
0–0
14,795
4 May 2003
Millwall
A
0–2
9,220
FA Cup [ ]
League Cup [ ]
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season [2] [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions