2002–03 West Ham United F.C. season

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West Ham United
2002–03 season
ChairmanTerry Brown
ManagerGlenn Roeder (until 21 April)
Sir Trevor Brooking (caretaker)
StadiumBoleyn Ground
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Manchester United)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Oldham Athletic)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paolo Di Canio (9)
All:
Jermain Defoe (11)
Average home league attendance34,432

The 2002–03 season saw West Ham United relegated from the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after a 10 year run in the top flight. West Ham were relegated to the First Division at the end of the season, finishing in 18th place.

Season summary[]

Following a successful debut campaign for new manager Glenn Roeder the previous year that saw them finish 7th in the Premiership - two places short of a club record 5th three seasons earlier - hopes were high for the young squad to expand on this and aim for an equal or higher finish in the 2002–03 season. Despite boasting several current or future England internationals, including David James, Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick, a disastrous start to the season saw them win just three out of their first 24 matches, and the club found themselves bottom of the table at Christmas with just 16 points.[1] Similarly poor results followed into the new year, as the club continued to struggle in the relegation battle and were knocked out of the FA Cup after a 6–0 defeat to Manchester United in January.

Their poor form in all competitions was put into perspective on 21 April 2003, when manager Glenn Roeder collapsed after a 1–0 Premiership win against Middlesbrough; it was revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was later operated on successfully.[2] Following this, club legend Sir Trevor Brooking was named as caretaker manager, and West Ham's luck began to turn with a series of good results towards the end of the season that saw them go into the final day with a chance of staying up. Tied with 17th place Bolton Wanderers but far behind on goal difference, they headed into the last game of the season against Birmingham City needing at least a 7 goal win to be sure of escaping relegation. However, a 2–2 draw with goals from Les Ferdinand and Paolo Di Canio saw the Hammers relegated after Bolton defeated Middlesbrough 2–1 at the Reebok Stadium, sending them down to England's second division for the first time since 1992.[3][4]

Final league table[]

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 −5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 −10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 6 8 24 29 65 −36 26
20 Sunderland (R) 38 4 7 27 21 65 −44 19
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Squad[]

[5] 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 England ENG David James
2 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Řepka
3 DF England ENG Nigel Winterburn
4 MF Scotland SCO Don Hutchison[6]
5 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
6 MF England ENG Michael Carrick
7 DF Scotland SCO Christian Dailly
8 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
9 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe
10 FW Italy ITA Paolo Di Canio
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steve Lomas[7]
14 FW France FRA Frédéric Kanouté[8]
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Breen[9]
16 MF England ENG John Moncur
17 GK Netherlands NED Raimond van der Gouw
18 FW France FRA Youssef Sofiane
19 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
20 DF England ENG Scott Minto
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Australia AUS Richard Garcia
22 FW England ENG Les Ferdinand
23 DF England ENG Glen Johnson
24 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett
25 MF France FRA Édouard Cissé (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
26 MF England ENG Joe Cole (captain)
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Byrne
28 MF England ENG David Noble
29 FW Guinea GUI Titi Camara
30 DF France FRA Sébastien Schemmel
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL David Forde
32 GK England ENG Stephen Bywater
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Clive Delaney
35 DF England ENG Anton Ferdinand
36 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl McMahon
37 MF England ENG Leon Britton
38 FW England ENG James Allen
39 DF England ENG Izzy Iriekpen

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
5 DF Slovakia SVK Vladimír Labant (on loan to Sparta Prague)
22 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Brent Rahim (on loan from Levski Sofia)
28 MF France FRA Laurent Courtois (to Istres)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 FW England ENG Billy Mehmet[10] (to Dunfermline Athletic)
34 MF Northern Ireland NIR Grant McCann (to Cheltenham Town)
35 DF England ENG Louis Riddle (to Stevenage Borough)

Results[]

Premier League[]

19 August 2002 1 Newcastle United 4–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST LuaLua Goal 61', 72'
Shearer Goal 76'
Solano Goal 86'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,072
Referee: Paul Durkin
24 August 2002 2 West Ham United 2–2 Arsenal London
15:00 BST J. Cole Goal 44'
Kanouté Goal 53'		 Report Henry Goal 65'
Wiltord Goal 88'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Neale Barry
31 August 2002 3 West Ham United 0–2 Charlton Athletic London
15:00 BST Report Jensen Goal 4'
Fortune Goal 44'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,424
Referee: Jeff Winter
11 September 2002 4 West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion London
19:45 BST Report Roberts Goal 28' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,957
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 September 2002 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 West Ham United London
16:00 BST Davies Goal 62'
Sheringham Goal 71'
Gardner Goal 89'		 Report Kanouté Goal 66'
Sinclair Goal 77'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,005
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 September 2002 6 West Ham United 0–0 Manchester City London
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,550
Referee: Graham Barber
28 September 2002 7 Chelsea 2–3 West Ham United London
15:00 BST Hasselbaink Goal 21' (pen.)
Zola Goal 74'		 Report Defoe Goal 40'
Di Canio Goal 49, 84'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,929
Referee: Mike Dean
5 October 2002 8 West Ham United 1–2 Birmingham City London
15:00 BST Cole Goal 17' Report John Goal 4, 43' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,010
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 October 2002 9 Sunderland 0–1 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Sinclair Goal 23' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,352
Referee: Graham Barber
23 October 2002 10 Fulham 0–1 West Ham United London
19:45 BST Report Di Canio Goal 90' (pen.) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Rob Styles
27 October 2002 11 West Ham United 0–1 Everton London
16:05 GMT Report Carsley Goal 70' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,117
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 November 2002 12 Liverpool 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
15:00 GMT Owen Goal 28', 55' Report Stadium: Anfield
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
10 November 2002 13 West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United London
Di Canio Goal 21', 50' (pen.)
Sinclair Goal 74'		 Report Barmby Goal 11'
Kewell Goal 28', 51'
Viduka Goal 45'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,297
Referee: Steve Dunn
17 November 2002 14 West Ham United 1–1 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Defoe Goal 86' Report Van Nistelrooy Goal 38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 November 2002 15 Aston Villa 4–1 West Ham United Birmingham
15:00 GMT Hendrie Goal 29'
Leonhardsen Goal 59'
Dublin Goal 70'
Vassell Goal 80'		 Report Di Canio Goal 70' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 33,279
Referee: Chris Foy
2 December 2002 16 West Ham United 0–1 Southampton London
20:00 GMT Report Beattie Goal 90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,844
Referee: Mike Riley
7 December 2002 17 Middlesbrough 2–2 West Ham United Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Németh Goal 58'
Ehiogu Goal 88'		 Report Cole Goal 46'
Pearce Goal 76'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,283
Referee: Graham Poll
14 December 2002 18 Manchester United 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
Solskjær Goal 15'
Verón Goal 17'
Schemmel Goal 61' (og)		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,555
Referee: Rob Styles
21 December 2002 19 West Ham United 1–1 Bolton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Pearce Goal 17' Report Ricketts Goal 65' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,892
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2002 20 West Ham United 1–1 Fulham London
Sinclair Goal 65' Report Sava Goal 49' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,025
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2002 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 West Ham United Blackburn
Duff Goal 4'
Cole Goal 78'		 Report Taylor Goal 24' (o.g.)
Defoe Goal 86'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 January 2003 22 West Ham United 2–2 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Cole Goal 14'
Defoe Goal 45'		 Report Bellamy Goal 9'
Jenas Goal 81'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,048
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 January 2003 23 Arsenal 3–1 West Ham United London
Henry Goal 21' (pen.) Report Defoe Goal 40' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,053
Referee: Mike Dean
22 January 2003 24 Charlton Athletic 4–2 West Ham United London
Jensen Goal 42'
Parker Goal 45', 51'
Kishishev Goal 90'		 Report Rufus Goal 19' (o.g.)
Fish Goal 62' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,340
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
29 January 2003 25 West Ham United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers London
19:45 BST Di Canio Goal 58' (pen.)
Defoe Goal 89'		 Report Yorke Goal 38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2003 26 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Baroš Goal 7'
Gerrard Goal 9'
Heskey Goal 67'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Matt Messias
8 February 2003 27 Leeds United 1–0 West Ham United Leeds
S. Johnson Goal 20' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
23 February 2003 28 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
Dichio Goal 50' Report Sinclair Goal 45', 67' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,042
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2003 29 West Ham United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Ferdinand Goal 31'
Carrick Goal 47'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,049
Referee: Neale Barry
15 March 2003 30 Everton 0–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,158
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 March 2003 31 West Ham United 2–0 Sunderland London
Defoe Goal 24'
Kanouté Goal 65'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Rob Styles
5 April 2003 32 Southampton 1–1 West Ham United Southampton
Beattie Goal 44' Report Defoe Goal 83' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,941
Referee: Matt Messias
12 April 2003 33 West Ham United 2–2 Aston Villa London
Sinclair Goal 15'
Kanouté Goal 65'		 Report Vassell Goal 36' (pen.)
Leonhardsen Goal 53'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,029
Referee: Mike Dean
19 April 2003 34 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Bolton
Okocha Goal 38' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,160
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 April 2003 35 West Ham United 1–0 Middlesbrough London
Sinclair Goal 77' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,019
Referee: Alan Wiley
27 April 2003 36 Manchester City 0–1 West Ham United Manchester
Report Kanouté Goal 81' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 34,815
Referee: Rob Styles
3 May 2003 37 West Ham United 1–0 Chelsea London
Di Canio Goal 71' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,042
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 May 2003 38 Birmingham City 2–2 West Ham United Birmingham
Horsfield Goal 79'
John Goal 87'		 Report Ferdinand Goal 66'
Di Canio Goal 89'		 Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 29,505
Referee: Graham Poll

League Cup[]

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
1 October 2002 Second Round Chesterfield 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 West Ham United Chesterfield
Brandon Goal 52' Report Defoe Goal 13' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 7,102
Referee: Andy Hall
Penalties
Burt Penalty scored
Ebdon Penalty scored
Allott Penalty missed
Hudson Penalty scored
Brandon Penalty scored		 Di Canio Penalty scored
Sinclair Penalty scored
Minto Penalty scored
Lomas Penalty scored
Carrick Penalty scored
6 November 2002 Third Round West Ham United 0–1 Oldham Athletic London
Report Corazzin Goal 42' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,919
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
4 January 2003 Third Round West Ham United 3–2 Nottingham Forest London
Defoe Goal 26', 85'
Cole Goal 61'		 Report Harewood Goal 17'
Reid Goal 46'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,612
Referee: Paul Durkin
26 January 2003 Fourth Round Manchester United 6–0 West Ham United Manchester
Giggs Goal 8', 29'
Van Nistelrooy Goal 49', 58'
P. Neville Goal 50'
Solskjær Goal 69'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,181
Referee: Steve Bennett

Statistics[]

Overview[]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 026.32
FA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 050.00
League Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 42 11 13 18 46 69 −23 026.19

Goalscorers[]

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 ST 9 England Jermain Defoe 8 2 1 11
2 ST 10 Italy Paolo Di Canio 9 0 0 9
3 MF 8 England Trevor Sinclair 8 0 0 8
4 ST 14 France Frédéric Kanouté 5 0 0 5
MF 26 England Joe Cole 4 1 0 5
6 Own goals 3 0 0 3
7 DF 19 England Ian Pearce 2 0 0 2
ST 22 England Les Ferdinand 2 0 0 2
9 MF 6 England Michael Carrick 0 0 1 1
Totals 42 3 1 46

League position by matchday[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultLDLLLDWLWWLLLDLLDLDDDDLLWLLWWDWDDLWWWD
Position2016192020202020161415161819202020202020201920201819191818181718181818181818
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 England David James 42 0 38 0 2 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Řepka 34 0 32 0 0+1 0 1 0
3 DF England Nigel Winterburn 20 0 16+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 DF Scotland Christian Dailly 29 0 23+3 0 1+1 0 1 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen 18 0 9+5 0 2 0 2 0
19 DF England Ian Pearce 33 2 26+4 2 2 0 1 0
20 DF England Scott Minto 15 0 9+3 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF England Glen Johnson 16 0 14+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 DF England Rufus Brevett 13 0 12+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF France Sebastien Schemmel 19 0 15+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland Don Hutchison 10 0 0+10 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF England Lee Bowyer 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF England Michael Carrick 34 1 28+2 1 2 0 2 0
8 MF England Trevor Sinclair 41 8 36+2 8 2 0 1 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 32 0 27+2 0 1 0 2 0
16 MF England John Moncur 7 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Richard Garcia 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF France Édouard Cissé 28 0 18+7 0 2 0 1 0
26 MF England Joe Cole 40 5 36 4 2 1 2 0
Forwards
9 FW England Jermain Defoe 42 11 29+9 8 2 2 2 1
10 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio 19 9 16+2 9 0 0 1 0
14 FW France Frédéric Kanouté 17 5 12+5 5 0 0 0 0
22 FW England Les Ferdinand 14 2 12+2 2 0 0 0 0
29 FW Guinea Titi Camara 6 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 June 2002 ST France Youssef Sofiane France Auxerre Free[11]
28 June 2002 GK Netherlands Raimond van der Gouw England Manchester United Free[12]
29 July 2002 DF Republic of Ireland Gary Breen England Coventry City Free[13]
6 August 2002 MF France Édouard Cissé France Paris Saint-Germain Loan[14]
16 August 2002 MF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Rahim Bulgaria Levski Sofia Loan[15]
11 January 2003 MF England Lee Bowyer England Leeds United £100,000[16]
21 January 2003 ST England Les Ferdinand England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[17]
31 January 2003 DF England Rufus Brevett England Fulham Undisclosed[18]

Out[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
May 2002 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis Adam Newton England Peterborough United Free
May 2002 DF Norway Ragnvald Soma Norway Bryne FK Free
29 May 2002 DF Australia Hayden Foxe England Portsmouth £400,000[19]
27 June 2002 DF Cameroon Rigobert Song France Lens Free[20]
1 July 2002 GK Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop England Portsmouth Free
25 July 2002 GK Canada Craig Forrest Retired [21]
29 July 2002 DF England Gary Charles Retired [22]
20 August 2002 ST England Paul Kitson England Brighton & Hove Albion Free[23]
13 September 2002 DF England Steve Potts England Dagenham & Redbridge Free
12 December 2002 DF Slovakia Vladimír Labant Czech Republic Sparta Prague Loan[24]
January 2003 MF Northern Ireland Grant McCann England Cheltenham Town £50,000
15 January 2003 MF France Laurent Courtois France FC Istres Free

References[]

  1. ^ West Ham United 2002-2003 Home - statto.com
  2. ^ "Roeder collapses". 21 April 2003.
  3. ^ "West Ham relegated". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Bolton 2-1 Middlesboro". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - West Ham United - 2002/03".
  6. ^ Hutchison was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Scotland in March 1999.
  7. ^ Lomas was born in Hanover, Germany, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1994.
  8. ^ Kanouté was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally through his father and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  9. ^ Breen was born in Hendon, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland in June 1996.
  10. ^ Mehmet was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland, Cyprus and Turkey internationally, and made his international debut for Ireland at U-21 level in 2004.
  11. ^ "Roeder swoops for teenager". BBC News. 26 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Van der Gouw joins West Ham". BBC News. 28 June 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Hammers land Breen". BBC News. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Hammers snap up Cisse". BBC News. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Rahim joins Hammers". BBC News. 16 August 2002.
  16. ^ "Bowyer signs for Hammers". BBC News. 11 January 2003.
  17. ^ "Ferdinand joins West Ham". BBC News. 21 January 2003.
  18. ^ "Brevett joins Hammers". BBC News. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  19. ^ "Redknapp bags Foxe". BBC News. 29 May 2002.
  20. ^ "Song goes to Lens". BBC News. 27 June 2002.
  21. ^ "Forrest forced to quit". BBC News. 25 July 2002.
  22. ^ "Charles forced to retire". BBC News. 29 July 2002.
  23. ^ "Brighton land Kitson". BBC News. 20 August 2002.
  24. ^ "Labant makes loan return". BBC News. 12 December 2002.
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