2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 2002-03 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division after being relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being placed into administration, Leicester managed to regain promotion to the Premier League.

Leicester City
2002–03 season
ChairmanMartin George
ManagerMicky Adams
StadiumWalkers Stadium
First Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dickov (17)
All: Dickov (20)
Highest home attendance32,082 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28 September 2002)
Lowest home attendance22,978 (vs. Reading, 24 August 2002)
Average home league attendance29,230[1]

Season summary

In October 2002, Leicester went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money (ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights), the large wage bill, lower fees for players transferred to other clubs than expected and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. Manager Micky Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, until the club was rescued by a takeover by a consortium led by former Leicester striker Gary Lineker. Adams guided Leicester to runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premiership with 92 points. After several First Division clubs complained to the Football League, the Football League introduced a ruling that any club placed in administration would be deducted ten points.

Final league table
Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 29 11 6 97 45 +52 98 Promotion to 2003–04 FA Premier League
2 Leicester City (P) 46 26 14 6 73 40 +33 92
3 Sheffield United 46 23 11 12 72 52 +20 80 Qualification for First Division Playoffs
4 Reading 46 25 4 17 61 46 +15 79
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) 46 20 16 10 81 44 +37 76
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 26 14 6 73 40  +33 92 16 5 2 40 12  +28 10 9 4 33 28  +5
Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWWLWDWWWWDWDLDWWWDWLWDWWLWDLWWWDWDDDWWWWWDWLDD
Position5186732222223322222222222222222222222222211222
Source: 11v11.com: 2002-03 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 August 2002WatfordH2-031,022Deane (2)
14 August 2002Stoke CityA1-014,028Scowcroft
18 August 2002Ipswich TownA1-627,374Stevenson
24 August 2002ReadingH2-122,978Deane, Dickov (pen)
27 August 2002Crystal PalaceA0-015,440
31 August 2002GillinghamH2-030,067Lewis, Dickov
7 September 2002WimbledonA3-22,165Benjamin, Izzet (pen), Stewart
14 September 2002Derby CountyH3-131,049Izzet, Deane, Dickov
17 September 2002Bradford CityH4-024,651Deane, Elliott, Dickov (pen), Scowcroft
21 September 2002Sheffield WednesdayA0-022,219
28 September 2002Wolverhampton WanderersH1-032,082Dickov (pen)
5 October 2002Norwich CityA0-020,952
19 October 2002BurnleyH0-126,254
26 October 2002Nottingham ForestA2-229,497Deane, Dickov
29 October 2002Coventry CityH2-127,139Taggart, Deane
2 November 2002PortsmouthA2-019,107Scowcroft, Elliott
9 November 2002WalsallH2-025,243Heath, Scowcroft
16 November 2002MillwallA2-210,772Heath, Stewart
23 November 2002Rotherham UnitedH2-131,714Dickov, Stewart
26 November 2002Preston North EndA0-213,048
30 November 2002Grimsby TownA2-17,310Scowcroft, Izzet
7 December 2002Sheffield UnitedH0-026,718
14 December 2002MillwallH4-131,904Scowcroft (2), Elliott, Dickov
20 December 2002Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-06,592Deane
26 December 2002Ipswich TownH1-231,426Dickov (pen)
28 December 2002WatfordA2-116,017Elliott, Deane
11 January 2003Stoke CityH0-025,038
18 January 2003GillinghamA2-38,609Sinclair, Wright
28 January 2003ReadingA3-117,156Dickov (2, 1 pen), Heath
1 February 2003Crystal PalaceH1-027,005Dickov
8 February 2003WalsallA4-18,741Dickov, Scowcroft (2), Elliott
17 February 2003PortsmouthH1-131,775Benjamin
22 February 2003WimbledonH4-031,438Dickov (3, 2 pens), Benjamin
1 March 2003Derby CountyA1-124,307Deane
4 March 2003Bradford CityA0-011,531
8 March 2003Sheffield WednesdayH1-127,463McLaren (own goal)
15 March 2003Preston North EndH2-130,713Deane (2)
18 March 2003BurnleyA2-114,554Dickov, Benjamin
22 March 2003Coventry CityA2-116,610McKinlay
5 April 2003Grimsby TownH2-031,014Benjamin, Davidson
8 April 2003Nottingham ForestH1-032,065Wright
12 April 2003Rotherham UnitedA1-19,888Benjamin
19 April 2003Brighton & Hove AlbionH2-031,909Izzet, Stewart
21 April 2003Sheffield UnitedA1-221,277Deane
27 April 2003Norwich CityH1-131,639Benjamin
4 May 2003Wolverhampton WanderersA1-128,190Benjamin (pen)

FA Cup
Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 January 2003Bristol CityH2-025,868Elliott, Dickov
R425 January 2003Wolverhampton WanderersA1-428,164Dickov (pen)

League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 September 2002Hull CityA4-2 (a.e.t.)7,061Rogers (2), Dickov, Scowcroft
R22 October 2002Sheffield WednesdayA2-1 (a.e.t.)10,472Izzet, Benjamin
R35 November 2002Manchester UnitedA0-247,848

Squad

[3] 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  ENG Tim Flowers
2 DF  ENG Andy Impey
3 DF  JAM Frank Sinclair
4 DF  NIR Gerry Taggart
6 MF  TUR Muzzy Izzet
7 MF  WAL Matt Jones
10 FW  ENG James Scowcroft
12 GK  ENG Simon Royce
13 GK  ENG Michael Price
14 DF  SCO Callum Davidson
15 DF  ENG Alan Rogers
16 GK  ENG Ian Walker
17 MF  ENG Stefan Oakes
18 DF  SCO Matt Elliott (captain)
19 GK  IRL Paul Murphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  JAM Trevor Benjamin
21 MF  ENG Martin Reeves
22 FW  SCO Paul Dickov
23 DF  ENG Jordan Stewart
24 DF  ENG Matt Heath
25 MF  ENG Jon Stevenson
26 DF  ENG Junior Lewis
27 FW  ENG Brian Deane
28 DF  ENG Jon Ashton
29 FW  ENG Chris O'Grady
30 FW  FIN Tomi Petrescu
32 MF  SCO Billy McKinlay
33 MF  ENG Nicky Summerbee
34 MF  ENG Tom Williamson
35 FW  ENG Tommy Wright

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  ENG Lee Marshall (to West Bromwich Albion)
9 FW  ENG Darren Eadie (retired)
11 MF  ENG Dennis Wise (to Millwall)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  ENG Matt Piper (to Sunderland)
31 MF  IRL Damien Delaney (to Hull City)
— DF  DEN Jacob Laursen (released)

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
8 August 2002 MF Nicky Summerbee Nottingham Forest Free transfer
8 August 2002 MF Billy McKinlay Clydebank Free transfer

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
30 July 2002 FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson Dundee United Free transfer[4]
14 August 2002 MF Lee Marshall West Bromwich Albion £700,000[5]
21 August 2002 FW Matt Piper Sunderland £3,500,000[6]
24 September 2002 MF Dennis Wise Millwall Free transfer[7]
16 October 2002 FW Damien Delaney Hull City £50,000[8]
Transfers in: £0
Transfers out: £4,250,000
Total spending: £4,250,000

References
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910095301/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/2002-2003/results
  3. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/leicester.htm
  4. "Gunnlaugsson joins Dundee United". BBC Sport. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Baggies land Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Sunderland bag Piper". BBC Sport. 21 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. "Wise joins Millwall". BBC Sport. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. "Hull seal Delaney deal". BBC Sport. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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