Club: | Sheffield Wednesday |
Season: | 2002–03 |
Manager: | Terry Yorath (until 31 October) Bill Green (caretaker until 7 November) Chris Turner (from 7 November) |
Chairman: | Geoff Hulley |
Stadium: | Hillsborough |
League: | First Division |
League Result: | 22nd (relegated) |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round |
League Topscorer: | Kuqi (8) |
Season Topscorer: | Sibon (9) |
Average Attendance: | 20,327 |
Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League First Division.
After the Owls made a terrible start to the 2002–03 season, manager Terry Yorath resigned in October[1] and Hartlepool manager Chris Turner - a former Owls goalkeeper - was appointed as his replacement.[2] Turner made a big effort to rejuvenate the side and there were some impressive results during the final weeks of the season, but a failure to beat Brighton in the penultimate game of the season condemned them to relegation.[3]
See main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division.
Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first[4]
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 August 2002 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 26,746 | ||
13 August 2002 | Reading | A | 1–2 | 13,638 | Sibon | |
17 August 2002 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–4 | 21,129 | ||
24 August 2002 | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 22,873 | Armstrong | |
27 August 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 27,096 | Kuqi (2) | |
1 September 2002 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | 27,075 | Owusu, Kuqi | |
14 September 2002 | Preston North End | A | 2–2 | 13,632 | Kuqi, McLaren | |
18 September 2002 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 14,178 | Knight | |
21 September 2002 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 22,219 | ||
25 September 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 16,112 | ||
28 September 2002 | Walsall | A | 0–1 | 6,792 | ||
5 October 2002 | Burnley | H | 1–3 | 17,004 | Donnelly | |
12 October 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | 23,410 | Donnelly | |
19 October 2002 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | 17,191 | Sibon (2, 1 pen) | |
26 October 2002 | Watford | A | 0–1 | 15,058 | ||
30 October 2002 | Millwall | H | 0–1 | 16,791 | ||
2 November 2002 | Derby County | H | 1–3 | 19,747 | Hamshaw | |
9 November 2002 | Norwich City | A | 0–3 | 20,667 | ||
16 November 2002 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | 8,028 | Knight | |
23 November 2002 | Portsmouth | H | 1–3 | 16,602 | Knight | |
30 November 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 0–3 | 2,131 | ||
7 December 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 18,008 | Kuqi | |
14 December 2002 | Gillingham | H | 0–2 | 17,715 | ||
21 December 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 8,224 | ||
26 December 2002 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | 26,362 | Sibon, Johnston | |
28 December 2002 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 16,042 | Sibon, Proudlock | |
1 January 2003 | Rotherham United | A | 2–0 | 11,480 | Kuqi, Proudlock | |
11 January 2003 | Reading | H | 3–2 | 17,715 | Quinn, Sibon, Johnston | |
17 January 2003 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 28,179 | Quinn | |
1 February 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–4 | 21,381 | ||
8 February 2003 | Norwich City | H | 2–2 | 19,114 | Robinson, Quinn | |
15 February 2003 | Derby County | A | 2–2 | 26,311 | Barton (own goal), Crane | |
22 February 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 16,707 | ||
1 March 2003 | Preston North End | H | 0–1 | 18,912 | ||
5 March 2003 | Coventry City | H | 5–1 | 19,536 | Reddy, Kuqi (2), McLaren, Bradbury | |
8 March 2003 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 27,463 | McLaren | |
15 March 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 24,726 | ||
18 March 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 14,452 | Crane | |
22 March 2003 | Millwall | A | 0–3 | 7,338 | ||
29 March 2003 | Watford | H | 2–2 | 17,086 | Bradbury (pen), Maddix | |
5 April 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 4–2 | 17,649 | Reddy, Owusu (2), Bradbury | |
12 April 2003 | Portsmouth | A | 2–1 | 19,524 | Westwood, Reddy | |
19 April 2003 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | 26,082 | ||
21 April 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,928 | Holt | |
26 April 2003 | Burnley | A | 7–2 | 17,435 | McLaren, Westwood, Wood, R Evans, Haslam, Gnohéré (own goal), Quinn | |
4 May 2003 | Walsall | H | 2–1 | 20,864 | Owusu, Quinn |
See main article: 2002–03 FA Cup.
R3 | 7 January 2003 | Gillingham | A | 1–4 | 6,434 | Sibon |
See main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup.
R1 | 11 September 2002 | Rochdale | H | 1–0 | 8,815 | Sibon | |
R2 | 2 October 2002 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 10,472 | Sibon |