The 2002–03 season was Burnley's 3rd season in the second tier of English football. They were managed by Stan Ternent in his fifth full season since he replaced Chris Waddle at the beginning 1998–99 campaign.
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Barry Kilby |
| Manager | Stan Ternent |
| First Division | 16th |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gareth Taylor (16) All: Gareth Taylor (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,034 (vs. Manchester United, 3 December) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,436 (vs. Grimsby Town, 14 January) |
| Average home league attendance | 14,200[1] |
Season summary edit
Four straight losses at the beginning of the season saw Burnley bottom of the First Division, before a ten-match unbeaten run lifted the Clarets to the brink of the play-off places. However, that would be as good as it got for the Lancashire club, who spent most of the season hovering in mid-table. A poor finish to the season - 10 losses in the club's final 14 matches - saw them fall to 16th.[2] Burnley's downfall was their poor defence, which was the worst in the league: 5 goals conceded against both Grimsby and Reading, 6 against Rotherham, 7 against Sheffield Wednesday and Watford, and 89 overall, the worst in the First Division and third-worst in the entire Football League.
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  GRE
|
Nikolaos Michopoulos | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
|
Dean West | 49 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  GUI
|
Drissa Diallo | 18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Steve Davis | 32 | 5 | 25+3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Gordon Armstrong | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Glen Little | 40 | 7 | 28+5 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Paul Cook | 31 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  WAL
|
Gareth Taylor | 48 | 17 | 38+2 | 16 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
|
Andy Payton | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Matthew O'Neill | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
|
Tony Grant | 44 | 1 | 24+10 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  TRI
|
Ian Cox | 33 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Graham Branch | 41 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG
|
Ian Moore | 52 | 11 | 35+9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Anthony Shandran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Paul Weller | 40 | 1 | 26+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ENG
|
Lee Briscoe | 41 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG
|
Brad Maylett | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG
|
Mark Rasmussen | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG
|
Marlon Beresford | 43 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Mark McGregor | 37 | 1 | 25+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
Lenny Johnrose | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  CIV
|
Arthur Gnohéré | 40 | 2 | 31+2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG
|
Robbie Blake | 49 | 16 | 34+7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 28 | MF |  IRL
|
Alan Moore | 36 | 3 | 14+13 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 29 | FW | GRE
|
Dimitrios Papadopoulos | 40 | 6 | 7+27 | 3 | 0+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG
|
Richard Chaplow | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG
|
Joel Pilkington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG
|
Earl Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG
|
Andy Waine | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG
|
Andrew Leeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | GK | Marlon Beresford |
York City | Free | 5 September 2002 |
| 3 | DF | Drissa Diallo |
KV Mechelen | Free | 10 January 2003 |
Out edit
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Lenny Johnrose |
Released | 24 April 2002 | ||
| MF | Kevin Ball |
Retired | 24 April 2002 | ||
| DF | John Williamson |
Released | 24 April 2002 | ||
| GK | Luigi Cennamo |
Released | 24 April 2002 | ||
| DF | Mitchell Thomas |
Retired | 24 April 2002 | ||
| MF | Paul Gascoigne |
Released | 16 August 2002 | ||
| MF | Tony Ellis |
Leigh RMI | Free | 16 August 2002 | |
| 1 | GK | Nikolaos Michopoulos |
Crystal Palace | Loan | 28 September 2002 |
| 25 | MF | Lenny Johnrose |
Bury | Free | 4 October 2002 |
| 32 | DF | Earl Davis |
Stalybridge Celtic | Loan | 26 November 2002 |
| 17 | FW | Anthony Shandran |
York City | Loan | 31 January 2003 |
| 32 | DF | Earl Davis |
Southport | Loan | 7 March 2003 |
| 20 | MF | Brad Maylett |
Swansea City | Loan | 15 March 2003 |
| 7 | MF | Glen Little |
Reading | Loan | 1 April 2003 |
Results edit
First Division edit
| 10 August 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 1 – 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Turf Moor, Burnley |
Briscoe  90' |
(Report) | Melton 29' Brooker 65'Zamora 67' |
Attendance: 14,738 Referee: Anthony Bates |
| 17 August 2002 5:35pm | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Burnley | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton |
| Blake 2' Irwin 49'Cooper 88' |
(Report) | Attendance: 25,031 Referee: Jeff Winter |
| 24 August 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 0 – 1 | Sheffield United | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| (Report) | Onuora 35' |
Attendance: 12,868 Referee: R Pearson |
| 27 August 2002 3:00pm | Reading | 3 – 0 | Burnley | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
| Cureton 55', 90' Butler 87' |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 31 August 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 0 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| (Report) | Attendance: 12,407 Referee: M Fletcher |
| 7 September 2002 3:00pm | Derby County | 1 – 2 | Burnley | Pride Park Stadium, Burnley |
| Bolder 8' |
(Report) | Blake 51' (pen.) Barton 55' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 22,343 Referee: A Hall |
| 14 September 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Stoke City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Gnohéré 76' Papadopoulos 81' |
(Report) | Guðjónsson 74' |
Attendance: 14,244 Referee: D Pugh |
| 17 September 2002 7:45pm | Burnley | 2 – 2 | Millwall | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| West 18' (pen.) I. Moore 85' |
(Report) | Livermore 31' Davies 64' |
Attendance: 11,878 (0 away fans) Referee: Howard Webb |
| 21 September 2002 3:00pm | Bradford City | 2 – 2 | Burnley | Valley Parade, Bradford |
| Gray 17' Proctor 90' |
(Report) | Blake 57' Taylor 76' |
Attendance: 14,561 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 28 September 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 1 – 0 | Wimbledon | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Little 51' |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,259 Referee: S Mathieson |
| 5 October 2002 3:00pm | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 – 3 | Burnley | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| Donnelly 67' |
(Report) | Taylor 8' Little 57'I. Moore 60' |
Attendance: 17,004 Referee: T Parkes |
| 12 October 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Walsall | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Blake 42' Davis 69' |
(Report) | Birch 79' |
Attendance: 12,907 Referee: B Curson |
| 19 October 2002 3:00pm | Leicester City | 0 – 1 | Burnley | Walkers Stadium, Leicester |
| (Report) | I. Moore 55' |
Attendance: 26,254 Referee: K Hill |
| 22 October 2002 7:45pm | Ipswich Town | 2 – 2 | Burnley | Portman Road, Ipswich |
| McGreal 2' Ambrose 16' |
(Report) | Gnohéré 6' Papadopoulos 90' |
Attendance: 22,736 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 26 October 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 0 – 3 | Portsmouth | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| (Report) | Quashie 21' Todorov 58'Harper 86' |
Attendance: 15,788 Referee: M Clattenburg |
| 29 October 2002 7:45pm | Grimsby Town | 6 – 5 | Burnley | Blundell Park, Grimsby |
| Kabba 3', 31' Livingstone 28'Campbell 36'Pouton 56' (pen.)Ford 72' |
(Report) | Taylor 22', 49' I. Moore 31'Blake 45', 83' (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 2 November 2002 5:35pm | Preston North End | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Deepdale, Preston |
| Fuller 3', 66' McKenna 62' |
(Report) | Taylor 51' |
Attendance: 16,046 Referee: G Cain |
| 9 November 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 3 – 1 | Coventry City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Blake 15' (pen.) Grant 35'Davenport 86' (o.g.) |
(Report) | McAllister 66' (pen.) |
Attendance: 13,470 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 16 November 2002 3:00pm | Rotherham United | 0 – 0 | Burnley | Millmoor, Rotherham |
| (Report) | Attendance: 7,575 Referee: A Hall |
| 23 November 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Norwich City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| McGregor 59' Little 85' |
(Report) | Attendance: 16,282 Referee: P Prosser |
| 30 November 2002 3:00pm | Watford | 2 – 1 | Burnley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Helguson 40' Smith 72' (pen.) |
(Report) | Taylor 76' |
Attendance: 13,977 Referee: Ray Olivier |
| 7 December 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 1 – 0 | Nottingham Forest | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Briscoe 28' |
(Report) | Attendance: 13,869 Referee: L Cable |
| 14 December 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 6 | Rotherham United | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Davis 67', 78' |
(Report) | Lee 12', 59' Mullin 27', 30'Byfield 84', 89' |
Attendance: 14,121 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 20 December 2002 12:30pm | Gillingham | 4 – 2 | Burnley | Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham |
| Wallace 17' Smith 41', 45'King 64' |
(Report) | Taylor 28' Blake 76' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,905 Referee: G Hegley |
| 26 December 2002 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Taylor 24' West 32' |
(Report) | Butler 85' |
Attendance: 18,641 Referee: M Messias |
| 28 December 2002 3:00pm | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 – 2 | Burnley | Withdean Stadium, Brighton |
| Sidwell 88', 89' |
(Report) | Little 44' I. Moore 71' |
Attendance: 6,502 Referee: T Parkes |
| 11 January 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 1 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Blake 66' (pen.) |
(Report) | Couñago 22' |
Attendance: 15,501 Referee: A Hall |
| 18 January 2003 3:00pm | Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Burnley | Selhurst Park, London |
| Popovic 62' (pen.) |
(Report) | Taylor 44' |
Attendance: 16,344 Referee: M Cooper |
| 1 February 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 5 | Reading | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| I. Moore 55' West 90' |
(Report) | Sidwell 37', 79' Salako 45', 52'Henderson 90' |
Attendance: 14,420 Referee: R Pearson |
| 8 February 2003 3:00pm | Coventry City | 0 – 1 | Burnley | Highfield Road, Coventry |
| (Report) | Cox 35' |
Attendance: 13,659 Referee: G Cain |
| 22 February 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Derby County | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| I. Moore 8' Taylor 23' |
(Report) | Attendance: 15,063 Referee: D Crick |
| 1 March 2003 3:00pm | Stoke City | 0 – 1 | Burnley | Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent |
| (Report) | West 56' |
Attendance: 12,874 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 4 March 2003 7:45pm | Millwall | 1 – 1 | Burnley | The New Den, London |
| Sadlier 84' |
(Report) | I. Moore 18' |
Attendance: 6,045 Referee: M Cooper |
| 12 March 2003 7:45pm | Sheffield United | 4 – 2 | Burnley | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
| Brown 17', 36' Ndlovu 66', 72' |
(Report) | Taylor 64' Blake 90' |
Attendance: 17,359 Referee: A Butler |
| 15 March 2003 3:00pm | Walsall | 3 – 2 | Burnley | Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
| Leitão 24' Carbon 33'Matías 66' |
(Report) | Blake 74' (pen.) Little 90' |
Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 18 March 2003 7:45pm | Burnley | 1 – 2 | Leicester City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Sinclair 90' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Dickov 79' Benjamin 65' |
Attendance: 14,544 Referee: A Kaye |
| 22 March 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 1 – 1 | Grimsby Town | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| A. Moore 52' |
(Report) | Campbell 43' |
Attendance: 13,445 Referee: F Stretton |
| 25 March 2003 7:45pm | Burnley | 0 – 2 | Bradford City | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| (Report) | Jørgensen 18' Gray 89' |
Attendance: 11,095 Referee: C Webster |
| 5 April 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 4 – 7 | Watford | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Taylor 15', 39', 45' Davis 35' |
(Report) | Brown 13' Hyde 16'Cox 26'Chopra 29', 40', 61', 90' |
Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 8 April 2003 7:45pm | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Preston North End | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Papadopoulos 42' Blake 61' |
(Report) | Attendance: 12,245 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 12 April 2003 3:00pm | Norwich City | 2 – 0 | Burnley | Carrow Road, Norwich |
| Nedergaard 3' Abbey 67' |
(Report) | Attendance: 20,026 Referee: S Tomlin |
| 15 April 2003 7:45pm | Portsmouth | 1 – 0 | Burnley | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
| Todorov 73' |
(Report) | Attendance: 19,221 Referee: B Curson |
| 19 April 2003 3:00pm | Burnley | 2 – 0 | Gillingham | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Taylor 28' Diallo 50' |
(Report) | Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Steve Baines |
| 21 April 2003 3:00pm | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 0 | Burnley | City Ground, Nottingham |
| Dawson 75' Johnson 90' |
(Report) | Attendance: 25,403 Referee: Anthony Bates |
| 26 April 2003 1:30pm | Burnley | 2 – 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Blake 42' (pen.) 53' |
(Report) | McLaren 3' Westwood 5'Wood 32'Evans 47'Haslam 66'Gnohéré 73' (o.g.)Quinn 80' |
Attendance: 17,435 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 4 May 2003 1:30pm | Wimbledon | 2 – 1 | Burnley | Selhurst Park, London |
| Connolly 55', 81' |
(Report) | Taylor 27' |
Attendance: 1,972 Referee: P Armstrong |
Final league position edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 59 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 59 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 | −24 | 55 |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 54 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | −19 | 52 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
League Cup edit
| 10 September 2002 7:45pm 1 | Burnley | 3 – 0 | Blackpool | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| West 13' Papadopoulos 63', 75' |
(Report) | Attendance: 7,448 (2,226 away) Referee: C Webster |
| 1 October 2002 7:45pm 2 | Huddersfield Town | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield |
| (Report) | Papadopoulos 104' |
Attendance: 5,887 (2,296 away) Referee: G Laws |
| 6 November 2002 7:45pm 3 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Blake 57' Davis 61' |
(Report) | Poyet 17' |
Attendance: 13,512 (1,800 away) Referee: D Gallagher |
| 3 December 2002 7:45pm 4 | Burnley | 0 – 2 | Manchester United | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| (Report) | Forlán 35' Solskjær 65' |
Attendance: 22,034 (4,150 away) Referee: N Barry |
FA Cup edit
| 4 January 2003 3:00pm 3 | Grimsby Town | 2 – 2 | Burnley | Blundell Park, Grimsby |
| Cooke 57' (pen.) Mansaram 87' |
(Report) | A. Moore 14' Weller 73' |
Attendance: 5,350 (1,126 away) Referee: Graham Laws |
| 14 January 2003 7:45pm 3 (replay) | Burnley | 4 – 0 | Grimsby Town | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| I. Moore 25', 90' Little 79'Blake 86' (pen.) |
(Report) | Attendance: 5,436 (379 away) Referee: Graham Laws |
| 25 January 2003 3:00pm 4 | Brentford | 0 – 3 | Burnley | Griffin Park, London |
| (Report) | Blake 52' Cook 86'Little 89' |
Attendance: 9,563 (1,732 away) Referee: K Hill |
| 16 February 2003 3:00pm D | Fulham | 1 – 1 | Burnley | Loftus Road, London |
| Malbranque 45' |
(Report) | A. Moore 4' |
Attendance: 13,062 (2,910 away) Referee: Graham Poll |
| 26 February 2003 7:45pm 5 (replay) | Burnley | 3 – 0 | Fulham | Turf Moor, Burnley |
| Taylor 27' I. Moore 35'Diallo 52' |
(Report) | Attendance: 11,635 (303 away) Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 9 March 2003 1:30pm Quarter-final | Watford | 2 – 0 | Burnley | Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Smith 74' Glass 80' |
(Report) | Attendance: 20,336 (4,494 away) Referee: Alan Wiley |
References edit
- ^ Simpson (2007), p. 466
- ^ "Burnley 2002-2003 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.