2002-03 in English football
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Events in the 2002-03 English football season, from August 2002 to July 2003:
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England national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Comp | England scorers |
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| September 7, 2002 | Villa Park, Birmingham | Portugal | 1-1 | F | Smith |
| October 12, 2002 | Bratislava | Slovakia | 2-1 | ECQ | Beckham, Owen |
| October 16, 2002 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | Macedonia | 2-2 | ECQ | Beckham, Gerrard |
| February 12, 2003 | Upton Park, London | Australia | 3-1 | F | Jeffers |
| March 29, 2003 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | 2-0 | ECQ | Owen, Beckham |
| April 2, 2003 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland | Turkey | 2-0 | ECQ | Vassell, Beckham |
| May 22, 2003 | Durban | South Africa | 2-1 | F | Southgate, Heskey |
| June 3, 2003 | Walkers Stadium, Leicester | Serbia and Montenegro | 2-1 | F | Gerrard, Joe Cole |
| June 11, 2003 | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough | Slovakia | 2-1 | ECQ | Owen (2) |
Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first
European club competitions
UEFA Champions League
- Manchester United - Quarter finals
- Arsenal - Second group phase
- Newcastle United - Second group phase
- Liverpool - First group phase (dropped into UEFA Cup)
UEFA Cup
- Liverpool - Quarter finals
- Fulham - Third round
- Leeds United - Third round
- Blackburn Rovers - First round
- Chelsea - First round
- Ipswich Town - First round
UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Fulham - Winners (qualified for UEFA Cup)
- Aston Villa - Semi finals
National cup competitions
| Competition | Winners |
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| FA Cup | Arsenal |
| Football League Cup | Liverpool |
| Football League Trophy | Bristol City |
| FA Trophy | Burscough |
| FA Vase | Brigg Town |
| FA Youth Cup | Manchester United |
League competitions
FA Premier League
P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Manchester United 38 16 2 1 42 12 9 6 4 32 22 +40 83 Champions League 2 Arsenal 38 15 2 2 47 20 8 7 4 38 22 +43 78 Champions League 3 Newcastle United 38 15 2 2 36 17 6 4 9 27 31 +15 69 Champions League (qualifying) 4 Chelsea 38 12 5 2 41 15 7 5 7 27 23 +30 67 Champions League (qualifying) 5 Liverpool 38 9 8 2 30 16 9 2 8 31 25 +20 64 UEFA Cup (League Cup winners) 6 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 7 3 24 15 7 5 7 28 28 +9 60 UEFA Cup 7 Everton 38 11 5 3 28 19 6 3 10 20 30 -1 59 8 Southampton 38 9 8 2 25 16 4 5 10 18 30 -3 52 UEFA Cup (FA Cup runners up) 9 Manchester City 38 9 2 8 28 26 6 4 9 19 28 -7 51 UEFA Cup (Fair Play winners) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 4 6 30 29 5 4 10 21 33 -11 50 11 Middlesbrough 38 10 7 2 36 21 3 3 13 12 23 +4 49 12 Charlton Athletic 38 8 3 8 26 30 6 4 9 19 26 -11 49 13 Birmingham City 38 8 5 6 25 23 5 4 10 16 26 -8 48 14 Fulham 38 11 3 5 26 18 2 6 11 15 32 -9 48 15 Leeds United 38 7 3 9 25 26 7 2 10 33 31 +1 47 16 Aston Villa 38 11 2 6 25 14 1 7 11 17 33 -5 45 17 Bolton Wanderers 38 7 8 4 27 24 3 6 10 14 27 -10 44 18 West Ham United 38 5 7 7 21 24 5 5 9 21 35 -17 42 Relegated 19 West Bromwich Albion 38 3 5 11 17 34 3 3 13 12 31 -36 26 Relegated 20 Sunderland 38 3 2 14 11 31 1 5 13 10 34 -44 19 Relegated
Leading goalscorer: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 25
Football League First Division
- Champions:
- Also promoted to Premier League:
- Leicester City
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (playoff winners)
- Relegated to Second Division:
Football League Second Division
- Champions:
- Also promoted to First Division:
- Crewe Alexandra
- Cardiff City (playoff winners)
- Relegated to Third Division:
Football League Third Division
- Champions:
- Also promoted to Second Division:
- Hartlepool United
- Wrexham
- A.F.C. Bournemouth (playoff winners)
- Relegated to Football Conference:
Football Conference
- Champions:
- Also promoted to Third Division:
- Doncaster Rovers (playoff winners)
- Relegated:
- Nuneaton Borough (to Southern League)
- Southport (to Northern Premier League)
- Kettering Town (to Isthmian League)
National League System
Major transfer deals
- 14 August 2002 - Juninho from Atletico Madrid to Middlesbrough, £6m (third spell at Middlesbrough!)
- 30 August 2002 - Tore André Flo from Rangers to Sunderland, £8m
- 31 August 2002 - Robbie Keane from Leeds United to Tottenham Hotspur, £7m
- 31 January 2003 - Jonathan Woodgate from Leeds United to Newcastle United, £9m
- 17 June 2003 - David Beckham from Manchester United to Real Madrid, £25m
- 15 July 2003 - Tim Howard from Major League Soccer to Manchester United, £2.2m
- 16 July 2003 - Geremi from Real Madrid to Chelsea, undisclosed
- 21 July 2003 - Wayne Bridge from Southampton to Chelsea, £7m
- 21 July 2003 - Damien Duff from Blackburn Rovers to Chelsea, £17m
Deaths
- 2 December 2002 - Alan Ashman, manager of Carlisle United and West Bromwich Albion
- 18 December 2002 - Sir Bert Millichip, chairman of the Football Association 1981 - 1996
- 18 December 2002 - Arthur Rowley, Former Leicester City player and Football League record scorer with 434 goals
- 28 December 2002 - Albert Stubbins, Newcastle United and Liverpool forward
- 26 June 2003 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Manchester City midfielder; collapsed during a match in the FIFA Confederations Cup and died of an undetected heart condition
| Seasons in English football |
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1997-98 - 1998-99 - 1999-2000 - 2000-01 - 2001-02 - 2002-03 - 2003-04 - 2004-05 - 2005-06 - 2006-07 - 2007-08 |
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League competitions |
Cup competitions | |
| FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
| The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
| Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
| Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
| Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
| Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
| English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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