2002–03 Burnley F.C. season

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.

Burnley

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	13,977[1]
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Season summary

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

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

In

#	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

#	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

First Division

Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion

10 August 2002	Burnley	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Briscoe 90'	(Report)	Melton 29' Brooker 65' Zamora 67'	Attendance: 14,738 Referee: Anthony Bates

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

17 August 2002	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Burnley	Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
5:35pm	Blake 2' Irwin 49' Cooper 88'	(Report)		Attendance: 25,031 Referee: Jeff Winter

Burnley v Sheffield United

24 August 2002	Burnley	0–1	Sheffield United	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00		(Report)	Onuora 35'	Attendance: 12,868 Referee: R Pearson

Reading v Burnley

27 August 2002	Reading	3–0	Burnley	Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00	Cureton 55', 90' Butler 87'	(Report)		Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Paul Taylor

Burnley v Crystal Palace

31 August 2002	Burnley	0–0	Crystal Palace	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00		(Report)		Attendance: 12,407 Referee: M Fletcher

Derby County v Burnley

7 September 2002	Derby County	1–2	Burnley	Pride Park Stadium, Burnley
15:00	Bolder 8'	(Report)	Blake 51' (pen.) Barton 55' (o.g.)	Attendance: 22,343 Referee: A Hall

Burnley v Stoke City

14 September 2002	Burnley	2–1	Stoke City	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Gnohéré 76' Papadopoulos 81'	(Report)	Guðjónsson 74'	Attendance: 14,244 Referee: D Pugh

Burnley v Millwall

17 September 2002	Burnley	2–2	Millwall	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	West 18' (pen.) I. Moore 85'	(Report)	Livermore 31' Davies 64'	Attendance: 11,878 (0 away fans) Referee: Howard Webb

Bradford City v Burnley

21 September 2002	Bradford City	2–2	Burnley	Valley Parade, Bradford
15:00	Gray 17' Proctor 90'	(Report)	Blake 57' Taylor 76'	Attendance: 14,561 Referee: Mike Dean

Burnley v Wimbledon

28 September 2002	Burnley	1–0	Wimbledon	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Little 51'	(Report)		Attendance: 12,259 Referee: S Mathieson

Sheffield Wednesday v Burnley

5 October 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Burnley	Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00	Donnelly 67'	(Report)	Taylor 8' Little 57' I. Moore 60'	Attendance: 17,004 Referee: T Parkes

Burnley v Walsall

12 October 2002	Burnley	2–1	Walsall	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Blake 42' Davis 69'	(Report)	Birch 79'	Attendance: 12,907 Referee: B Curson

Leicester City v Burnley

19 October 2002	Leicester City	0–1	Burnley	Walkers Stadium, Leicester
15:00		(Report)	I. Moore 55'	Attendance: 26,254 Referee: K Hill

Ipswich Town v Burnley

22 October 2002	Ipswich Town	2–2	Burnley	Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45	McGreal 2' Ambrose 16'	(Report)	Gnohéré 6' Papadopoulos 90'	Attendance: 22,736 Referee: Phil Joslin

Burnley v Portsmouth

26 October 2002	Burnley	0–3	Portsmouth	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00		(Report)	Quashie 21' Todorov 58' Harper 86'	Attendance: 15,788 Referee: M Clattenburg

Grimsby Town v Burnley

29 October 2002	Grimsby Town	6–5	Burnley	Blundell Park, Grimsby
19:45	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

Preston North End v Burnley

2 November 2002	Preston North End	3–1	Burnley	Deepdale, Preston
5:35pm	Fuller 3', 66' McKenna 62'	(Report)	Taylor 51'	Attendance: 16,046 Referee: G Cain

Burnley v Coventry City

9 November 2002	Burnley	3–1	Coventry City	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Blake 15' (pen.) Grant 35' Davenport 86' (o.g.)	(Report)	McAllister 66' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,470 Referee: Mike Jones

Rotherham United v Burnley

16 November 2002	Rotherham United	0–0	Burnley	Millmoor, Rotherham
15:00		(Report)		Attendance: 7,575 Referee: A Hall

Burnley v Norwich City

23 November 2002	Burnley	2–0	Norwich City	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	McGregor 59' Little 85'	(Report)		Attendance: 16,282 Referee: P Prosser

Watford v Burnley

30 November 2002	Watford	2–1	Burnley	Vicarage Road, Watford
15:00	Helguson 40' Smith 72' (pen.)	(Report)	Taylor 76'	Attendance: 13,977 Referee: Ray Olivier

Burnley v Nottingham Forest

7 December 2002	Burnley	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Briscoe 28'	(Report)		Attendance: 13,869 Referee: L Cable

Burnley v Rotherham United

14 December 2002	Burnley	2–6	Rotherham United	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Davis 67', 78'	(Report)	Lee 12', 59' Mullin 27', 30' Byfield 84', 89'	Attendance: 14,121 Referee: Chris Foy

Gillingham v Burnley

20 December 2002	Gillingham	4–2	Burnley	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
12:30pm	Wallace 17' Smith 41', 45' King 64'	(Report)	Taylor 28' Blake 76' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,905 Referee: G Hegley

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 December 2002	Burnley	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Taylor 24' West 32'	(Report)	Butler 85'	Attendance: 18,641 Referee: M Messias

Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley

28 December 2002	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Burnley	Withdean Stadium, Brighton
15:00	Sidwell 88', 89'	(Report)	Little 44' I. Moore 71'	Attendance: 6,502 Referee: T Parkes

Burnley v Ipswich Town

11 January 2003	Burnley	1–1	Ipswich Town	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Blake 66' (pen.)	(Report)	Couñago 22'	Attendance: 15,501 Referee: A Hall

Crystal Palace v Burnley

18 January 2003	Crystal Palace	1–1	Burnley	Selhurst Park, London
15:00	Popovic 62' (pen.)	(Report)	Taylor 44'	Attendance: 16,344 Referee: M Cooper

Burnley v Reading

1 February 2003	Burnley	2–5	Reading	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	I. Moore 55' West 90'	(Report)	Sidwell 37', 79' Salako 45', 52' Henderson 90'	Attendance: 14,420 Referee: R Pearson

Coventry City v Burnley

8 February 2003	Coventry City	0–1	Burnley	Highfield Road, Coventry
15:00		(Report)	Cox 35'	Attendance: 13,659 Referee: G Cain

Burnley v Derby County

22 February 2003	Burnley	2–0	Derby County	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	I. Moore 8' Taylor 23'	(Report)		Attendance: 15,063 Referee: D Crick

Stoke City v Burnley

1 March 2003	Stoke City	0–1	Burnley	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
15:00		(Report)	West 56'	Attendance: 12,874 Referee: Phil Joslin

Millwall v Burnley

4 March 2003	Millwall	1–1	Burnley	The New Den, London
19:45	Sadlier 84'	(Report)	I. Moore 18'	Attendance: 6,045 Referee: M Cooper

Sheffield United v Burnley

12 March 2003	Sheffield United	4–2	Burnley	Bramall Lane, Sheffield
19:45	Brown 17', 36' Ndlovu 66', 72'	(Report)	Taylor 64' Blake 90'	Attendance: 17,359 Referee: A Butler

Walsall v Burnley

15 March 2003	Walsall	3–2	Burnley	Bescot Stadium, Walsall
15:00	Leitão 24' Carbon 33' Matías 66'	(Report)	Blake 74' (pen.) Little 90'	Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Peter Walton

Burnley v Leicester City

18 March 2003	Burnley	1–2	Leicester City	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Sinclair 90' (o.g.)	(Report)	Dickov 79' Benjamin 65'	Attendance: 14,544 Referee: A Kaye

Burnley v Grimsby Town

22 March 2003	Burnley	1–1	Grimsby Town	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	A. Moore 52'	(Report)	Campbell 43'	Attendance: 13,445 Referee: F Stretton

Burnley v Bradford City

25 March 2003	Burnley	0–2	Bradford City	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45		(Report)	Jørgensen 18' Gray 89'	Attendance: 11,095 Referee: C Webster

Burnley v Watford

5 April 2003	Burnley	4–7	Watford	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Taylor 15', 39', 45' Davis 35'	(Report)	Brown 13' Hyde 16' Cox 26' Chopra 29', 40', 61', 90'	Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Phil Dowd

Burnley v Preston North End

8 April 2003	Burnley	2–0	Preston North End	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Papadopoulos 42' Blake 61'	(Report)		Attendance: 12,245 Referee: Mark Halsey

Norwich City v Burnley

12 April 2003	Norwich City	2–0	Burnley	Carrow Road, Norwich
15:00	Nedergaard 3' Abbey 67'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,026 Referee: S Tomlin

Portsmouth v Burnley

15 April 2003	Portsmouth	1–0	Burnley	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45	Todorov 73'	(Report)		Attendance: 19,221 Referee: B Curson

Burnley v Gillingham

19 April 2003	Burnley	2–0	Gillingham	Turf Moor, Burnley
15:00	Taylor 28' Diallo 50'	(Report)		Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Steve Baines

Nottingham Forest v Burnley

21 April 2003	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Burnley	City Ground, Nottingham
15:00	Dawson 75' Johnson 90'	(Report)		Attendance: 25,403 Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

26 April 2003	Burnley	2–7	Sheffield Wednesday	Turf Moor, Burnley
1:30pm	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

Wimbledon v Burnley

4 May 2003	Wimbledon	2–1	Burnley	Selhurst Park, London
1:30pm	Connolly 55', 81'	(Report)	Taylor 27'	Attendance: 1,972 Referee: P Armstrong

Final league position

Pos	Team v t e	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.

League Cup

Burnley v Blackpool

10 September 2002 1	Burnley	3–0	Blackpool	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	West 13' Papadopoulos 63', 75'	(Report)		Attendance: 7,448 (2,226 away) Referee: C Webster

Huddersfield Town v Burnley

1 October 2002 2	Huddersfield Town	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Burnley	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
19:45		(Report)	Papadopoulos 104'	Attendance: 5,887 (2,296 away) Referee: G Laws

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur

6 November 2002 3	Burnley	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Blake 57' Davis 61'	(Report)	Poyet 17'	Attendance: 13,512 (1,800 away) Referee: D Gallagher

Burnley v Manchester United

3 December 2002 4	Burnley	0–2	Manchester United	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45		(Report)	Forlán 35' Solskjær 65'	Attendance: 22,034 (4,150 away) Referee: N Barry

FA Cup

Grimsby Town v Burnley

4 January 2003 3	Grimsby Town	2–2	Burnley	Blundell Park, Grimsby
15:00	Cooke 57' (pen.) Mansaram 87'	(Report)	A. Moore 14' Weller 73'	Attendance: 5,350 (1,126 away) Referee: Graham Laws

Burnley v Grimsby Town

14 January 2003 3 (replay)	Burnley	4–0	Grimsby Town	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	I. Moore 25', 90' Little 79' Blake 86' (pen.)	(Report)		Attendance: 5,436 (379 away) Referee: Graham Laws

Brentford v Burnley

25 January 2003 4	Brentford	0–3	Burnley	Griffin Park, London
15:00		(Report)	Blake 52' Cook 86' Little 89'	Attendance: 9,563 (1,732 away) Referee: K Hill

Fulham v Burnley

16 February 2003 5	Fulham	1–1	Burnley	Loftus Road, London
15:00	Malbranque 45'	(Report)	A. Moore 4'	Attendance: 13,062 (2,910 away) Referee: Graham Poll

Burnley v Fulham

26 February 2003 5 (replay)	Burnley	3–0	Fulham	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Taylor 27' I. Moore 35' Diallo 52'	(Report)		Attendance: 11,635 (303 away) Referee: Phil Dowd

Watford v Burnley

9 March 2003 Quarter-final	Watford	2–0	Burnley	Vicarage Road, Watford
1:30pm	Smith 74' Glass 80'	(Report)		Attendance: 20,336 (4,494 away) Referee: Alan Wiley