2002–03 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was West Bromwich Albion's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top division of English football since 1985–86.

West Bromwich Albion

2002–03 season
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Gary Megson
Premier League	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Daniele Dichio and Scott Dobie (5) All: Daniele Dichio (8)
Average home league attendance	26,776
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Season summary

West Brom finished the season in 19th position in the Premier League table, meaning that they were relegated back to the First Division. In other competitions, West Brom reached the fourth round of the FA Cup and the third round of the League Cup.

Danny Dichio was the top scorer for Albion with 8 goals in all competitions, while his five league goals saw him finish as joint top league scorer along with Scott Dobie.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	42	47	−5	45
17	Bolton Wanderers	38	10	14	14	41	51	−10	44
18	West Ham United (R)	38	10	12	16	42	59	−17	42	Relegation to Football League First Division
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	6	8	24	29	65	−36	26
20	Sunderland (R)	38	4	7	27	21	65	−44	19

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Premier League

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

17 August 2002 1	Manchester United	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
	Solskjær 78'		McInnes  63'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,645 (3,100 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United

24 August 2002 2	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Leeds United	West Bromwich
	Marshall 90'		Kewell 39' Bowyer 53' Viduka 71'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,618 (2,594 away)

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

27 August 2002 3	Arsenal	5–2	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Cole 3' Lauren 21' Wiltord 24', 77' Aliadière 90'		Dobie 51' Roberts 87'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,920 (2,900 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Fulham

31 August 2002 4	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Fulham	West Bromwich
	Moore 49'			Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,461 (1,757 away fans)

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

11 September 2002 5	West Ham United	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
			Roberts 28'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,957 (3,000 away fans)

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

14 September 2002 6	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Southampton	West Bromwich
	Gregan 79'		Williams  74'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,383

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

21 September 2002 7	Liverpool	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Baroš 56' Riise 90'		Hoult  33'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,830 (3,000 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers

30 September 2002 8	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
			Yorke 72' (pen.) Duff 76'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,170 (1,452 away)

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

5 October 2002 9	Newcastle United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 45', 69'		Bališ 27'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,142 (3,000 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City

19 October 2002 10	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Birmingham City	West Bromwich
	Roberts 87'		Tébily  81' Moore 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,021 (2,600 away)

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

26 October 2002 11	Chelsea	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Hasselbaink 30' Le Saux 55'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,893 (2,650 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

2 November 2002 12	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Manchester City	West Bromwich
	Clement 62'		Anelka 51' Goater 71'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,044

Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

9 November 2002 13	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bolton
	N'Gotty  19' Frandsen 89'		Dobie 17'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,630 (2,300 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

16 November 2002 14	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
				Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,091 (2,600 away)

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

23 November 2002 15	Everton	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Radzinski 55'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,113 (3,000 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

30 November 2002 16	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Middlesbrough	West Bromwich
	Dichio 72'			Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,029

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

8 December 2002 17	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Ziege 3' Keane 29' Poyet 80'		Dobie 73'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,958 (2,900 away)

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

14 December 2002 18	Aston Villa	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
	Vassell 16' Staunton  67' Hitzlsperger 90'		Koumas 29'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,391 (3,400 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland

21 December 2002 19	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Sunderland	West Bromwich
	Dichio 26' Koumas 32'		Phillips 56', 64'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,703

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

26 December 2002 20	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Arsenal	West Bromwich
	Dichio 3'		Jeffers 48' Henry 85'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,025 (2,588 away)

Charlton Athletic v West Bromwich Albion

28 December 2002 21	Charlton Athletic	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Lisbie 6'			Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,196

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

11 January 2003 22	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	Manchester United	West Bromwich
	Koumas 6'		van Nistelrooy 7' Scholes 22' Solskjær 55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,129 (2,600 away)

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

18 January 2003 23	Leeds United	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Leeds
			Johnson  72'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,708 (3,050 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Charlton Athletic

29 January 2003 24	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Charlton Athletic	West Bromwich
			Bartlett 60'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,113 (953 away)

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

1 February 2003 25	Manchester City	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
	Gilchrist 22' (o.g.)		Clement 17' Moore 71' Roberts  80'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 34,765 (2,800 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers

8 February 2003 26	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	West Bromwich
	Johnson 90'		Pedersen 18'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,933

Fulham v West Bromwich Albion

19 February 2003 27	Fulham	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Saha 72' Wome 74' Malbranque 77' (pen.)			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,799

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

23 February 2003 28	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	West Ham United	West Bromwich
	Dichio 50'		Sinclair 45', 67'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,042 (2,595 away)

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

1 March 2003 29	Southampton	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
	Beattie 7'			Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,915 (3,200 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

16 March 2003 30	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Chelsea	West Bromwich
			Stanic 38' Zola 55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,024

Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion

22 March 2003 31	Birmingham City	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham
	Horsfield 90'			Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 29,449 (2,700 away)

Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion

5 April 2003 32	Middlesbrough	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Middlesbrough
	Christie 36' Greening 76' Németh 87'			Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,187 (2,077 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

12 April 2003 33	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Everton	West Bromwich
	Bališ 18' (pen.)		Hoult 23' (o.g.) Campbell 45'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,039 (2,594 away)

Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion

19 April 2003 34	Sunderland	1–2	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
	Stewart 70'		McInnes 39', 42'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,025 (2,798 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

21 April 2003 35	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich
	Dichio 24' (pen.) Clement 61'		Keane 45', 84' Sheringham 62'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,899 (2,593 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

26 April 2003 36	West Bromwich Albion	0–6	Liverpool	West Bromwich
			Owen 15', 49', 61', 67' Baroš 47', 84'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,128 (2,597 away)

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

3 May 2003 37	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
	Duff 12'		Koumas 54'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,470 (3,000 away)

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

11 May 2003 38	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
	Dobie 57', 72'		Jenas 44' Viana 80'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,036 (2,596 away)

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

West Bromwich Albion v Bradford City

4 January 2003 Round 3	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	Bradford City	West Bromwich
	Dichio 4', 11', 19'		Danks 79'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 19,909

Watford v West Bromwich Albion

25 January 2003 Round 4	Watford	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Watford
	Helguson 80'			Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 16,975

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion

2 October 2002 Round 2	Wigan Athletic	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Wigan
	Ellington 31', 61', 80'		Hughes 89'	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 6,558

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Russell Hoult 2 DF  SVK Igor Bališ 3 DF  ENG Neil Clement 4 MF  SCO Derek McInnes 5 DF  JAM Darren Moore[notes 1] 6 DF  ENG Phil Gilchrist 7 MF  ENG Ronnie Wallwork 9 FW  ENG Daniele Dichio 10 MF  WAL Andy Johnson[notes 2] 11 FW  GRN Jason Roberts[notes 3] 12 FW  SCO Scott Dobie[notes 4] 14 MF  ENG Sean Gregan 15 FW  ENG Bob Taylor

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ENG Lee Marshall 17 DF  ISL Lárus Sigurðsson 18 MF  WAL Jason Koumas 19 FW  ENG Lee Hughes 20 MF  POR Jordão[notes 5] 21 GK  DEN Brian Jensen 22 DF  ENG James Chambers 23 DF  ENG Adam Chambers 24 DF  NGA Ifeanyi Udeze (on loan from PAOK Thessaloniki) 25 DF  ENG Des Lyttle 31 GK  IRL Joe Murphy 34 MF  ENG Lloyd Dyer

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  ENG Tony Butler (to Bristol City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 GK  ENG Chris Adamson (to St. Patrick's Athletic)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  ENG Michael Appleton 27 DF  ENG Ross Adams 28 FW  ENG Matthew Turner 29 MF  ENG Mark Briggs

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 DF  ENG Matt Collins 33 FW  ENG Mark Scott 35 MF  ENG Tamika Mkandawire[notes 6]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2002	GK	Joe Murphy	Tranmere Rovers	£250,000
1 July 2002	MF	Ronnie Wallwork	Manchester United	Free	[1]
3 August 2002	MF	Sean Gregan	Preston North End	£2,000,000	[2]
14 August 2002	MF	Lee Marshall	Leicester City	£700,000	[3]
29 August 2002	FW	Lee Hughes	Coventry City	£2,500,000	[4]
29 August 2002	MF	Jason Koumas	Tranmere Rovers	£2,250,000	[5]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 January 2003	DF	Ifeanyi Udeze	PAOK	End of season	[6]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
24 April 2002	MF	Ruel Fox	None	Released	[7]
30 April 2002	FW	James Quinn	Willem II	Free	[8]
1 July 2002	MF	Adam Oliver	Released	N/A
1 July 2002	GK	Elliot Morris	Glentoran	Free

Statistics

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	6	8	24	29	65	−36	015.79
FA Cup	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
League Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	41	7	8	26	33	70	−37	017.07

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Russell Hoult	39	0	37	0	2	0	0	0
31	GK	IRL	Joe Murphy	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	SVK	Igor Bališ	29	2	27+1	2	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Neil Clement	39	3	34+2	3	2	0	0+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Darren Moore	31	2	29	2	2	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Phil Gilchrist	24	0	22	0	1+1	0	0	0
17	DF	ISL	Lárus Sigurðsson	32	0	23+6	0	1+1	0	1	0
22	DF	ENG	James Chambers	9	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	NGA	Ifeanyi Udeze	11	0	7+4	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ENG	Des Lyttle	5	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SCO	Derek McInnes	30	2	28+1	2	1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Ronnie Wallwork	30	0	23+4	0	2	0	1	0
10	MF	WAL	Andy Johnson	34	1	30+2	1	2	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Sean Gregan	38	1	36	1	2	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Lee Marshall	10	1	4+5	1	0	0	1	0
18	MF	WAL	Jason Koumas	35	4	27+5	4	2	0	1	0
20	MF	POR	Jordão	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Adam Chambers	15	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Lloyd Dyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Danny Dichio	31	8	19+9	5	2	3	1	0
11	FW	GRN	Jason Roberts	34	3	31+1	3	2	0	0	0
12	FW	SCO	Scott Dobie	34	5	10+21	5	0+2	0	0+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Bob Taylor	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Lee Hughes	24	1	14+9	0	0	0	1	1

See also

• West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons

Notes

1. Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
2. Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
3. Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
4. Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
5. Jordão was born in Malanje, Portuguese Angola (now Angola), but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
6. Mkandawire was born in Mzuzu, Malawi, but held United Kingdom citizenship and was ineligible to represent Malawi internationally.