2002β03 season | |
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Chairman | Derek Dooley |
Manager | Neil Warnock |
Stadium | Bramall Lane |
First Division | 3rd (qualified for play-offs) |
Play-offs | Runners-up |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League:
Brown (16) All: Brown (22) [1] |
Average home league attendance | 18,113 |
During the 2002β03 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.
The season turned out to be one of the most successful in Sheffield United's history. United reached the semi-finals of both the FA and League Cups before being eliminated by Arsenal and Liverpool respectively; both sides went on to win the respective cups. United also managed to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. United reached the play-off final after beating Nottingham Forest over two legs in the semi-final, but were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 98 | Promotion to 2003β04 FA Premier League |
2 | Leicester City (P) | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 92 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 80 | Qualification for First Division Playoffs |
4 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 79 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 |
10 August 2002 1 | Coventry City | 2β1 | Sheffield United | Highfield Road |
15:00 |
Bothroyd ![]() McSheffrey ![]() |
Asaba ![]() |
Attendance: 18,839 |
13 August 2002 2 | Sheffield United | 1β1 | Portsmouth | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Ndlovu ![]() |
Burton ![]() |
Attendance: 16,093 |
17 August 2002 3 | Sheffield United | 1β1 | Walsall | Bramall Lane |
15:00 |
McGovern ![]() |
Corica ![]() |
Attendance: 14,011 |
27 August 2002 5 | Sheffield United | 3β1 | Millwall | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Asaba ![]() Tonge ![]() Ndlovu ![]() |
Ifill ![]() |
Attendance: 13,024 |
1 September 2002 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Sheffield United | Hillsborough |
12:00 |
Owusu ![]() Kuqi ![]() |
Attendance: 27,075 |
7 September 2002 7 | Norwich City | 2β3 | Sheffield United | Carrow Road |
15:00 |
McVeigh ![]() Mackay ![]() |
Brown ![]() Tonge ![]() Asaba ![]() |
Attendance: 20,074 |
14 September 2002 8 | Sheffield United | 1β0 | Rotherham United | Bramall Lane |
15:00 |
Ndlovu ![]() |
Attendance: 19,948 |
17 September 2002 9 | Sheffield United | 2β1 | Grimsby Town | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Allison ![]() Tonge ![]() |
Robinson ![]() |
Attendance: 14,208 |
21 September 2002 10 | Gillingham | 1β1 | Sheffield United | Priestfield Stadium |
15:00 |
Shaw ![]() |
Allison ![]() |
Attendance: 7,497 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st leg | 10 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1β1 | 29,064 | Brown (pen) |
SF 2nd leg | 15 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4β3 (won 5β4 on agg) | 30,212 | Brown, Kabba, Peschisolido, Walker (own goal) |
F | 26 May 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | N | 0β3 | 69,473 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 4 January 2003 | Cheltenham Town | H | 4β0 | 9,166 | Murphy, McGovern, Kabba (2) |
R4 | 25 January 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 4β3 | 12,757 | Brown (2), Jagielka, Peschisolido |
R5 | 15 February 2003 | Walsall | H | 2β0 | 17,510 | Mooney, Ndlovu |
QF | 9 March 2003 | Leeds United | H | 1β0 | 24,633 | Kabba |
SF | 13 April 2003 | Arsenal | N | 0β1 | 59,170 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 10 September 2002 | York City | H | 1β0 | 4,675 | McGovern |
R2 | 1 October 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 4β1 | 4,389 | Boulding, Brown (2), Montgomery |
R3 | 6 November 2002 | Leeds United | H | 2β1 | 26,663 | Jagielka, Ndlovu |
R4 | 3 December 2002 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 | 27,068 | Murphy, Allison |
R5 | 17 December 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 3β1 | 22,211 | Asaba, Peschisolido (2) |
SF 1st leg | 8 January 2003 | Liverpool | H | 2β1 | 30,095 | Tonge (2) |
SF 2nd leg | 21 January 2003 | Liverpool | A | 0β2 (lost 2β3 on agg) | 43,837 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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2002β03 season | |
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Chairman | Derek Dooley |
Manager | Neil Warnock |
Stadium | Bramall Lane |
First Division | 3rd (qualified for play-offs) |
Play-offs | Runners-up |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League:
Brown (16) All: Brown (22) [1] |
Average home league attendance | 18,113 |
During the 2002β03 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.
The season turned out to be one of the most successful in Sheffield United's history. United reached the semi-finals of both the FA and League Cups before being eliminated by Arsenal and Liverpool respectively; both sides went on to win the respective cups. United also managed to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. United reached the play-off final after beating Nottingham Forest over two legs in the semi-final, but were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portsmouth (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 98 | Promotion to 2003β04 FA Premier League |
2 | Leicester City (P) | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 92 | |
3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 80 | Qualification for First Division Playoffs |
4 | Reading | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 79 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 |
10 August 2002 1 | Coventry City | 2β1 | Sheffield United | Highfield Road |
15:00 |
Bothroyd ![]() McSheffrey ![]() |
Asaba ![]() |
Attendance: 18,839 |
13 August 2002 2 | Sheffield United | 1β1 | Portsmouth | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Ndlovu ![]() |
Burton ![]() |
Attendance: 16,093 |
17 August 2002 3 | Sheffield United | 1β1 | Walsall | Bramall Lane |
15:00 |
McGovern ![]() |
Corica ![]() |
Attendance: 14,011 |
27 August 2002 5 | Sheffield United | 3β1 | Millwall | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Asaba ![]() Tonge ![]() Ndlovu ![]() |
Ifill ![]() |
Attendance: 13,024 |
1 September 2002 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Sheffield United | Hillsborough |
12:00 |
Owusu ![]() Kuqi ![]() |
Attendance: 27,075 |
7 September 2002 7 | Norwich City | 2β3 | Sheffield United | Carrow Road |
15:00 |
McVeigh ![]() Mackay ![]() |
Brown ![]() Tonge ![]() Asaba ![]() |
Attendance: 20,074 |
14 September 2002 8 | Sheffield United | 1β0 | Rotherham United | Bramall Lane |
15:00 |
Ndlovu ![]() |
Attendance: 19,948 |
17 September 2002 9 | Sheffield United | 2β1 | Grimsby Town | Bramall Lane |
19:45 |
Allison ![]() Tonge ![]() |
Robinson ![]() |
Attendance: 14,208 |
21 September 2002 10 | Gillingham | 1β1 | Sheffield United | Priestfield Stadium |
15:00 |
Shaw ![]() |
Allison ![]() |
Attendance: 7,497 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st leg | 10 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1β1 | 29,064 | Brown (pen) |
SF 2nd leg | 15 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4β3 (won 5β4 on agg) | 30,212 | Brown, Kabba, Peschisolido, Walker (own goal) |
F | 26 May 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | N | 0β3 | 69,473 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | 4 January 2003 | Cheltenham Town | H | 4β0 | 9,166 | Murphy, McGovern, Kabba (2) |
R4 | 25 January 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 4β3 | 12,757 | Brown (2), Jagielka, Peschisolido |
R5 | 15 February 2003 | Walsall | H | 2β0 | 17,510 | Mooney, Ndlovu |
QF | 9 March 2003 | Leeds United | H | 1β0 | 24,633 | Kabba |
SF | 13 April 2003 | Arsenal | N | 0β1 | 59,170 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 10 September 2002 | York City | H | 1β0 | 4,675 | McGovern |
R2 | 1 October 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 4β1 | 4,389 | Boulding, Brown (2), Montgomery |
R3 | 6 November 2002 | Leeds United | H | 2β1 | 26,663 | Jagielka, Ndlovu |
R4 | 3 December 2002 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 | 27,068 | Murphy, Allison |
R5 | 17 December 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 3β1 | 22,211 | Asaba, Peschisolido (2) |
SF 1st leg | 8 January 2003 | Liverpool | H | 2β1 | 30,095 | Tonge (2) |
SF 2nd leg | 21 January 2003 | Liverpool | A | 0β2 (lost 2β3 on agg) | 43,837 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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