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During the 2002-03 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.
[edit] Team Kit and Sponsors
Middlesbrough had a new sponsor of Dial-A-Phone for the 2002-03 season, the team's strip was produced by Errea. The home shirt consisted of a plain red shirt, red shorts and red socks with white trim. The away strip consisted of white shirts with black piping, plain white shorts and white socks with a black trim.[1]
[edit] Season review
[edit] League review
Despite losing the new £6 million signing of the returning Juninho, Boro made a promising start to the 2002-03 season - peaking at 3rd at the end of September and early October. The signings of Maccarone and Boateng, along with the loan of Geremi gave the fans real hope of a top 6 finish.
However, following a fantastic 3-0 win away at Spurs at the end of September, Middlesbrough seemed to press the self destruct button, losing the next 8 games away from home without scoring, and although they remained undefeated in this period at home, this saw them sink to 12th position.
This persuaded McClaren that changes needed to be made, and during the January transfer window, he brought in Chris Riggott and Malcolm Christie from Derby, Michael Ricketts from Bolton and Doriva on loan from Celta Vigo.
This (and the return of the now fit Juninho) seemed to stop the bad run of form, and the results picked up a bit. Middlesbrough hovered around 14th for a few weeks before finishing 11th. Again, the season was regarded as a disappointment after the promising start.
[edit] Domestic Cup review
Both cups were also a disappointment for Boro. They went out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round losing 1-0 at Chelsea.
They fared slightly better in the League Cup, beating Brentford in the 2nd round 4-1, but then losing to lower league opposition in the form of Ipswich 3-1 away.
[edit] Senior squad
The following are all the players who were involved the Middlesbrough F.C. first team at some point during the 2002-03 season.[2][3]
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Premier League Results
Win Draw Loss
Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.
Game |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Result
F–A |
Attendance |
Boro Goalscorers |
Man of the Match |
1 |
17 August 2002 |
A |
Southampton |
0–0 |
28,341 |
|
Schwarzer |
2 |
24 August 2002 |
H |
Fulham |
2–2 |
28,588 |
Maccarone 32', 51' |
|
3 |
31 August 2002 |
H |
Blackburn Rovers |
1–0 |
28,270 |
Job 90' |
Southgate |
4 |
3 September 2002 |
A |
Manchester United |
0–1 |
67,464 |
|
|
5 |
10 September 2002 |
H |
Sunderland |
3–0 |
32,155 |
Nemeth 17', 66' Maccarone 37' |
|
6 |
14 September 2002 |
A |
Everton |
1–2 |
32,240 |
Nemeth 11' |
|
7 |
21 September 2002 |
H |
Birmingham City |
1–0 |
29,869 |
Queudrue 29' |
|
8 |
28 September 2002 |
A |
Tottenham Hotspur |
3–0 |
36,082 |
Maccarone 33', Geremi 55', Job 58' |
Maccarone |
9 |
5 October 2002 |
H |
Bolton Wanderers |
2–0 |
31,005 |
Ehiogu 23', Geremi 68' |
|
10 |
20 October 2002 |
A |
Charlton |
0–1 |
26,271 |
|
|
11 |
26 October 2002 |
H |
Leeds |
2–2 |
34,723 |
Job 25', Southgate 83' |
|
12 |
4 November 2002 |
A |
Newcastle |
0–2 |
51,558 |
|
|
13 |
9 November 2002 |
H |
Liverpool |
1–0 |
34,747 |
Southgate 82' |
Greening |
14 |
16 November 2002 |
A |
Chelsea |
0–1 |
39,064 |
|
|
15 |
23 November 2002 |
H |
Manchester City |
3–1 |
31,510 |
Ehiogu 53', Boksic 62, Geremi 84' |
|
16 |
30 November 2002 |
A |
West Brom |
0–1 |
27,029 |
|
|
17 |
7 December 2002 |
H |
West Ham |
2–2 |
28,283 |
Nemeth 58', Ehiogu 88' |
|
18 |
14 December 2002 |
H |
Chelsea |
1–1 |
29,160 |
Geremi 32' |
|
19 |
21 December 2002 |
A |
Arsenal |
0–2 |
38,003 |
|
|
20 |
26 December 2002 |
H |
Manchester United |
3–1 |
34,673 |
Boksic 44', Nemeth 48', Job 85' |
|
21 |
28 December 2002 |
A |
Aston Villa |
0–1 |
33,637 |
|
|
22 |
1 January 2003 |
A |
Blackburn Rovers |
0–1 |
23,413 |
|
|
23 |
11 January 2003 |
H |
Southampton |
2–2 |
27,443 |
Whelan 73', Maccarone 82' |
|
24 |
19 January 2003 |
A |
Fulham |
0–1 |
14,253 |
|
|
25 |
28 January 2003 |
H |
Aston Villa |
2–5 |
27,546 |
Maccarone 33', Greening 35' |
|
26 |
8 February 2003 |
A |
Liverpool |
1–1 |
42,247 |
Geremi 38' |
|
27 |
22 February 2003 |
A |
Sunderland |
3–1 |
42,134 |
Riggott 21', 28', Christie 59' |
|
28 |
1 March 2003 |
H |
Everton |
1–1 |
32,473 |
Juninho 74' |
|
29 |
5 March 2003 |
H |
Newcastle |
1–0 |
34,814 |
Geremi 62' |
|
30 |
15 March 2003 |
A |
Leeds |
3–2 |
39,073 |
Maccarone 36', Juninho 45', Geremi 64' |
|
31 |
22 March 2003 |
H |
Charlton Athletic |
1–1 |
29,080 |
Christie 57' |
|
32 |
5 April 2003 |
H |
West Brom |
3–0 |
30,187 |
Christie 36', Greening 76', Nemeth 87' |
|
33 |
12 April 2003 |
A |
Manchester City |
0–0 |
34,793 |
|
|
34 |
19 April 2003 |
H |
Arsenal |
0–2 |
34,724 |
|
|
35 |
21 April 2003 |
A |
West Ham |
0–1 |
35,019 |
|
|
36 |
26 April 2003 |
A |
Birmingham |
0–3 |
28,821 |
|
|
37 |
3 May 2003 |
H |
Tottenham Hotspur |
5–1 |
30,230 |
Christie 23', Juninho 26', Nemeth 28', Maccarone 51', 75' |
|
38 |
11 May 2003 |
A |
Bolton Wanderers |
1–2 |
27,241 |
Ricketts 61' |
|
[edit] Cup Results
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers |
2 |
1 October 2002 |
Brentford |
Away |
Won 4-1 |
7,558 |
Marinelli, Whelan, Wilson, Downing |
3 |
6 November 2002 |
Ipswich |
Away |
Lost 3-1 |
14,417 |
Queudrue |
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Goalscorers |
3 |
4 January 2004 |
Chelsea |
Away |
Lost 1-0 |
29,796 |
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[edit] Player statistics
[edit] Goalscorers
Goalscoring statistics for 2002-03.[19]
[edit] Appearances / Discipline
Appearance and disciplinary records for 2002-03 league and cup matches.[2]
[edit] References and Notes
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