2002–03 Burnley F.C. season

Burnley
2002–03 season
Chairman Barry Kilby
Manager Stan Ternent
First Division 16th
League Cup 4th Round
FA Cup Quarter Final
Top goalscorer League: Gareth Taylor (16)
All: Gareth Taylor (17)
Highest home attendance 22,034 v Manchester United
(3 December 2002)
Lowest home attendance 5,436 v Grimsby Town
(14 January 2003)
Average home attendance 14,200[1]
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

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.

Contents

Appearances and goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total First Division League Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Nikolaos Michopoulos 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Dean West 49 5 41+0 4 3+0 1 5+0 0
3 DF Drissa Diallo 18 2 14+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 1
5 DF Steve Davis 32 5 25+3 4 3+0 1 0+1 0
6 DF Gordon Armstrong 7 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 MF Glen Little 40 7 28+5 5 2+1 0 1+3 2
8 MF Paul Cook 31 1 21+2 0 1+1 0 5+1 1
9 FW Gareth Taylor 48 17 38+2 16 3+1 0 4+0 1
10 FW Andy Payton 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Matthew O'Neill 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF Tony Grant 44 1 24+10 1 3+1 0 6+0 0
14 DF Ian Cox 33 1 23+3 1 2+0 0 4+1 0
15 MF Graham Branch 41 0 31+1 0 2+1 0 6+0 0
16 FW Ian Moore 52 11 35+9 8 2+0 0 6+0 3
17 FW Anthony Shandran 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Paul Weller 40 1 26+8 0 3+0 0 1+2 1
19 DF Lee Briscoe 41 2 32+1 2 4+0 0 4+0 0
20 MF Brad Maylett 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW Mark Rasmussen 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK Marlon Beresford 43 0 33+1 0 4+0 0 5+0 0
23 DF Mark McGregor 37 1 25+5 1 3+0 0 2+2 0
25 MF Lenny Johnrose 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Arthur Gnohéré 40 2 31+2 2 4+0 0 3+0 0
27 FW Robbie Blake 49 16 34+7 13 4+0 1 3+1 2
28 MF Alan Moore 36 3 14+13 1 1+2 0 5+1 2
29 FW Dimitrios Papadopoulos 40 6 7+27 3 0+4 3 1+1 0
30 MF Richard Chaplow 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Joel Pilkington 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Earl Davis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Andy Waine 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Andrew Leeson 0 0 0+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

Matches

First Division

10 August 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 1 – 3 Brighton & Hove Albion Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,738
Referee: A Bates
Briscoe  90' (Report) Melton  29'
Brooker  65'
Zamora  67'
17 August 2002
5:35pm
 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 0 Burnley Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Attendance: 25,031
Referee: J Winter
Blake  2'
Irwin  49'
Cooper  88'		 (Report)
24 August 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 0 – 1 Sheffield United Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,868
Referee: R Pearson
(Report) Onuora  35'
27 August 2002
3:00pm
 Reading 3 – 0 Burnley Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 12,009
Referee: P Taylor
Cureton  55'  90'
Butler  87'		 (Report)
31 August 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 0 – 0 Crystal Palace Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,407
Referee: M Fletcher
(Report)
7 September 2002
3:00pm
 Derby County 1 – 2 Burnley Pride Park Stadium, Burnley
Attendance: 22,343
Referee: A Hall
Bolder  8' (Report) Blake  51' (pen.)
Barton  55' (o.g.)
14 September 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 1 Stoke City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,244
Referee: D Pugh
Gnohéré  76'
Papadopoulos  81'		 (Report) Guðjónsson  74'
17 September 2002
7:45pm
 Burnley 2 – 2 Millwall Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,878
Referee: H Webb
West  18' (pen.)
I. Moore  85'		 (Report) Livermore  31'
Davies  64'
21 September 2002
3:00pm
 Bradford City 2 – 2 Burnley Valley Parade, Bradford
Attendance: 14,561
Referee: M Dean
Gray  17'
Proctor  90'		 (Report) Blake  57'
Taylor  76'
28 September 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 1 – 0 Wimbledon Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,259
Referee: S Mathieson
Little  51' (Report)
5 October 2002
3:00pm
 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 3 Burnley Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 17,004
Referee: T Parkes
Donnelly  67' (Report) Taylor  8'
Little  57'
I. Moore  60'
12 October 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 1 Walsall Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,907
Referee: B Curson
Blake  42'
Davis  69'		 (Report) Birch  79'
19 October 2002
3:00pm
 Leicester City 0 – 1 Burnley Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 26,254
Referee: K Hill
(Report) I. Moore  55'
22 October 2002
7:45pm
 Ipswich Town 2 – 2 Burnley Portman Road, Ipswich
Attendance: 22,736
Referee: P Joslin
McGreal  2'
Ambrose  16'		 (Report) Gnohéré  6'
Papadopoulos  90'
26 October 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 0 – 3 Portsmouth Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: M Clattenburg
(Report) Quashie  21'
Todorov  58'
Harper  86'
29 October 2002
7:45pm
 Grimsby Town 6 – 5 Burnley Blundell Park, Grimsby
Attendance: 5,620
Referee: P Danson
Kabba  3'  31'
Livingstone  28'
Campbell  36'
Pouton  56' (pen.)
Ford  72'		 (Report) Taylor  22'  49'
I. Moore  31'
Blake  45'  83' (pen.)
2 November 2002
5:35pm
 Preston North End 3 – 1 Burnley Deepdale, Preston
Attendance: 16,046
Referee: G Cain
Fuller  3'  66'
McKenna  62'		 (Report) Taylor  51'
9 November 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 3 – 1 Coventry City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,470
Referee: M Jones
Blake  15' (pen.)
Grant  35'
Davenport  86' (o.g.)		 (Report) McAllister  66' (pen.)
16 November 2002
3:00pm
 Rotherham United 0 – 0 Burnley Millmoor, Rotherham
Attendance: 7,575
Referee: A Hall
(Report)
23 November 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 0 Norwich City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 16,282
Referee: P Prosser
McGregor  59'
Little  85'		 (Report)
30 November 2002
3:00pm
 Watford 2 – 1 Burnley Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 13,977
Referee: R Olivier
Helguson  40'
Smith  72' (pen.)		 (Report) Taylor  76'
7 December 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,869
Referee: L Cable
Briscoe  28' (Report)
14 December 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 6 Rotherham United Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: C Foy
Davis  67'  78' (Report) Lee  12'  59'
Mullin  27'  30'
Byfield  84'  89'
20 December 2002
12:30pm
 Gillingham 4 – 2 Burnley Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
Attendance: 7,905
Referee: G Hegley
Wallace  17'
Smith  41'  45'
King  64'		 (Report) Taylor  28'
Blake  76' (pen.)
26 December 2002
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 18,641
Referee: M Messias
Taylor  24'
West  32'		 (Report) Butler  85'
28 December 2002
3:00pm
 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 2 Burnley Withdean Stadium, Brighton
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: T Parkes
Sidwell  88'  89' (Report) Little  44'
I. Moore  71'
11 January 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 1 – 1 Ipswich Town Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,501
Referee: A Hall
Blake  66' (pen.) (Report) Couñago  22'
18 January 2003
3:00pm
 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 16,344
Referee: M Cooper
Popovic  62' (pen.) (Report) Taylor  44'
1 February 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 5 Reading Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,420
Referee: R Pearson
I. Moore  55'
West  90'		 (Report) Sidwell  37'  79'
Salako  45'  52'
Henderson  90'
8 February 2003
3:00pm
 Coventry City 0 – 1 Burnley Highfield Road, Coventry
Attendance: 13,659
Referee: G Cain
(Report) Cox  35'
22 February 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 0 Derby County Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 15,063
Referee: D Crick
I. Moore  8'
Taylor  23'		 (Report)
1 March 2003
3:00pm
 Stoke City 0 – 1 Burnley Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Attendance: 12,874
Referee: P Joslin
(Report) West  56'
4 March 2003
7:45pm
 Millwall 1 – 1 Burnley The New Den, London
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: M Cooper
Sadlier  84' (Report) I. Moore  18'
12 March 2003
7:45pm
 Sheffield United 4 – 2 Burnley Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 17,359
Referee: A Butler
Brown  17'  36'
Ndlovu  66'  72'		 (Report) Taylor  64'
Blake  90'
15 March 2003
3:00pm
 Walsall 3 – 2 Burnley Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: P Walton
Leitão  24'
Carbon  33'
Matías  66'		 (Report) Blake  74' (pen.)
Little  90'
18 March 2003
7:45pm
 Burnley 1 – 2 Leicester City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,544
Referee: A Kaye
Sinclair  90' (o.g.) (Report) Dickov  79'
Benjamin  65'
22 March 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 1 – 1 Grimsby Town Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,445
Referee: F Stretton
A. Moore  52' (Report) Campbell  43'
25 March 2003
7:45pm
 Burnley 0 – 2 Bradford City Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,095
Referee: C Webster
(Report) Jørgensen  18'
Gray  89'
5 April 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 4 – 7 Watford Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 10,208
Referee: P Dowd
Taylor  15'  39'  45'
Davis  35'		 (Report) Brown  13'
Hyde  16'
Cox  26'
Chopra  29'  40'  61'  90'
8 April 2003
7:45pm
 Burnley 2 – 0 Preston North End Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 12,245
Referee: M Halsey
Papadopoulos  42'
Blake  61'		 (Report)
12 April 2003
3:00pm
 Norwich City 2 – 0 Burnley Carrow Road, Norwich
Attendance: 20,026
Referee: S Tomlin
Nedergaard  3'
Abbey  67'		 (Report)
15 April 2003
7:45pm
 Portsmouth 1 – 0 Burnley Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Attendance: 19,221
Referee: B Curson
Todorov  73' (Report)
19 April 2003
3:00pm
 Burnley 2 – 0 Gillingham Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: S Baines
Taylor  28'
Diallo  50'		 (Report)
21 April 2003
3:00pm
 Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Burnley City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 25,403
Referee: A Bates
Dawson  75'
Johnson  90'		 (Report)
26 April 2003
1:30pm
 Burnley 2 – 7 Sheffield Wednesday Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: M Clattenburg
Blake  42' (pen.)  53' (Report) McLaren  3'
Westwood  5'
Wood  32'
Evans  47'
Haslam  66'
Gnohéré  73' (o.g.)
Quinn  80'
4 May 2003
1:30pm
 Wimbledon 2 – 1 Burnley Selhurst Park, London
Attendance: 1,972
Referee: P Armstrong
Connolly  55'  81' (Report) Taylor  27'

Final league position

Pos Team Games played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Points
16 Burnley 46 15 10 21 65 89 55

League Cup

1st Round

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

2nd Round

1 October 2002
7:45pm
 Huddersfield Town 0 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Burnley Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: G Laws
(Report) Papadopoulos  104'

3rd Round

6 November 2002
7:45pm
 Burnley 2 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 13,512
Referee: D Gallagher
Blake  57'
Davis  61'		 (Report) Poyet  17'

4th Round

3 December 2002
7:45pm
 Burnley 0 – 2 Manchester United Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 22,034
Referee: N Barry
(Report) Forlán  35'
Solskjær  65'

FA Cup

3rd Round

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

3rd Round Replay

14 January 2003
7:45pm
 Burnley 4 – 0 Grimsby Town Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: G Laws
I. Moore  25'  90'
Little  79'
Blake  86' (pen.)		 (Report)

4th Round

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

5th Round

16 February 2003
3:00pm
 Fulham 1 – 1 Burnley Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 13,062
Referee: G Poll
Malbranque  45' (Report) A. Moore  4'

5th Round Replay

26 February 2003
7:45pm
 Burnley 3 – 0 Fulham Turf Moor, Burnley
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: P Dowd
Taylor  27'
I. Moore  35'
Diallo  52'		 (Report)

Quarter Final

9 March 2003
1:30pm
 Watford 2 – 0 Burnley Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 20,336
Referee: A Wiley
Smith  74'
Glass  80'		 (Report)

References

  1. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 466
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