2002–03 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
| 2002–03 season | |
| Chairman | Paul Stapleton |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paul Sturrock |
| Second Division | 8th |
| FA Cup | Third Round (eliminated by Dagenham & Redbridge) |
| League Cup | First Round (eliminated by Crystal Palace) |
| Football League Trophy | Second Round (eliminated by Brentford) |
| Top goalscorer |
League: Marino Keith (11) All: Marino Keith (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,922 (vs Bristol City, 26 August 2002) |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,835 (vs Brentford, 22 March 2003) |
| Average home league attendance | 8,980 |
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← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
The 2002–03 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 99th consecutive season as a professional club. It began on 1 July 2002, and concluded on 30 June 2003, although competitive games were only played between August and May.
Season summary
The club began the 2002–03 season in the Football League Second Division, following their promotion from the Third Division.[1] They finished in a creditable 8th position, with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 15 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Marino Keith with 12 goals in all competitions. The club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, drawing 2–2 at home with Dagenham & Redbridge before losing the replay 2–0. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra-time. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they reached the Second Round before being defeated 2–0 at home by Brentford. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included David Norris, Tony Capaldi, Hasney Aljofree, and Nathan Lowndes.
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Football League
For more information, see Football League Second Division.
| 10 August 2002 | Mansfield Town | 4–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Field Mill, Mansfield | ||
White  32' 67'Disley 51'Larkin 55' |
(Report) | Evans 24' Friio 86'Lowndes 90' |
Attendance: 5,309 Referee: G Frankland | |||
| 13 August 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Friio 58' Wotton 90' |
(Report) | Thorrington 89' |
Attendance: 8,953 Referee: B Curson | |||
| 17 August 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Luton Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| McGlinchey 57' Wotton 82' |
(Report) | Howard 67' |
Attendance: 10,973 Referee: T Parkes | |||
| 24 August 2002 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham | ||
| Spencer 33' |
(Report) | Coughlan 61' Wotton 74' |
Attendance: 4,713 Referee: K Hill | |||
| 26 August 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Bristol City | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Wotton (pen) 65' Coughlan 81' |
(Report) | Attendance: 11,922 Referee: W Jordan | ||||
| 31 August 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Loftus Road, London | ||
| Thomas 69' Pacquette 90' |
(Report) | Friio 33' Hodges 59' |
Attendance: 14,001 Referee: L Cable | |||
| 14 September 2002 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Oakwell, Barnsley | ||
| Dyer 10' |
(Report) | Sturrock 38' |
Attendance: 9,134 Referee: M Fletcher | |||
| 17 September 2002 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | London Road, Peterborough | ||
| Clarke 58' Green 84' |
(Report) | Attendance: 4,208 Referee: M Warren | ||||
| 21 September 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Chesterfield | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Ebdon 69' |
Attendance: 8,547 Referee: S Tomlin | ||||
| 24 September 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Wotton 8' Coughlan 90' |
(Report) | Earnshaw 2' 67' |
Attendance: 11,606 Referee: C Wilkes | |||
| 28 September 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Adams Park, Wycombe | ||
| Currie (pen) 28' 68' |
(Report) | Friio 60' |
Attendance: 6,708 Referee: P Danson | |||
| 5 October 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Attendance: 8,530 Referee: A Bates | |||||
| 12 October 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Stonebridge 18' |
(Report) | Dinning 25' 58' Ellington 90' |
Attendance: 8,746 Referee: P Armstrong | |||
| 19 October 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Alexandra Stadium, Crewe | ||
| Norris 45' |
(Report) | Attendance: 6,733 Referee: F Stretton | ||||
| 26 October 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Blackpool | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Keith 60' |
(Report) | Taylor 16' 40' Murphy 87' |
Attendance: 8,717 Referee: A Penn | |||
| 2 November 2002 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Prenton Park, Tranmere | ||
| Roberts 87' Hodges (og) 90' |
(Report) | Adams 6' |
Attendance: 7,083 Referee: S Dunn | |||
| 12 November 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Stonebridge 4' Friio 7' |
(Report) | Eyres (pen) 74' Andrews 76' |
Attendance: 8,216 Referee: P Crossley | |||
| 23 November 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 4–1 | Stockport County | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Goodwin (og) 6' (og) 60' Keith 13'Adams 42' |
(Report) | Wotton (og) 11' |
Attendance: 7,746 Referee: M Warren | |||
| 30 November 2002 | Colchester United | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Layer Road, Colchester | ||
| (Report) | Attendance: 3,714 Referee: C Boyeson | |||||
| 14 December 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Hodges (pen) 90' |
(Report) | Andy Gurney 77' |
Attendance: 8,111 Referee: R Olivier | |||
| 21 December 2002 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent | ||
| Brooker 26' |
(Report) | Evans 2' Keith 40' |
Attendance: 4,892 Referee: P Prosser | |||
| 26 December 2002 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol | ||
| (Report) | Attendance: 18,085 Referee: A Hall | |||||
| 28 December 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Notts County | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Aljofree 61' |
(Report) | Attendance: 11,901 Referee: J Ross | ||||
| 1 January 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Phillips 22' Stonebridge 35'Norris 53' |
(Report) | Worrell (og) 13' |
Attendance: 10,927 Referee: M Cooper | |||
| 18 January 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Pacquette 51' |
Attendance: 10,249 Referee: P Walton | ||||
| 25 January 2003 | Notts County | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | ||
| (Report) | Norris 38' 50' |
Attendance: 6,329 Referee: A D'Urso | ||||
| 1 February 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Lawrence (og) 2' Phillips 68'Evans 84' |
(Report) | Lawrence 11' |
Attendance: 8,030 Referee: S Tomlin | |||
| 4 February 2003 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield | ||
| Smith (pen) 82' |
(Report) | Attendance: 7,294 Referee: E Ilderton | ||||
| 8 February 2003 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Boundary Park, Oldham | ||
| (Report) | Evans 39' |
Attendance: 6,657 Referee: H Webb | ||||
| 15 February 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Haworth 57' |
Attendance: 8,590 Referee: D Crick | ||||
| 21 February 2003 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Ninian Park, Cardiff | ||
| Earnshaw 42' |
(Report) | Wotton 86' |
Attendance: 14,006 Referee: M Warren | |||
| 25 February 2003 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Kenilworth Road, Luton | ||
| Thorpe 50' |
(Report) | Attendance: 7,589 Referee: T Bates | ||||
| 1 March 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Barnsley | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Coughlan 14' |
(Report) | Dyer 66' |
Attendance: 8,228 Referee: P Rejer | |||
| 4 March 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 6–1 | Peterborough United | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Keith 9' Burton (og) 25'Gill (og) 42'Wotton 45'Friio 62'Bent 72' |
(Report) | McKenzie 70' |
Attendance: 6,931 Referee: C Penton | |||
| 8 March 2003 | Chesterfield | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Saltergate, Chesterfield | ||
| Payne 10' Reeves 17' 49' |
(Report) | Keith 15' 74' |
Attendance: 3,668 Referee: F Stretton | |||
| 15 March 2003 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | ||
| Taylor 40' |
(Report) | Keith 29' |
Attendance: 8,772 Referee: C Wilkes | |||
| 18 March 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Stonebridge 47' |
(Report) | Jack 4' Ashton 13' 68' |
Attendance: 7,777 Referee: L Cable | |||
| 22 March 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Brentford | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Keith 12' 48' Smith 28' |
(Report) | Attendance: 6,835 Referee: M Fletcher | ||||
| 29 March 2003 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | JJB Stadium, Wigan | ||
| (Report) | Keith 35' |
Attendance: 7,203 Referee: M Cooper | ||||
| 5 April 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Colchester United | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Attendance: 7,122 Referee: P Taylor | |||||
| 12 April 2003 | Stockport County | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Edgeley Park, Stockport | ||
| Wilbraham 40' Daly (pen) 86' |
(Report) | Keith 72' |
Attendance: 5,484 Referee: M Ryan | |||
| 19 April 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | Port Vale | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Coughlan 56' Norris 67'Wotton 77' |
(Report) | Attendance: 7,778 Referee: M Warren | ||||
| 23 April 2003 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | County Ground, Swindon | ||
| Invincible 38' Parkin 68' |
(Report) | Attendance: 5,057 Referee: M Williamson | ||||
| 26 April 2003 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Sixfields, Northampton | ||
| Stamp 66' Morison 72' |
(Report) | Norris 19' Stonebridge 55' |
Attendance: 5,063 Referee: E Evans | |||
| 3 May 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Lowndes 75' |
(Report) | Attendance: 10,129 Referee: G Cain | ||||
League Table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 80 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 65 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 65 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
FA Cup
For more information, see 2002–03 FA Cup.
First Round
| 16 November 2002 | Bury | 0–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Gigg Lane, Bury | ||
| (Report) | Evans 19' Nelson (og) 32'Wotton 86' |
Attendance: 2,987 Referee: H Webb | ||||
Second Round
| 7 December 2002 | Stockport County | 0–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Edgeley Park, Stockport | ||
| (Report) | Stonebridge 9' Friio 14'Wotton (pen) 72' |
Attendance: 3,571 Referee: A Butler | ||||
Third Round
| 4 January 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| Stonebridge 44' Wotton 61' |
(Report) | Terry 13' McDougald 67' |
Attendance: 11,885 Referee: T Parkes | |||
Third Round Replay
| 14 January 2003 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Victoria Road, Dagenham | ||
| Shipp 20' McDougald 85' |
(Report) | Attendance: 4,530 Referee: T Parkes | ||||
Football League Cup
For more information, see 2002–03 Football League Cup.
First Round
| 10 September 2002 | Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 (a.e.t) | Plymouth Argyle | Selhurst Park, London | ||
| Powell 22' Johnson 113' |
(Report) | Sturrock 39' |
Attendance: 6,385 Referee: C Penton | |||
Football League Trophy
For more information, see Football League Trophy.
Southern Section First Round
| 22 October 2002 | Chester City | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Deva Stadium, Chester | ||
| Guyett 29' |
(Report) | Keith 34' Evans 85' |
Attendance: 1,126 Referee: G Salisbury | |||
Southern Section Second Round
| 12 November 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Brentford | Home Park, Plymouth | ||
| (Report) | Hunt 89' |
Attendance: 3,565 Referee: L Cable | ||||
Squad details
Player statistics
Key
† Permanent player left club during the season.
‡ On loan at Plymouth Argyle from another club during season.
¤ On loan to another club from Plymouth Argyle during season.
* First appearance(s) for Plymouth Argyle.
# = Squad number; Pos = Playing position; P = Number of games played; G = Number of goals scored; 
= Yellow cards; 
= Red cards; GK = Goalkeeper; DF = Defender; MF = Midfielder; FW = Forward
Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2002–03 season are included.[2]
| # | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | |
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Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | [3][4][5] | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Larrieu, RomainRomain Larrieu | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Worrell, DavidDavid Worrell | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | McGlinchey, BrianBrian McGlinchey | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | Friio, DavidDavid Friio | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Coughlan, GrahamGraham Coughlan | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Taylor, CraigCraig Taylor† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Beresford, DavidDavid Beresford | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW | Lowndes, NathanNathan Lowndes | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17* | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Evans, MickeyMickey Evans | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Stonebridge, IanIan Stonebridge | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Phillips, MartinMartin Phillips | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Adams, SteveSteve Adams | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | McAnespie, KieranKieran McAnespie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Hodges, LeeLee Hodges | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Wotton, PaulPaul Wotton | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Lopes, OsvaldoOsvaldo Lopes† | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Smith, GrantGrant Smith‡ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5* | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Yetton, StewartStewart Yetton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Aljofree, HasneyHasney Aljofree | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Keith, MarinoMarino Keith | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Bent, JasonJason Bent | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Sturrock, BlairBlair Sturrock | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Broad, JoeJoe Broad | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | McCormick, LukeLuke McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Malcolm, StuartStuart Malcolm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Heaney, NeilNeil Heaney† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Norris, DavidDavid Norris‡ | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36* | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Barras, TonyTony Barras‡ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Capaldi, TonyTony Capaldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Bernard, PaulPaul Bernard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10* | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | Milosevic, DannyDanny Milosevic‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Connolly, PaulPaul Connolly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | GK | Williams, Danny[[Danny Williams|Danny Williams]]‡ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2002 |  David Beresford | Hull City | Free |
| 8 July 2002 | Nathan Lowndes | Livingston | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2002 |  Stuart Malcolm | St Johnstone | Free |
| 30 August 2002 | Hasney Aljofree | Dundee United | Free |
| 14 December 2002 | David Norris | Bolton Wanderers | £25,000 |
| 23 December 2002 | Paul Bernard | Barnsley | Free |
| 27 March 2003 | Kieran McAnespie | Fulham | Free |
| 30 April 2003 |  Tony Capaldi | Birmingham City | Free |
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Martin Gritton | Torquay United | Free |
| 9 September 2002 | Sean Evers | Woking | Free |
| 18 December 2002 | Neil Heaney | Free Agent | Released |
| 1 January 2003 | Kevin Wills | Torquay United | Free |
| 2 June 2003 |  Osvaldo Lopes | Free Agent | Released |
| 13 June 2003 | Craig Taylor | Torquay United | Free |
Loans
In
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2002 | David Norris | Bolton Wanderers | 13 December 2002 |
| 6 November 2002 |  Danny Milosevic | Leeds United | 10 November 2002 |
| 20 November 2002 | Tony Barras | Walsall | 1 January 2003 |
| 11 March 2003 | Grant Smith | Sheffield United | 4 May 2003 |
Out In
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2002 | Martin Gritton | Torquay United | 5 September 2002 |
| 29 November 2002 | Kevin Wills | Torquay United | 29 December 2002 |
| 24 February 2003 | Craig Taylor | Torquay United | 4 May 2003 |
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