Seasons · Premier League · Season 83

2002/03

Finished 15th · Manager Terry Venables

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The season · Record

Played: 50
Won: 20
Drawn: 8
Lost: 22
For: 74
Against: 67
Points: 47

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–1; v Charlton Athletic
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Newcastle United
Clean sheets: 14
Top scorer: Viduka; 22 goals
Most assists: Kewell; 8 assists
Avg attendance: 33,776

Final table

Premier League

Final Premier League table, 2002/03
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	25	8	5	74	34	+40	83
2	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	85	42	+43	78
3	Newcastle United	38	21	6	11	63	48	+15	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	68	38	+30	67
5	Liverpool	38	18	10	10	61	41	+20	64
6	Blackburn Rovers	38	16	12	10	52	43	+9	60
7	Everton	38	17	8	13	48	49	-1	59
8	Southampton	38	13	13	12	43	46	-3	52
9	Manchester City	38	15	6	17	47	54	-7	51
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	51	62	-11	50
11	Middlesbrough	38	13	10	15	48	44	+4	49
12	Charlton Athletic	38	14	7	17	45	56	-11	49
13	Birmingham City	38	13	9	16	41	49	-8	48
14	Fulham	38	13	9	16	41	50	-9	48
15	Leeds United	38	14	5	19	58	57	+1	47
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	38	10	12	16	42	59	-17	42
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	6	8	24	29	65	-36	26
20	Sunderland	38	4	7	27	21	65	-44	19

Matchlog

Every fixture

Premier League · 38 played

Premier League fixtures, 2002/03
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
17 Aug	H	Manchester City	3–0	40,195	Won 3–0 v Manchester City
24 Aug	A	West Bromwich Albion	3–1	26,618	Won 3–1 v West Bromwich Albion
28 Aug	H	Sunderland	0–1	39,929	Lost 0–1 v Sunderland
31 Aug	A	Birmingham City	1–2	27,634	Lost 1–2 v Birmingham City
11 Sep	A	Newcastle United	2–0	51,730	Won 2–0 v Newcastle United
14 Sep	H	Manchester United	1–0	39,622	Won 1–0 v Manchester United
22 Sep	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	25,415	Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
28 Sep	H	Arsenal	1–4	40,199	Lost 1–4 v Arsenal
6 Oct	A	Aston Villa	0–0	33,505	Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
19 Oct	H	Liverpool	0–1	40,197	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
26 Oct	A	Middlesbrough	2–2	34,723	Drew 2–2 v Middlesbrough
3 Nov	H	Everton	0–1	40,161	Lost 0–1 v Everton
10 Nov	A	West Ham United	4–3	33,297	Won 4–3 v West Ham United
17 Nov	H	Bolton Wanderers	2–4	36,627	Lost 2–4 v Bolton Wanderers
24 Nov	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	35,718	Lost 0–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
1 Dec	H	Charlton Athletic	1–2	35,537	Lost 1–2 v Charlton Athletic
7 Dec	A	Fulham	0–1	17,494	Lost 0–1 v Fulham
16 Dec	A	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	23,378	Won 3–0 v Bolton Wanderers
21 Dec	H	Southampton	1–1	36,687	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
26 Dec	A	Sunderland	2–1	44,029	Won 2–1 v Sunderland
28 Dec	H	Chelsea	2–0	40,122	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
1 Jan	H	Birmingham City	2–0	40,034	Won 2–0 v Birmingham City
11 Jan	A	Manchester City	1–2	34,884	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
18 Jan	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	39,708	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
28 Jan	A	Chelsea	2–3	39,738	Lost 2–3 v Chelsea
1 Feb	A	Everton	0–2	40,153	Lost 0–2 v Everton
8 Feb	H	West Ham United	1–0	40,126	Won 1–0 v West Ham United
22 Feb	H	Newcastle United	0–3	40,025	Lost 0–3 v Newcastle United
5 Mar	A	Manchester United	1–2	67,135	Lost 1–2 v Manchester United
15 Mar	H	Middlesbrough	2–3	39,073	Lost 2–3 v Middlesbrough
23 Mar	A	Liverpool	1–3	43,021	Lost 1–3 v Liverpool
5 Apr	A	Charlton Athletic	6–1	26,274	Won 6–1 v Charlton Athletic
12 Apr	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	39,580	Drew 2–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
19 Apr	A	Southampton	2–3	32,032	Lost 2–3 v Southampton
22 Apr	H	Fulham	2–0	37,220	Won 2–0 v Fulham
26 Apr	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	38,062	Lost 2–3 v Blackburn Rovers
4 May	A	Arsenal	3–2	38,127	Won 3–2 v Arsenal
11 May	H	Aston Villa	3–1	40,205	Won 3–1 v Aston Villa

UEFA Cup · 6 played

UEFA Cup fixtures, 2002/03
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Sep	H	Metalurg Zaporizhzhya	1–0	30,000	Won 1–0 v Metalurg Zaporizhzhya
3 Oct	A	Metalurg Zaporizhzhya	1–1	12,000	Drew 1–1 v Metalurg Zaporizhzhya
31 Oct	H	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–0	31,867	Won 1–0 v Hapoel Tel Aviv
14 Nov	N	Hapoel Tel Aviv	4–1	3,000	Won 4–1 v Hapoel Tel Aviv
28 Nov	A	Malaga	0–0	35,000	Drew 0–0 v Malaga
12 Dec	H	Malaga	1–2	34,123	Lost 1–2 v Malaga

FA Cup · 5 played

FA Cup fixtures, 2002/03
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
4 Jan	A	Scunthorpe United	2–0	8,329	Won 2–0 v Scunthorpe United
25 Jan	A	Gillingham	1–1	11,093	Drew 1–1 v Gillingham
4 Feb	H	Gillingham	2–1	29,359	Won 2–1 v Gillingham
16 Feb	A	Crystal Palace	2–1	24,512	Won 2–1 v Crystal Palace
9 Mar	A	Sheffield United	0–1	24,633	Lost 0–1 v Sheffield United

League Cup · 1 played

League Cup fixtures, 2002/03
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Nov	A	Sheffield United	1–2	26,663	Lost 1–2 v Sheffield United