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2002-03 in English football



         


Events in the 2002-03 English football season, from August 2002 to July 2003:

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England national team


Date Venue Opponents Score Comp England scorers
September 7, 2002 Villa Park, Birmingham Portugal 1-1 F Smith
October 12, 2002 Bratislava Slovakia 2-1 ECQ Beckham, Owen
October 16, 2002 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Macedonia 2-2 ECQ Beckham, Gerrard
February 12, 2003 Upton Park, London Australia 3-1 F Jeffers
March 29, 2003 Vaduz Liechtenstein 2-0 ECQ Owen, Beckham
April 2, 2003 Stadium of Light, Sunderland Turkey 2-0 ECQ Vassell, Beckham
May 22, 2003 Durban South Africa 2-1 F Southgate, Heskey
June 3, 2003 Walkers Stadium, Leicester Serbia and Montenegro 2-1 F Gerrard, Joe Cole
June 11, 2003 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Slovakia 2-1 ECQ Owen (2)


Key: ECQ = 2004 European Championship qualifiers, F = Friendly; scores are written England first

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European club competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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UEFA Cup

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UEFA Intertoto Cup

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National cup competitions


Competition Winners
FA Cup Arsenal
Football League Cup Liverpool
Football League Trophy Bristol City
FA Trophy Burscough
FA Vase Brigg Town
FA Youth Cup Manchester United


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League competitions

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FA Premier League

P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts 1 Manchester United 38 16 2 1 42 12 9 6 4 32 22 +40 83 Champions League 2 Arsenal 38 15 2 2 47 20 8 7 4 38 22 +43 78 Champions League 3 Newcastle United 38 15 2 2 36 17 6 4 9 27 31 +15 69 Champions League (qualifying) 4 Chelsea 38 12 5 2 41 15 7 5 7 27 23 +30 67 Champions League (qualifying) 5 Liverpool 38 9 8 2 30 16 9 2 8 31 25 +20 64 UEFA Cup (League Cup winners) 6 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 7 3 24 15 7 5 7 28 28 +9 60 UEFA Cup 7 Everton 38 11 5 3 28 19 6 3 10 20 30 -1 59 8 Southampton 38 9 8 2 25 16 4 5 10 18 30 -3 52 UEFA Cup (FA Cup runners up) 9 Manchester City 38 9 2 8 28 26 6 4 9 19 28 -7 51 UEFA Cup (Fair Play winners) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 4 6 30 29 5 4 10 21 33 -11 50 11 Middlesbrough 38 10 7 2 36 21 3 3 13 12 23 +4 49 12 Charlton Athletic 38 8 3 8 26 30 6 4 9 19 26 -11 49 13 Birmingham City 38 8 5 6 25 23 5 4 10 16 26 -8 48 14 Fulham 38 11 3 5 26 18 2 6 11 15 32 -9 48 15 Leeds United 38 7 3 9 25 26 7 2 10 33 31 +1 47 16 Aston Villa 38 11 2 6 25 14 1 7 11 17 33 -5 45 17 Bolton Wanderers 38 7 8 4 27 24 3 6 10 14 27 -10 44 18 West Ham United 38 5 7 7 21 24 5 5 9 21 35 -17 42 Relegated 19 West Bromwich Albion 38 3 5 11 17 34 3 3 13 12 31 -36 26 Relegated 20 Sunderland 38 3 2 14 11 31 1 5 13 10 34 -44 19 Relegated

Leading goalscorer: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 25

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Football League First Division

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Football League Second Division

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Football League Third Division

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Football Conference

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National League System


League Champions
Step 2 Leagues
Northern Premier League Accrington Stanley
Southern League Tamworth
Isthmian League Aldershot Town
Step 3 Leagues
Northern Premier League Division One Alfreton Town
Southern League Midland/West Division Merthyr Tydfil
Southern League South/East Division Dorchester Town
Isthmian League Division One North Northwood
Isthmian League Division One South Carshalton Athletic
Step 4 Leagues
Northern League Brandon United
Northern Counties East League Bridlington Town
North West Counties League Prescot Cables
Midland Alliance Stourbridge
United Counties League Holbeach United
Eastern Counties League A.F.C. Sudbury
Hellenic League North Leigh
Western League Team Bath
Isthmian League Division Two Cheshunt
Essex Senior League Enfield Town
Spartan South Midlands League Dunstable Town
Combined Counties League Withdean 2000
Wessex League Eastleigh
Sussex County League Burgess Hill Town
Kent League Cray Wanderers


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Major transfer deals

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Deaths


Seasons in English football

1997-98 - 1998-99 - 1999-2000 - 2000-01 - 2001-02 - 2002-03 - 2003-04 - 2004-05 - 2005-06 - 2006-07 - 2007-08






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