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2002–03 Southend United F.C. season

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Southend United
2002–03 season
ManagerRob Newman, Stewart Robson, Steve Wignall
Football League Third Division17th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerTesfaye Bramble & Mark Rawle (9)

The 2002–03 season saw Southend United's compete in the Football League Third Division.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Boston United 46 15 13 18 55 56 −1 54[a]
16 Macclesfield Town 46 14 12 20 57 63 −6 54
17 Southend United 46 17 3 26 47 59 −12 54
18 Leyton Orient 46 14 11 21 51 61 −10 53
19 Rochdale 46 12 16 18 63 70 −7 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Notes:
  1. ^ Boston United had 4 points deducted for financial irregularities.[1]

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Third Division

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Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 10 August 2002 Hull City A 2–2 10,449 Jenkins 62', Bramble 90'
2 13 August 2002 Carlisle United H 0–1 3,881
3 17 August 2002 Shrewsbury Town H 2–3 3,150 Jenkins 9', Bramble 81' (pen)
4 24 August 2002 Oxford United A 1–0 5,162 Rawle 20'
5 26 August 2002 Cambridge United H 2–1 4,462 Broad 7', Smith 30'
6 31 August 2002 Rochdale A 2–1 2,852 Rawle 36', Bramble 83'
7 7 September 2002 Rushden & Diamonds A 0–3 4,176
8 14 September 2002 Macclesfield Town H 1–0 3,249 Cort 26'
9 17 September 2002 Kidderminster Harriers H 0–2 2,959
10 21 September 2002 Lincoln City A 1–2 3,151 Jenkins 76'
11 28 September 2002 Exeter City H 1–0 3,364 Jones 43'
12 28 September 2002 Bury A 3–1 3,301 Jones 67', Jenkins 79', Bramble 84'
13 12 October 2002 York City H 1–0 4,411 Belgrave 90'
14 19 October 2002 Swansea City A 0–1 3,623
15 25 October 2002 Hartlepool United A 0–1 5,168
16 29 October 2002 Leyton Orient A 1–2 5,343 Belgrave 73'
17 2 November 2002 Wrexham H 0–1 3,727
18 9 November 2002 Bristol Rovers A 1–0 5,691 Bramble 78'
19 23 November 2002 Bournemouth H 0–1 4,221
20 30 November 2002 Darlington A 1–2 2,820 Bramble 90'
21 14 December 2002 Boston United H 4–2 3,245 Cort (3) 7' 23', 88', Rawle 39'
22 21 December 2002 Torquay United A 1–3 2,244 Bramble 60'
23 26 December 2002 Cambridge United A 1–1 6,237 Rawle 10'
24 29 December 2002 Scunthorpe United H 1–2 4,248 Cort 39'
25 4 January 2003 Carlisle United A 0–1 4,016
26 14 January 2003 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 2,699 Smith 20'
27 18 January 2003 Rochdale H 1–0 3,645 Bramble 89'
28 21 January 2003 Oxford United H 2–1 3,203 Rawle 45', Bramble 70'
29 25 January 2003 Scunthorpe United A 1–4 3,096 Smith 17'
30 1 February 2003 Hull City H 3–0 4,534 Smith (2) 22', 45', Rawle 41'
31 8 February 2003 Bristol Rovers H 2–2 4,708 Belgrave 36', Maher 76'
32 15 February 2003 Wrexham A 0–3 3,109
33 22 February 2003 Rushden & Diamonds A 2–1 6,453 Rawle 4', Searle 6'
34 1 March 2003 Macclesfield Town A 1–2 1,917 Rawle 4', Searle 6'
35 4 March 2003 Kidderminster Harriers A 0–1 2,006
36 8 March 2003 Lincoln City H 0–1 3,912
37 15 March 2003 Hartlepool United A 1–2 4,868 Sutch 74'
38 18 March 2003 Swansea City H 0–2 2,832
39 22 March 2003 Leyton Orient H 1–0 4,148 Salter 5'
40 29 March 2003 York City A 0–2 4,312
41 5 April 2003 Darlington H 2–0 3,053 Maher 40', Jenkins 42'
42 12 April 2003 Bournemouth A 0–1 6,767
43 19 April 2003 Torquay United H 3–0 3,594 Rawle (2) 2', 40', Jenkins 88'
44 21 April 2003 Boston United A 0–1 3,247
45 26 April 2003 Bury A 1–2 4,707 Cort 13'
46 3 May 2003 Exeter City A 0–1 9,036

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 16 November 2002 Hartlepool United H 1–1 4,984 Lee (o.g.) 3'
R1 Replay 26 November 2002 Hartlepool United A 2–1 4,080 Bramble 88', Cort 89'
R2 7 December 2002 Bournemouth H 1–1 5,721 Rawle 53'
R2 Replay 17 December 2002 Bournemouth A 2–3 5,456 Bramble 42', Rawle 45'

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 10 September 2002 Wimbledon H 1–4 2,634 Rawle 82'

League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 22 October 2002 Swindon Town A 1–6 1,747 Jones 23'

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Darryl Flahavan 41 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 47 0
2 DF England Stephen Broad 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
3 DF Wales Damon Searle 39(5) 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 45(5) 1
4 DF England Leon Cort 46 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 52 7
5 DF England Phil Whelan 13(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 14(2) 0
6 DF England Dave McSweeney 15(2) 0 4 0 0 0 0(1) 0 19(3) 0
7 MF England Stuart Thurgood 7(20) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 1 0 9(22) 0
8 MF England Kevin Maher 42 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 46 2
9 FW Montserrat Tesfaye Bramble 31(3) 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 36(3) 10
10 FW England Barrington Belgrave 6(15) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 8(15) 3
11 MF England Mark Rawle 33(1) 9 3 2 1 1 0 0 37(1) 12
12 MF England Steven Clark 20(13) 0 1(3) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 22(17) 0
13 GK England Danny Gay 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14 MF England Danny Maye 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
15 DF England Mark Beard 29(7) 0 4 0 1 0 0(1) 0 34(8) 0
16 MF England Steve Tilson 2(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 3(3) 0
17 MF Scotland Gavin Strachan 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0
17 FW England Dan Marney 13(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13(4) 0
18 DF England Daryl Sutch 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
18 MF England Ian Selley 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
19 DF England Neil Jenkins 29(5) 7 1(1) 0 1 0 0 0 31(6) 7
20 DF England Ronnie Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW England Graeme Jones 18(3) 2 2(1) 0 1 0 1 1 22(4) 3
21 DF England Rob Newman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Jay Smith 30(1) 5 3(1) 0 1 0 1 0 35(2) 5
23 DF England Tom Jordan 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0
24 FW England Mark Salter 5(8) 1 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(9) 1
25 MF Republic of Ireland Tony Scully 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
25 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Kelly 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
26 MF England Brett Darby 6(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(4) 0
26 FW Republic of Ireland Dominic Foley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
27 MF England Michael Kightly 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0

References

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  1. ^ "League newcomers docked points". BBC Sport. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2017.