| 2002–03 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Terry Brown | |||
| Manager | Glenn Roeder(until 21 April) SirTrevor Brooking(caretaker) | |||
| Stadium | Boleyn Ground | |||
| Premier League | 18th(relegated) | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out byManchester United) | |||
| League Cup | Third round (knocked out byOldham Athletic) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paolo Di Canio (9) All: Jermain Defoe (11) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 34,432 | |||
The2002–03 season saw West Ham United relegated from theFA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) after a 10-year run in the top flight. West Ham were relegated to theFirst Division at the end of the season, finishing in 18th place.
Following a successful debut campaign for new managerGlenn Roeder the previous year that saw them finish 7th in the Premiership - two places short of a club record 5th three seasons earlier - hopes were high for the young squad to expand on this and aim for an equal or higher finish in the 2002–03 season. Despite boasting several current or future England internationals, includingDavid James,Trevor Sinclair,Joe Cole,Jermain Defoe,Glen Johnson andMichael Carrick, a disastrous start to the season saw them win just three out of their first 24 matches, and the club found themselves bottom of the table at Christmas with just 16 points.[1] Similarly poor results followed into the new year, as the club continued to struggle in the relegation battle and were knocked out of theFA Cup after a 6–0 defeat toManchester United in January.
Their poor form in all competitions was put into perspective on 21 April 2003, when managerGlenn Roeder collapsed after a 1–0 Premiership win againstMiddlesbrough; it was revealed he was suffering from a non-malignant brain tumour, which was later operated on successfully.[2] Following this, club legend SirTrevor Brooking was named as caretaker manager, and West Ham's luck began to turn with a series of good results towards the end of the season that saw them go into the final day with a chance of staying up. Tied with 17th placeBolton Wanderers but far behind ongoal difference, they headed into the last game of the season againstBirmingham City needing a superior result to Bolton (and in the case of both teams winning, a 7-goal margin) to escape relegation. However, a 2–2 draw with goals fromLes Ferdinand andPaolo Di Canio saw the Hammers relegated after Bolton defeated Middlesbrough 2–1 at theReebok Stadium, sending them down to England's second division for the first time since 1992.[3][4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C) | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 83 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 42 | +43 | 78 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 67 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 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 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round[c] |
| 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(R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 42 | Relegation toFootball League First Division |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion(R) | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 26 | |
| 20 | Sunderland(R) | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 65 | −44 | 19 |
[5]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 19 August 20021 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 20:00BST | LuaLua 61',72'Shearer 76'Solano 86' | Report | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,072 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 24 August 20022 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Arsenal | London |
| 15:00BST | J. Cole 44' Kanouté 53' | Report | Henry 65' Wiltord 88' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,048 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 31 August 20023 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| 15:00BST | Report | Jensen 4' Fortune 44' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,424 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 11 September 20024 | West Ham United | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| 19:45BST | Report | Roberts 28' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,957 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 15 September 20025 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | West Ham United | London |
| 16:00BST | Davies 62' Sheringham 71'Gardner 89' | Report | Kanouté 66' Sinclair 77' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,005 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 21 September 20026 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester City | London |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,550 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 28 September 20027 | Chelsea | 2–3 | West Ham United | London |
| 15:00BST | Hasselbaink 21' (pen.) Zola 74' | Report | Defoe 40' Di Canio 49, 84' | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,929 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 5 October 20028 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Birmingham City | London |
| 15:00BST | Cole 17' | Report | John 4, 43' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,010 Referee:Phil Dowd |
| 19 October 20029 | Sunderland | 0–1 | West Ham United | Sunderland |
| 15:00BST | Report | Sinclair 23' | Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 44,352 Referee:Graham Barber |
| 23 October 200210 | Fulham | 0–1 | West Ham United | London |
| 19:45BST | Report | Di Canio 90' (pen.) | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 15,858 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 27 October 200211 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Everton | London |
| 16:05GMT | Report | Carsley 70' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,117 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 2 November 200212 | Liverpool | 2–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| 15:00GMT | Owen 28',55' | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 44,048 Referee:Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 10 November 200213 | West Ham United | 3–4 | Leeds United | London |
| Di Canio 21',50' (pen.) Sinclair 74' | Report | Barmby 11' Kewell 28',51'Viduka 45' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,297 Referee:Steve Dunn |
| 17 November 200214 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Manchester United | London |
| 16:00GMT | Defoe 86' | Report | Van Nistelrooy 38' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,049 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 23 November 200215 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| 15:00GMT | Hendrie 29' Leonhardsen 59'Dublin 70'Vassell 80' | Report | Di Canio 70' | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 33,279 Referee:Chris Foy |
| 2 December 200216 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Southampton | London |
| 20:00GMT | Report | Beattie 90' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,844 Referee:Mike Riley |
| 7 December 200217 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | West Ham United | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00GMT | Németh 58' Ehiogu 88' | Report | Cole 46' Pearce 76' | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,283 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 14 December 200218 | Manchester United | 3–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Solskjær 15' Verón 17'Schemmel 61' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,555 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 21 December 200219 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00BST | Pearce 17' | Report | Ricketts 65' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,892 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| 26 December 200220 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Fulham | London |
| Sinclair 65' | Report | Sava 49' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,025 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 December 200221 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | West Ham United | Blackburn |
| Duff 4' Cole 78' | Report | Taylor 24' (o.g.) Defoe 86' | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 24,998 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 11 January 200322 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00BST | Cole 14' Defoe 45' | Report | Bellamy 9' Jenas 81' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,048 Referee:Jeff Winter |
| 19 January 200323 | Arsenal | 3–1 | West Ham United | London |
| Henry 21' (pen.),71',86' | Report | Defoe 40' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,053 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 22 January 200324 | Charlton Athletic | 4–2 | West Ham United | London |
| Jensen 42' Parker 45',51'Kishishev 90' | Report | Rufus 19' (o.g.) Fish 62' (o.g.) | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 26,340 Referee:Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 29 January 200325 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| 19:45BST | Di Canio 58' (pen.) Defoe 89' | Report | Yorke 38' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,743 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 2 February 200326 | West Ham United | 0–3 | Liverpool | London |
| Report | Baroš 7' Gerrard 9'Heskey 67' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,033 Referee:Matt Messias |
| 8 February 200327 | Leeds United | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leeds |
| S. Johnson 20' | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 40,126 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 23 February 200328 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | West Ham United | West Bromwich |
| Dichio 50' | Report | Sinclair 45',67' | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,042 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 1 March 200329 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Ferdinand 31' Carrick 47' | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,049 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 15 March 200330 | Everton | 0–0 | West Ham United | Liverpool |
| Report | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 40,158 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 22 March 200331 | West Ham United | 2–0 | Sunderland | London |
| Defoe 24' Kanouté 65' | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,033 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 5 April 200332 | Southampton | 1–1 | West Ham United | Southampton |
| Beattie 44' | Report | Defoe 83' | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,941 Referee:Matt Messias |
| 12 April 200333 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Aston Villa | London |
| Sinclair 15' Kanouté 65' | Report | Vassell 36' (pen.) Leonhardsen 53' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,029 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 19 April 200334 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | West Ham United | Bolton |
| Okocha 38' | Report | Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,160 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 21 April 200335 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Sinclair 77' | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,019 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 27 April 200336 | Manchester City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Report | Kanouté 81' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 34,815 Referee:Rob Styles |
| 3 May 200337 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Chelsea | London |
| Di Canio 71' | Report | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,042 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 11 May 200338 | Birmingham City | 2–2 | West Ham United | Birmingham |
| Horsfield 79' John 87' | Report | Ferdinand 66' Di Canio 89' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 29,505 Referee:Graham Poll |
| 1 October 2002Second round | Chesterfield | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | West Ham United | Chesterfield |
| Brandon 52' | Report | Defoe 13' | Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 7,102 Referee: Andy Hall | |
| Penalties | ||||
Burt Ebdon Allott  Hudson Brandon | Di Canio Sinclair Minto Lomas Carrick | |||
| 6 November 2002Third round | West Ham United | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | London |
| Report | Corazzin 42' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 21,919 Referee:Uriah Rennie |
| 4 January 2003Third round | West Ham United | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | London |
| Defoe 26',85' Cole 61' | Report | Harewood 17' Reid 46' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 29,612 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 26 January 2003Fourth round | Manchester United | 6–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| Giggs 8',29' Van Nistelrooy 49',58'P. Neville 50'Solskjær 69' | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 67,181 Referee:Steve Bennett |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 026.32 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 050.00 |
| League Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 026.19 |
| Rank | Pos | No. | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | 9 |  | Jermain Defoe | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | ST | 10 |  | Paolo Di Canio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | | Trevor Sinclair | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | ST | 14 |  | Frédéric Kanouté | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | 26 | | Joe Cole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Own goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 7 | DF | 19 | | Ian Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ST | 22 | | Les Ferdinand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | 6 | | Michael Carrick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | David James | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  CZE | Tomáš Řepka | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Nigel Winterburn | 20 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  SVK | Vladimír Labant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF |  SCO | Christian Dailly | 29 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  IRL | Gary Breen | 18 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Ian Pearce | 33 | 2 | 26+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Scott Minto | 15 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Rufus Brevett | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | FRA | Sebastien Schemmel | 19 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO | Don Hutchison | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Lee Bowyer | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Michael Carrick | 34 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Trevor Sinclair | 41 | 8 | 36+2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  NIR | Steve Lomas | 32 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | John Moncur | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  AUS | Richard Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Édouard Cissé | 28 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joe Cole | 40 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe | 42 | 11 | 29+9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Paolo Di Canio | 19 | 9 | 16+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Frédéric Kanouté | 17 | 5 | 12+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Les Ferdinand | 14 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  GUI | Titi Camara | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2002 | ST | Youssef Sofiane | Auxerre | Free[11] |
| 28 June 2002 | GK |  Raimond van der Gouw | Manchester United | Free[12] |
| 29 July 2002 | DF | Gary Breen | Coventry City | Free[13] |
| 6 August 2002 | MF | Édouard Cissé | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan[14] |
| 16 August 2002 | MF |  Brent Rahim |  Levski Sofia | Loan[15] |
| 11 January 2003 | MF | Lee Bowyer | Leeds United | £100,000[16] |
| 21 January 2003 | ST | Les Ferdinand | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed[17] |
| 31 January 2003 | DF | Rufus Brevett | Fulham | Undisclosed[18] |
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | DF |  Adam Newton | Peterborough United | Free |
| May 2002 | DF |  Ragnvald Soma | Bryne FK | Free |
| 29 May 2002 | DF | Hayden Foxe | Portsmouth | £400,000[19] |
| 27 June 2002 | DF |  Rigobert Song | Lens | Free[20] |
| 1 July 2002 | GK | Shaka Hislop | Portsmouth | Free |
| 25 July 2002 | GK |  Craig Forrest | Retired | [21] |
| 29 July 2002 | DF | Gary Charles | Retired | [22] |
| 20 August 2002 | ST | Paul Kitson | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free[23] |
| 13 September 2002 | DF | Steve Potts | Dagenham & Redbridge | Free |
| 12 December 2002 | DF | Vladimír Labant | Sparta Prague | Loan[24] |
| January 2003 | MF | Grant McCann | Cheltenham Town | £50,000 |
| 15 January 2003 | MF | Laurent Courtois | FC Istres | Free |
