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2002–03 Motherwell F.C. season
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Motherwell | |||||
| season | 2002–03 | |||||
| manager | Terry Butcher | |||||
| chairman | John Boyle | |||||
| chrtitle | Chairman | |||||
| league | Premier League | |||||
| league result | 12th | |||||
| cup1 | Scottish Cup | |||||
| cup1 result | Semi-final | |||||
| cup2 | League Cup | |||||
| cup2 result | Third round | |||||
| league topscorer | James McFadden (13) | |||||
| season topscorer | James McFadden (19) | |||||
| highest attendance | 12,037 vs Celtic | |||||
| 7 May 2003 | ||||||
| lowest attendance | 3,741 vs Dunfermline Athletic | |||||
| 19 February 2003 | ||||||
| average attendance | 6,096 | |||||
| pattern_b1 | _maroonhorizontal | leftarm1=ffdb00 | body1=ffdb00 | rightarm1=ffdb00 | shorts1=ffdb00 | socks1=ffdb00 |
| prevseason | 2001–02 | |||||
| nextseason | 2003–04 |
7 May 2003 19 February 2003 The 2002–03 season was Motherwell's 5th season in the Scottish Premier League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Scottish football. They finished the season in bottom of the league, but were spared relegation as Falkirk, the champions of the 2002–03 Scottish First Division, ground did not meet SPL stadium criteria. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, reaching the Semi-Finals before being defeated by Rangers, and the League Cup, losing to Aberdeen.
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Out on loan | Left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevie Woods | SCO | GK | Preston North End | 1994 | ||||||||||
| 13 | François Dubourdeau | FRA | GK | Girondins de Bordeaux | 2001 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 25 | Jamie Ewings | SCO | GK | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Martyn Corrigan | SCO | DF | Falkirk | 2000 | 135 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Steven Hammell | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 125 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | David Partridge | WAL | DF | Dundee United | 2002 | 38 | 1 | ||||||||
| 15 | Tony Vaughan | ENG | DF | loan from Nottingham Forest | 2003 | 2003 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | David Cowan | ENG | DF | Newcastle United | 2002 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | Brian Dempsie | SCO | DF | Youth team | 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | William Kinniburgh | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2000 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | John Crawley | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | Andrew Bell | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | Paul Quinn | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 32 | Barry Neville | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | Chris Higgins | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 37 | Marc Fitzpatrick | SCO | DF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | Graeme Mathie | SCO | DF | Bournemouth | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | Keith Lasley | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 72 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Dougie Ramsay | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1997 | 42 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Stephen Pearson | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2000 | 69 | 8 | ||||||||
| 7 | Derek Adams | SCO | MF | Ross County | 1998 | 143 | 14 | ||||||||
| 8 | Scott Leitch | SCO | MF | Swindon Town | 2000 | 87 | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | David Clarke | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | Kevin MacDonald | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | Shaun Fagan | SCO | MF | Youth team | 1999 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||
| 26 | David Black | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Kevin Barkey | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 34 | Brian McCandie | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | Ryan Grant | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 44 | Kenny Wright | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | Ross Ballantyne | SCO | MF | Youth team | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | Dirk Lehmann | GER | FW | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2002 | 48 | 11 | ||||||||
| 10 | James McFadden | SCO | FW | Youth team | 2000 | 67 | 28 | ||||||||
| 11 | Khaled Kemas | ALG | FW | Dundee | 2003 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 | Steven Craig | SCO | FW | Falkirk | 2003 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||
| 27 | David Clarkson | SCO | FW | Youth team | 2002 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||
| 31 | Andy Scott | SCO | FW | Youth team | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | Ryan Grant | SCO | FW | Youth team | 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | Darren Jack | SCO | FW | Ross County | 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 41 | Richard Offiong | ENG | FW | loan from Newcastle United | 2003 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 40 | Iain Russell | SCO | FW | Rangers | 2002 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Daniel Sengewald | GER | DF | Royal Antwerp | 2002 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | Steven Ferguson | SCO | FW | loan from Tottenham Hotspur | 2002 | 2003 | 21 | 2 |
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2002 | DF | WAL | David Partridge | Dundee United | Free | title=Triple swoop for 'Well | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/2144974.stm | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=6 November 2013 | date=22 July 2002}} |
| 19 July 2002 | DF | GER | Daniel Sengewald | Royal Antwerp | Free | |||||
| 19 July 2002 | FW | ALG | Khaled Kemas | Dundee | Free | |||||
| 1 August 2002 | DF | ENG | David Cowan | Newcastle United | Free | |||||
| 9 September 2002 | FW | SCO | Iain Russell | Rangers | ||||||
| 27 January 2003 | FW | SCO | Steven Craig | Falkirk | Free |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | FW | SCO | Steven Ferguson | Tottenham Hotspur | January 2003 | |||||
| 31 January 2003 | DF | ENG | Tony Vaughan | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | title=Well make double swoop | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/2714685.stm | access-date=6 November 2013 | work=BBC News | date=31 January 2003}} |
| 31 January 2003 | FW | ENG | Richard Offiong | Newcastle United | End of Season |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | DF | FRA | Éric Deloumeaux | Aberdeen | ||
| July 2002 | MF | NIR | Stuart Elliott | Hull City | £230,000 |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 2002 | FW | SCO | Iain Russell | Dumbarton | 11 May 2003 |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2003 | DF | GER | Daniel Sengewald | Bonner SC | ||
| 29 May 2003 | GK | FRA | François Dubourdeau | Kilmarnock | 19 August 2003 | |
| May 2003 | MF | SCO | Dougie Ramsay | Ayr United | 1 August 2003 | |
| May 2003 | DF | SCO | Brian Dempsie | Retired | ||
| May 2003 | FW | GER | Dirk Lehmann | Yokohama | July 2003 |
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Zárate
Andrews
Camacho
Dadi
Lehmann
Partridge
Ramsay
Pearson
Hammell
Lasley
Lehmann
McLaren
Sanjuán
Hessey
McSwegan
Boyd
Pearson
McFadden
Partridge
Kinniburgh
Leitch
McFadden
Ramsay
Lasley
Zambernardi
Murray
Mátyus
McFadden
Adams
Leitch
Lasley
Laursen
Kirk
Boyack
Severin
McFadden
Partridge
Sengewald
Hammell
Adams
Wilson
McFadden
Partridge
Pearson
Caballero
Hammell
Ferguson
Deloumeaux
McGuire
McAllister
Bisconti
Fabiano
Løvenkrands
de Boer
Lasley
Pearson
Mamam
Bingham
Xausa
Rubio
Bollan
Burns
Kinniburgh
Pearson
McFadden
Innes
Dillon
McManus
Brebner
O'Neil
Sengewald
Pearson
Partridge
Adams
McFadden
Leitch
Valgaeren
Lambert
Fagan
Dempsie
[ BBC]
McFadden
Adams
Corrigan
Ferguson
Sengewald
McKenna
Rutkiewicz
Anderson
Deloumeaux
Young
Fagan
Ferguson
McFadden
Wilkie
Hammell
Fagan
Adams
Moore
Mols
Bingham
Xausa
Adams
Pearson
McFadden
McFadden
Partridge
Hammell
Kinniburgh
Leitch
Pearson
Lehmann
Buchan
Archibald
Hardie
Britton
Kinniburgh
Combe
Miller
Bollan
Dodds
Partridge
Leitch
Craig
Fagan
Cowan
Adams
Colgan
Zambernardi
Murray
Jack
O'Neil
Townsley
Craig
Adams
Nicholson
Simmons
Maybury
Vaughan
Ramsay
Pearson
Partridge
Lehmann
Young
Clark
Mackie
Løvenkrands
Muscat
Cowan
Nicholson
Hunt
Wilson
Leitch
Lasley
Milne
Smith
Rae
Britton
Whyte
Lehmann
Craig
Vaughan
Adams
McIntyre
McCracken
Tod
Easton
Partridge
Corrigan
Vaughan
McFadden
Lambert
Lennon
Fenwick
Jack
Lehmann
McFadden
Deloumeaux
Sheerin
Tosh
Craig
McFadden
McMenamin
McNamee
Table
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish Cup
Fowler
Dillon
McLaren
Clarkson
Partridge
Vaughan
McFadden
Adams
Lehmann
Mols
Amoruso
Partridge
Moore
McFadden
Adams
Vaughan
Pearson
Offiong
League Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Scottish League Cup
McFadden
Deloumeaux
Michie
Squad statistics
Appearances
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Goal scorers
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | SCO | 10 | James McFadden | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | FW | GER | 9 | Dirk Lehmann | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | MF | SCO | 6 | Stephen Pearson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | SCO | 7 | Derek Adams | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | FW | SCO | 27 | David Clarkson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | SCO | 4 | Keith Lasley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | 17 | Steven Craig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | MF | SCO | 21 | Shaun Fagan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | 17 | Steven Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | 8 | Scott Leitch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | SCO | 2 | Martyn Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | ALG | 11 | Khaled Kemas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | 22 | William Kinniburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | WAL | 5 | Dougie Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | ENG | 15 | Tony Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTALS | 45 | 9 | 3 | 57 |
Clean sheets
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | FRA | 13 | François Dubourdeau | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | SCO | 1 | Stevie Woods | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Disciplinary record
| TOTALS | 98 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 11 |
|---|
References
References
- (21 January 2000). "Well pleased to sign Corrigan". The Herald (Glasgow).
- "David Cowan". Soccerbase.
- "Iain Russell". Soccerbase.
- "Steven Craig". Soccerbase.
- (31 January 2003). "Well make double swoop". BBC News.
- (7 February 2003). "Sengewald has left the club". The Football Network.
- (29 May 2003). "Motherwell release keeper". BBC Sport.
- "Kilmarnock sign up Dubourdeau". scotsman.com/.
- "Lehmann heads for Asian adventure". Sky Sports.
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