2002–03 Wrexham F.C. season
Appearance
Manager | Denis Smith | |
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Stadium | Racecourse Ground | |
Third Division | 3rd (promoted) | |
FA Cup | First round | |
League Cup | Second round | |
Football League Trophy | Northern quarter-finals | |
Top goalscorer | Andy Morrell (34) | |
Highest home attendance | 9,960 v Cambridge United[1] | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,968 | |
Average home league attendance | 4,263[2] | |
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During the 2002–03 English football season, Wrexham competed in the Football League Third Division.
Season summary
[edit]Wrexham finished third in the Third Division and thus gained automatic promotion to the Second Division.
First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1. | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 87 |
2. | Hartlepool United | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 85 |
3. | Wrexham | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 84 | 50 | +34 | 84 |
4. | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 74 |
5. | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 72 |
6. | Lincoln City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 70 |
7. | Bury | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 70 |
8. | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 69 |
9. | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 66 |
10. | York City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 53 | -1 | 66 |
11. | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 63 |
12. | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 70 | -3 | 61 |
13. | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 59 |
14. | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 54 |
15. | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 54‡ |
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 |
20. | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 51 |
21. | Swansea City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 65 | -17 | 49 |
22. | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 78 | -26 | 49 |
23. | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 48 |
24. | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 92 | -30 | 41 |
‡ - Boston United deducted four points due to financial irregularities
Leading goalscorer: Andy Morrell (Wrexham), 34
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrexham v Cambridge United, 26 April 2003".
- ^ "Football League Attendances 2002 - 2003".
- ^ "FootballSquads - Wrexham - 2002/03".
- ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia.
- ^ Pejic was born in Hereford, England.