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2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

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Charlton Athletic
2002–03 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jason Euell (10)

All:
Jason Euell (11)
Highest home attendance26,728 (vs. Newcastle United, 15 March)
Lowest home attendance25,640 vs Chelsea, (17 August)
Average home league attendance26,255

During the 2002–03 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

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Another solid season resulted in a mid-table finish for Charlton. However, the end of the season proved to be the undoing of Alan Curbishley's men once more, and after the start of March, they only managed one more victory, dropping to 12th place in the final table. Considering the relatively small budget Curbishley was operating on; even this was quite an achievement.

Midfielder Scott Parker was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, but lost to Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.

This season saw the final competitive appearance of Richard Rufus coming against Liverpool on 21 April 2003.[1] Rufus had spent his entire career with the one club. While playing for Charlton he was capped six times by England U21. Over 11 years the centre back had made 288 appearances , scoring 12 goals.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results per matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWLLDLLWLDLWWWWDDDWLDWWWWWLLDLLLLWLL
Position1411128111716202016171617161512111111121214131110886787910111291212
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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17 August 2002 1 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Chelsea London
Konchesky 7'
Rufus 33'
Konchesky Red card 24'
Zola 43'
Cole 84'
Lampard 89'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,640
27 August 2002 3 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
Davies 9' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,461
31 August 2002 4 West Ham United 0–2 Charlton Athletic London
Jensen 4'
Fortune 44'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,424
11 September 2002 5 Aston Villa 2–0 Charlton Athletic Birmingham
de la Cruz 70'
Moore 83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,483
14 September 2002 6 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Arsenal London
Henry 44'
Wiltord 67'
Edu 88'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,080
21 September 2002 7 Southampton 0–0 Charlton Athletic Southampton
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,714
28 September 2002 8 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Manchester United London
Jensen 43' Scholes 53'
Giggs 82'
van Nistelrooy 90'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,630
6 October 2002 9 Fulham 1–0 Charlton Athletic London
Sava 36' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,775
20 October 2002 10 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Middlesbrough London
Euell 5' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,271
3 November 2002 12 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Sunderland London
Rowett 77' Flo 15' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,284
9 November 2002 13 Everton 1–0 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
Radzinski 31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,621
16 November 2002 14 Manchester City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Manchester
Bartlett 79' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,455
24 November 2002 15 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Konchesky 59'
Rufus 74'
Euell 90'
Thompson 60' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,152
1 December 2002 16 Leeds United 1–2 Charlton Athletic Leeds
Kewell 42' Lisbie 80'
Parker 90'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,537
7 December 2002 17 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Liverpool London
Euell 36'
Konchesky 78'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,694
14 December 2002 18 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Manchester City London
Euell 50' (pen.)
Jensen 62'
Foé 72', 87' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,484
21 December 2002 19 Birmingham City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Birmingham
Horsfield Red card 53'
Devlin 67' (pen.)
Jensen 37' Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 28,837
26 December 2002 20 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Charlton Athletic London
Keane 68'
Iversen 87'
Ziege Red card 88'
Euell 14', 48' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,043
28 December 2002 21 Charlton Athletic 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London
Lisbie 6' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,196
11 January 2003 22 Chelsea 4–1 Charlton Athletic London
Hasselbaink 3' (pen.)
Gallas 11'
Guðjohnsen 34'
Le Saux 54'
Euell 42' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 37,284
18 January 2003 23 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bolton Wanderers London
Fish 47' Djorkaeff 85' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,057
22 January 2003 24 Charlton Athletic 4–2 West Ham United London
Jensen 42'
Parker 45', 52'
Kishishev 90'
Rufus 19' (o.g.)
Fish 62' (o.g.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,340
1 February 2003 26 Sunderland 1–3 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
Phillips 80' (pen.) Wright 24' (o.g.)
Proctor 24' (o.g.), 31' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,042
8 February 2003 27 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Everton London
Kishishev 18'
Lisbie 83'
McBride 68' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,623
22 February 2003 28 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa London
Euell 51'
Johansson 87', 90'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,257
2 March 2003 29 Arsenal 2–0 Charlton Athletic London
Jeffers 26'
Pires 45'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,015
15 March 2003 30 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Newcastle United London
Shearer 32' (pen.)
Solano 48'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,728
5 April 2003 32 Charlton Athletic 1–6 Leeds United London
Euell 45' (pen.) Kewell 12', 76'
Harte 34' (pen.)
Viduka 42', 53', 56' (pen.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,274
12 April 2003 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Charlton Athletic Blackburn
Duff 34' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,506
19 April 2003 34 Charlton Athletic 0–2 Birmingham City London
Dugarry 20'
Savage 55' (pen.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,732
21 April 2003 35 Liverpool 2–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
Hyypiä 86'
Gerrard 90'
Bartlett 47' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,010
26 April 2003 36 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Southampton London
Parker 32'
Lisbie 50'
Beattie 90' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,894
3 May 2003 37 Manchester United 4–1 Charlton Athletic Manchester
Beckham 11'
van Nistelrooy 31', 37', 53'
Jensen 13' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,721
11 May 2003 38 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Fulham London
Kiely Red card 30' Saha 33' (pen.) Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,108

FA Cup

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4 January 2003 Round 3 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Exeter City London
Johansson 25', 61'
Euell 72' (pen.)
Gaia 49' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,107
26 January 2003 Round 4 Fulham 3–0 Charlton Athletic London
Malbranque 59', 66' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,203

League Cup

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1 October 2003 Round 2 Charlton Athletic 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Oxford United London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,494

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev
3 DF England ENG Chris Powell
4 MF England ENG Graham Stuart (captain)
5 DF England ENG Richard Rufus
6 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish
7 MF England ENG Scott Parker
8 MF Sweden SWE Jesper Blomqvist
9 FW England ENG Jason Euell[notes 2]
10 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen
11 MF Wales WAL John Robinson[notes 3]
15 DF England ENG Gary Rowett
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams[notes 4]
17 FW South Africa RSA Shaun Bartlett
18 DF England ENG Paul Konchesky
19 DF England ENG Luke Young
20 FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson
21 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson
22 GK England ENG Ben Roberts
23 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 5]
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune
27 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce[notes 6]
30 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej
31 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kinsella (to Aston Villa)
12 DF England ENG Steve Brown (to Reading)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Sweden SWE Martin Pringle (retired)
25 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe (released)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Paul Rachubka[notes 7]
26 DF England ENG Michael Turner
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Adrian Deane[notes 8]
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG Mark DeBolla
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Neil McCafferty[notes 9]

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely 41 0 38 0 2 0 1 0
22 GK England ENG Ben Roberts 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF England ENG Chris Powell 37 0 35+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Richard Rufus 33 2 29+1 2 2 0 1 0
6 DF South Africa RSA Mark Fish 25 1 23 1 1 0 1 0
15 DF England ENG Gary Rowett 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Luke Young 34 0 29+3 0 2 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Jonathan Fortune 29 1 22+4 1 1+1 0 1 0
30 DF Morocco MAR Tahar El Khalej 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF England ENG Osei Sankofa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF Bulgaria BUL Radostin Kishishev 37 2 27+7 2 2 0 1 0
4 MF England ENG Graham Stuart 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Scott Parker 29 4 28 4 1 0 0 0
8 MF Sweden SWE Jesper Blomqvist 4 0 0+3 0 1 0 0 0
9 MF England ENG Jason Euell 39 11 35+1 10 2 1 1 0
10 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen 37 6 32+3 6 1 0 1 0
11 MF Wales WAL John Robinson 14 0 10+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF England ENG Chris Bart-Williams 15 1 7+6 1 1+1 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Paul Konchesky 33 3 17+13 3 2 0 1 0
27 MF Jamaica JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
17 FW South Africa RSA Shaun Bartlett 34 4 25+6 4 2 0 1 0
20 FW Sweden SWE Mathias Svensson 18 0 4+11 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
21 FW Finland FIN Jonatan Johansson 34 5 10+21 3 2 2 1 0
23 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 33 4 24+8 4 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
12 DF England ENG Steve Brown 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG Robbie Mustoe 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2003
Source: [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Reds' late show stuns Charlton". BBC Sport. 21 April 2003. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Charlton Athletic in FA Premier League 2002/2003 analysis and predictions".
  3. ^ "All Charlton Athletic players: 2003".

Notes

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  1. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  2. ^ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  3. ^ Robinson was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  4. ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
  5. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  6. ^ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  7. ^ Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 7, and represented them at U-16, U-18, and U-20 level.
  8. ^ Deane was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the youth teams.
  9. ^ McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the U16 and U19 teams.