2002-03 Season

Season Overview

Division: Nationwide Football League Division Three
Final Position: 17
Chairman: Ron Martin'
FA Cup: R2
League Cup: R1
LDV Vans Trophy: LDV R1

Managers

Rob Newman — from 4 October 2001 to 25 March 2003

Stewart Robson — from 25 March 2003 to 18 April 2003

Steve Wignall — from 18 April 2003 to 3 November 2003

Final League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rushden + Diamonds	46	24	15	7	73	47	26	87	pr
2	Hartlepool United	46	24	13	9	71	51	20	85	pr
3	Wrexham	46	23	15	8	84	50	34	84	pr
4	Bournemouth	46	20	14	12	60	48	12	74	ppl
5	Scunthorpe United	46	19	15	12	68	49	19	72	pl
6	Lincoln City	46	18	16	12	46	37	9	70	pl
7	Bury	46	18	16	12	57	56	1	70	pl
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 (-4)	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	r
24	Shrewsbury Town	46	9	14	23	62	92	-30	41	r

Matches

Date		Opponent		Score		Att.
12 July 2002	Away	Burnham Ramblers	Friendly	4–0	W	0	→
15 July 2002	Away	Braintree Town	Friendly	2–2	D	0	→
18 July 2002	Away	Kings Lynn	Friendly	0–2	L	437	→
20 July 2002	Away	Margate	Friendly	2–3	L	0	→
23 July 2002	Home	West Ham United	Friendly	1–3	L	8740	→
25 July 2002	Away	Heybridge Swifts	Friendly	1–1	D	0	→
27 July 2002	Home	Charlton Athletic	Friendly	0–2	L	0	→
30 July 2002	Home	Tottenham Hotspur	Friendly	1–4	L	0	→
1 August 2002	Away	Chelmsford City	Friendly	6–1	W	0	→
3 August 2002	Neutral	Wimbledon	Friendly	1–2	L	0	→
10 August 2002	Away	Hull City	League	2–2	D	10449	→
13 August 2002	Home	Carlisle United	League	0–1	L	3881	→
17 August 2002	Home	Shrewsbury Town	League	2–3	L	3150	→
24 August 2002	Away	Oxford Utd	League	1–0	W	5162	→
26 August 2002	Home	Cambridge United	League	2–1	W	4462	→
31 August 2002	Away	Rochdale	League	2–1	W	2852	→
7 September 2002	Away	Rushden + Diamonds	League	0–3	L	4176	→
10 September 2002	Home	Wimbledon	League Cup	1–4	L	2634	→
14 September 2002	Home	Macclesfield Town	League	1–0	W	3249	→
17 September 2002	Home	Kidderminster H.	League	0–2	L	2959	→
21 September 2002	Away	Lincoln City	League	1–2	L	3151	→
28 September 2002	Home	Exeter City	League	1–0	W	3364	→
5 October 2002	Away	Bury	League	3–1	W	3301	→
12 October 2002	Home	York City	League	1–0	W	4411	→
19 October 2002	Away	Swansea City	League	0–1	L	3623	→
22 October 2002	Away	Swindon Town	Trophy	1–6	L	1747	→
25 October 2002	Home	Hartlepool United	League	0–1	L	5168	→
29 October 2002	Away	Leyton Orient	League	1–2	L	5343	→
2 November 2002	Home	Wrexham	League	0–1	L	3727	→
9 November 2002	Away	Bristol Rovers	League	1–0	W	5691	→
16 November 2002	Home	Hartlepool United	FA Cup	1–1	D	4984	→
23 November 2002	Home	AFC Bournemouth	League	0–1	L	4221	→
26 November 2002	Away	Hartlepool United	FA Cup	2–1	W	4080	→
30 November 2002	Away	Darlington	League	1–2	L	2830	→
7 December 2002	Home	AFC Bournemouth	FA Cup	1–1	D	5721	→
14 December 2002	Home	Boston United	League	4–2	W	3245	→
17 December 2002	Away	AFC Bournemouth	FA Cup	2–3	L	5456	→
21 December 2002	Away	Torquay United	League	1–3	L	2244	→
26 December 2002	Away	Cambridge United	League	1–1	D	6237	→
28 December 2002	Home	Scunthorpe United	League	1–2	L	4248	→
4 January 2003	Away	Carlisle United	League	0–1	L	4016	→
11 January 2003	Away	Shrewsbury Town	League	1–0	W	2699	→
18 January 2003	Home	Rochdale	League	1–0	W	3645	→
21 January 2003	Home	Oxford Utd	League	2–1	W	3203	→
25 January 2003	Away	Scunthorpe United	League	1–4	L	3096	→
1 February 2003	Home	Hull City	League	3–0	W	4534	→
8 February 2003	Home	Bristol Rovers	League	2–2	D	4708	→
15 February 2003	Away	Wrexham	League	0–3	L	3109	→
22 February 2003	Home	Rushden + Diamonds	League	2–1	W	6453	→
1 March 2003	Away	Macclesfield Town	League	1–2	L	1917	→
4 March 2003	Away	Kidderminster H.	League	0–1	L	2006	→
8 March 2003	Home	Lincoln City	League	0–1	L	3912	→
15 March 2003	Away	Hartlepool United	League	1–2	L	4868	→
18 March 2003	Home	Swansea City	League	0–2	L	2832	→
22 March 2003	Home	Leyton Orient	League	1–0	W	4158	→
29 March 2003	Away	York City	League	0–2	L	4312	→
5 April 2003	Home	Darlington	League	2–0	W	3053	→
12 April 2003	Away	AFC Bournemouth	League	0–1	L	6767	→
19 April 2003	Home	Torquay United	League	3–0	W	3594	→
21 April 2003	Away	Boston United	League	0–1	L	3247	→
26 April 2003	Home	Bury	League	1–2	L	4707	→
3 May 2003	Away	Exeter City	League	0–1	L	9036	→