2002–03 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
Charlton Athletic 2002–03 football season
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Richard Murray |
| Manager | Alan Curbishley |
| Stadium | The Valley |
| FA Premier League | 12th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jason Euell (10) All: Jason Euell (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 26,728 (vs. Newcastle United, 15 March) |
| Lowest home attendance | 25,640 vs Chelsea, (17 August) |
| Average home league attendance | 26,255 |
During the 2002–03 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
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
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results per matchday
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
Charlton Athletic v Chelsea
| 17 August 2002 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Chelsea | London |
Konchesky  7'Rufus 33'Konchesky  24' | Zola 43' Cole 84'Lampard 89' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,640 |
Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic
| 24 August 2002 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Bolton |
| Djorkaeff 2' | Bart-Williams 26' (pen.) Euell 71' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 21,753 |
Charlton Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur
| 27 August 2002 3 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Davies 9' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,461 |
West Ham United v Charlton Athletic
| 31 August 2002 4 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| Jensen 4' Fortune 44' | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,424 |
Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic
| 11 September 2002 5 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham |
| de la Cruz 70' Moore 83' | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,483 |
Charlton Athletic v Arsenal
| 14 September 2002 6 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Arsenal | London |
| Henry 44' Wiltord 67'Edu 88' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,080 |
Southampton v Charlton Athletic
| 21 September 2002 7 | Southampton | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Southampton |
| Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 25,714 |
Charlton Athletic v Manchester United
| 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 |
Fulham v Charlton Athletic
| 6 October 2002 9 | Fulham | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| Sava 36' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,775 |
Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough
| 20 October 2002 10 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
| Euell 5' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,271 |
Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic
| 26 October 2002 11 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Griffin 37' Robert 59' | Bartlett 30' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,670 |
Charlton Athletic v Sunderland
| 3 November 2002 12 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Sunderland | London |
| Rowett 77' | Flo 15' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,284 |
Everton v Charlton Athletic
| 9 November 2002 13 | Everton | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| Radzinski 31' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,621 |
Manchester City v Charlton Athletic
| 16 November 2002 14 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester |
| Bartlett 79' | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,455 |
Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
| 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 |
Leeds United v Charlton Athletic
| 1 December 2002 16 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Leeds |
| Kewell 42' | Lisbie 80' Parker 90' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,537 |
Charlton Athletic v Liverpool
| 7 December 2002 17 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
| Euell 36' Konchesky 78' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,694 |
Charlton Athletic v Manchester City
| 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 |
Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic
| 21 December 2002 19 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Birmingham |
| Horsfield 53' Devlin 67' (pen.) | Jensen 37' | Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 28,837 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic
| 26 December 2002 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| Keane 68' Iversen 87'Ziege 88' | Euell 14', 48' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,043 |
Charlton Athletic v West Bromwich Albion
| 28 December 2002 21 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| Lisbie 6' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,196 |
Chelsea v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
| 18 January 2003 23 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| Fish 47' | Djorkaeff 85' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,057 |
Charlton Athletic v West Ham United
| 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 |
West Bromwich Albion v Charlton Athletic
| 28 January 2003 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | West Bromwich |
| Bartlett 60' | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,113 |
Sunderland v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Charlton Athletic v Everton
| 8 February 2003 27 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Everton | London |
| Kishishev 18' Lisbie 83' | McBride 68' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,623 |
Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa
| 22 February 2003 28 | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Aston Villa | London |
| Euell 51' Johansson 87', 90' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,257 |
Arsenal v Charlton Athletic
| 2 March 2003 29 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| Jeffers 26' Pires 45' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,015 |
Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United
| 15 March 2003 30 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| Shearer 32' (pen.) Solano 48' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,728 |
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic
| 22 March 2003 31 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Middlesbrough |
| Christie 57' | Johansson 26' | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 29,080 |
Charlton Athletic v Leeds United
| 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 |
Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic
| 12 April 2003 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Blackburn |
| Duff 34' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,506 |
Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City
| 19 April 2003 34 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Birmingham City | London |
| Dugarry 20' Savage 55' (pen.) | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,732 |
Liverpool v Charlton Athletic
| 21 April 2003 35 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| Hyypiä 86' Gerrard 90' | Bartlett 47' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,010 |
Charlton Athletic v Southampton
| 26 April 2003 36 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Southampton | London |
| Parker 32' Lisbie 50' | Beattie 90' | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,894 |
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Charlton Athletic v Fulham
| 11 May 2003 38 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Fulham | London |
| Kiely 30' | Saha 33' (pen.) | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,108 |
FA Cup
Charlton Athletic v Exeter City
| 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 |
Fulham v Charlton Athletic
| 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
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
| 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
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  IRL | Dean Kiely | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK |  ENG | Ben Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Powell | 37 | 0 | 35+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Richard Rufus | 33 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  RSA | Mark Fish | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Gary Rowett | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | ENG | Luke Young | 34 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jonathan Fortune | 29 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF |  MAR | Tahar El Khalej | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ENG | Osei Sankofa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | MF |  BUL | Radostin Kishishev | 37 | 2 | 27+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Scott Parker | 29 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  SWE | Jesper Blomqvist | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | ENG | Jason Euell | 39 | 11 | 35+1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |  DEN | Claus Jensen | 37 | 6 | 32+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF |  WAL | John Robinson | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Chris Bart-Williams | 15 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG | Paul Konchesky | 33 | 3 | 17+13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  JAM | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | RSA | Shaun Bartlett | 34 | 4 | 25+6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | SWE | Mathias Svensson | 18 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW |  FIN | Jonatan Johansson | 34 | 5 | 10+21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | JAM | Kevin Lisbie | 33 | 4 | 24+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | ENG | Steve Brown | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | ENG | Robbie Mustoe | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bart-Williams was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but was raised in England and represented them at U-21 and B level.
- ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
- ^ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Deane was born in London, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and appeared for the youth teams.
- ^ 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.
