The 2002–03 season saw Brighton & Hove Albion compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 23rd position with 45 points and were relegated to the Second Division.
Final league table
Results Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League First Division
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers110 August 2002BurnleyA3–114,738Melton, Brooker, Zamora213 August 2002Coventry CityH0–06,816317 August 2002Norwich CityH0–26,730424 August 2002WimbledonA0–12,522526 August 2002WalsallH0–26,519631 August 2002PortsmouthA2–419,031Cullip, Brooker77 September 2002MillwallA0–18,822814 September 2002GillinghamH2–46,733Carpenter, Hart917 September 2002Stoke CityH1–26,369Carpenter1021 September 2002Rotherham UnitedA0–16,6961128 September 2002Grimsby TownH1–26,547Zamora125 October 2002WatfordA0–115,3051319 October 2002Sheffield UnitedH2–46,810Hart, Barrett1426 October 2002Crystal PalaceA0–521,769152 November 2002Bradford CityH3–26,319Zamora (2), Rodger1611 November 2002Wolverhampton WanderersA1–123,016Zamora1716 November 2002Derby CountyH1–06,845Mayo1823 November 2002Preston North EndA2–213,068Rodger, Sidwell1927 November 2002Nottingham ForestA2–329,137Sidwell, Jones2030 November 2002ReadingH0–16,817217 December 2002Sheffield WednesdayA1–118,008Hart2210 December 2002Ipswich TownH1–16,377Zamora2314 December 2002Derby CountyA0–125,7892420 December 2002Leicester CityH0–16,5922526 December 2002Norwich CityA1–020,687Sidwell2628 December 2002BurnleyH2–26,502Sidwell (2)2711 January 2003Coventry CityA0–015,9512818 January 2003PortsmouthH1–16,848Zamora291 February 2003WalsallA0–18,413304 February 2003WimbledonH2–36,111Brooker, Zamora318 February 2003Wolverhampton WanderersH4–16,754Brooker, Zamora, Hart, Blackwell3215 February 2003Bradford CityA1–011,520Zamora3322 February 2003MillwallH1–06,751Rougier341 March 2003GillinghamA0–39,178355 March 2003Stoke CityA0–121,023368 March 2003Rotherham UnitedH2–06,468Zamora, Hurst (o.g.)3715 March 2003Nottingham ForestH1–06,830Brooker3818 March 2003Sheffield UnitedA1–219,357Carpenter3922 March 2003Ipswich TownA2–226,078Rougier, Marshall (o.g.)4025 March 2003Crystal PalaceH0–06,789414 April 2003ReadingA2–116,133Brooker, Kitson4212 April 2003Preston North EndH0–26,6694319 April 2003Leicester CityA0–231,9094421 April 2003Sheffield WednesdayH1–16,928Zamora4526 April 2003WatfordH4–06,841Zamora, Blackwell, Kitson, Oatway464 May 2003Grimsby TownA2–26,369Zamora, Cullip
FA Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR314 January 2003Norwich CityA1–317,205Pethick
Football League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR111 September 2002Exeter CityH2–15,200Wilkinson, CullipR224 September 2002Ipswich TownA1–313,266Hammond
Squad statistics
No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Michel Kuipers21010002202DF Paul Watson45010204803DF Kerry Mayo41110104314DF Danny Cullip44210214735DF Dean Blackwell18(3)20(1)00018(4)26DF Guy Butters600010707MF Geoff Pitcher000000008MF Paul Rogers1(3)0000(1)01(4)09FW Gary Hart27(9)4001028(9)410MF Charlie Oatway18(11)1102021(11)111MF Paul Brooker32(5)6102035(5)612MF Richard Carpenter42(2)3102045(2)314DF Robbie Pethick25(1)0111027(1)113GK Ben Roberts3000003015DF Nathan Jones16(12)1100(1)017(13)116DF David Lee0000000017MF Shaun Wilkinson4(8)000115(8)118GK Will Packham000(1)0000(1)019FW Dan Marney6(6)000107(6)020DF Ívar Ingimarsson150000015020MF Steve Melton6(2)1001(1)07(3)121FW Chris McPhee0(2)000(2)000(4)022DF Adam Virgo3000104023MF Dean Hammond1(3)001102(3)124DF Adam Hinshelwood4(3)000004(3)025FW Bobby Zamora35141000361426DF Dan Harding0(1)000000(1)027FW Paul Kitson7(3)200007(3)228FW Graham Barrett20(10)1100021(10)129MF John Piercy1(3)00(1)0102(4)030MF Simon Rodger27(2)2000027(2)230GK Andy Petterson6(1)000208(1)032GK John Keeley0000000033GK Dave Beasant160000016033MF Steve Sidwell11(1)5000011(1)534DF Daniel Webb0(3)000000(3)034MF Tony Rougier5(1)200005(1)2
References
External links Brighton & Hove Albion 2002–03 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)