Liverpool
2002–03 season
ChairmanDavid Moores
ManagerGérard Houllier
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupQuarter-finals
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Owen (19)
All: Michael Owen (28)
Average home league attendance42,768

The 2002–2003 season was Liverpool Football Club's 111th season in existence and their 41st consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.

Season summary

Having finished second the previous season, Liverpool had high hopes to win their first league title since 1990. Indeed, they topped the Premier League table after their first 12 games (including a seven-game winning streak), picking up 30 points out of a possible 36, a run which saw them four points clear at the top from reigning champions Arsenal. However, on 9 November 2002, they suffered a surprise 1–0 away defeat at the hands of high-fliers Middlesbrough. This wasn't completely disastrous; it did see their lead cut to one point but three days later, they completed a miserable week after they bowed out of the Champions League after failure to beat Basel. That week's two results started a freefall of 13 matches without victory (including 11 league games) and a dismal run of only two wins in 16 league matches (both away at Southampton and West Ham United) which ended such title hopes. They were, in fact, out of the top 4 altogether never to return after a shock 2–1 defeat at struggling Sunderland. However, their first home league win in four months came in a 2–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 8 March 2003, starting a more promising run of seven wins in eight league games which almost took the club to Champions League qualification anyway, but defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Chelsea in the final two games of the season buried those hopes. A League Cup win following a 2–0 victory over arch-rivals Manchester United was the sole glorious moment of a disappointing season.[1]

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 5th England Michael Owen, 19
Champions League First group stage England Michael Owen, 4
UEFA Cup Quarter-finals England Michael Owen, 3
FA Cup Fourth round England Danny Murphy, 1
League Cup Winners Senegal El Hadji Diouf, 3
Overall England Michael Owen, 28

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Newcastle United 38 21 6 11 63 48 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 68 38 +30 67
5 Liverpool 38 18 10 10 61 41 +20 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 12 10 52 43 +9 60
7 Everton 38 17 8 13 48 49 1 59
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Jerzy Dudek
2 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Henchoz
3 DF Portugal POR Abel Xavier[notes 1]
4 DF Finland FIN Sami Hyypiä (captain)
5 FW Czech Republic CZE Milan Baroš
6 DF Germany GER Markus Babbel
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Vladimír Šmicer
8 FW England ENG Emile Heskey
9 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen
13 MF England ENG Danny Murphy
14 DF Norway NOR Vegard Heggem
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Berger
16 MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann
17 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard
18 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise
19 GK Guadeloupe GLP Pegguy Arphexad
21 MF Senegal SEN Salif Diao
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher
24 MF France FRA Bernard Diomède
25 MF Croatia CRO Igor Bišćan
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Partridge
27 DF France FRA Grégory Vignal
28 MF France FRA Bruno Cheyrou
30 DF France FRA Djimi Traoré[notes 2]
31 DF France FRA Alou Diarra
32 MF England ENG John Welsh
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor
34 MF Finland FIN Daniel Sjölund
35 DF England ENG Stephen Warnock
36 DF England ENG Jon Otsemobor
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Foley-Sheridan
39 GK France FRA Patrice Luzi
40 MF Scotland SCO Robbie Foy

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Nick Barmby (to Leeds United)
29 DF England ENG Stephen Wright (to Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Finland FIN Jari Litmanen (to Ajax)

Statistics

Appearances

As of end of season[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions League
UEFA Cup
Community Shield
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Poland POL Jerzy Dudek 4603001+102011010
2 DF Switzerland SUI Stéphane Henchoz 32019020406010
3 DF Portugal POR Abel Xavier 604000100010
4 DF Finland FIN Sami Hyypiä 565363304012210
5 FW Czech Republic CZE Milan Baroš 421217+1090+102+223+610+10
6 DF Germany GER Markus Babbel 70200030100+10
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Vladimír Šmicer 34110+110104+103+310+10
8 FW England ENG Emile Heskey 511022+106212+3010+1310
9 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf 47621+8330535+4010
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen 542832+319203+1211+1710
13 MF England ENG Danny Murphy 551236731421120+10
15 MF Czech Republic CZE Patrik Berger 410+2000110+1000
16 MF Germany GER Dietmar Hamann 42229+1210107+2010
17 MF England ENG Steven Gerrard 54732+25206211010
18 DF Norway NOR John Arne Riise 55731+66214010+1010
21 MF Senegal SEN Salif Diao 40213+1311+106+312+1000
22 GK England ENG Chris Kirkland 1508020401000
23 DF England ENG Jamie Carragher 54034+10309+205000
25 MF Croatia CRO Igor Bišćan 1303+300+102+200+2000
27 DF France FRA Gregory Vignal 500+1010200+1000
28 MF France FRA Bruno Cheyrou 2918+110201+103+210+10
30 DF France FRA Djimi Traoré 49030+20202+1010+1010
32 MF England ENG John Welsh 1000000+100000
33 FW England ENG Neil Mellor 611+2010210000
36 DF England ENG Jon Otsemobor 100000100000
  • Source:

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
28MFFrance Bruno CheyrouFrance Lille£3,700,00016 May 2002[3]
9FWSenegal El Hadji DioufFrance Lens£10,000,0001 June 2002
MFFrance Alou DiarraGermany Bayern MunichFree9 July 2002[4]
39GKFrance Patrice LuziFrance AS MonacoFree29 July 2002
21MFSenegal Salif DiaoFrance Sedan£4,700,0006 August 2002[5]

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
21GKDenmark Jørgen NielsenDenmark FC NordsjællandFree1 July 2002
20MFEngland Nick BarmbyEngland Leeds United£3,750,0008 August 2002[6]
29DFEngland Stephen WrightEngland Sunderland£1,500,00015 August 2002[7]
37MFFinland Jari LitmanenNetherlands AjaxFree30 August 2002[8]
  • In: Decrease £18,400,000
  • Out: Increase £5,250,000
  • Total spending: Decrease £13,150,000

Results

Premier League

18 August 2002 1 Aston Villa 0–1 Liverpool Birmingham
14:00 BST Report Riise 47' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,183
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 August 2002 2 Liverpool 3–0 Southampton Liverpool
Diouf 3', 51'
Murphy 90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,058
Referee: Jeff Winter
28 August 2002 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Liverpool Blackburn
Dunn 15'
Grabbi 83'
Report Murphy 31'
Riise 77'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,207
Referee: Steve Bennett
2 September 2002 4 Liverpool 2–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Hamann 53'
Owen 73' (pen.)
Report Speed 80'
Shearer 88'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,241
Referee: Graham Poll
11 September 2002 5 Liverpool 2–2 Birmingham City Liverpool
Murphy 25'
Gerrard 49'
Report Morrison 61', 90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,113
Referee: Neale Barry
14 September 2002 6 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Liverpool Bolton
Gardner 54'
Campo 87'
Report Baroš 45', 72'
Heskey 88'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,328
Referee: Rob Styles
21 September 2002 7 Liverpool 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Baroš 56'
Riise 90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,830
Referee: David Elleray
28 September 2002 8 Manchester City 0–3 Liverpool Manchester
Report Owen 4', 64', 89' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 35,131
Referee: Paul Durkin
6 October 2002 9 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 BST Owen 90' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,856
Referee: Graham Barber
19 October 2002 10 Leeds United 0–1 Liverpool Leeds
Report Diao 66' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,187
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 October 2002 11 Liverpool 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
15:00 BST Murphy 72'
Owen 86' (pen.)
Report Richards 82' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,084
Referee: Mike Riley
2 November 2002 12 Liverpool 2–0 West Ham United Liverpool
Owen 28', 55' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,048
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
9 November 2002 13 Middlesbrough 1–0 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Southgate 82' Report Stadium: Riverside
Attendance: 34,747
Referee: Mark Halsey
17 November 2002 14 Liverpool 0–0 Sunderland Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Andy D'Urso
23 November 2002 15 Fulham 3–2 Liverpool London
15:00 GMT Sava 5', 68'
Davis 38'
Report Hamann 62'
Baroš 86'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Graham Poll
1 December 2002 16 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United Liverpool
Hyypiä 82' Report Forlán 64', 67' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,250
Referee: Alan Wiley
7 December 2002 17 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Liverpool London
15:00 GMT Euell 36'
Konchesky 78'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,694
Referee: Mike Riley
15 December 2002 18 Sunderland 2–1 Liverpool Sunderland
16:00 GMT McCann 36'
Proctor 85'
Report Baroš 68' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,118
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 December 2002 19 Liverpool 0–0 Everton Liverpool
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,025
Referee: Graham Poll
26 December 2002 20 Liverpool 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Riise 17' Report Cole 77' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,075
Referee: Neale Barry
29 December 2002 21 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Henry 79' (pen.) Report Murphy 70' (pen.) Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,074
Referee: Jeff Winter
1 January 2003 22 Newcastle United 1–0 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Robert 13' Report Diao Red card 66' Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,147
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
11 January 2003 23 Liverpool 1–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:00 GMT Owen 38' Report Dublin 49' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,210
Referee: Paul Durkin
18 January 2003 24 Southampton 0–1 Liverpool Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Heskey 14' Stadium: St. Mary's
Attendance: 32,104
Referee: Steve Bennett
29 January 2003 25 Liverpool 2–2 Arsenal Liverpool
Riise 52'
Heskey 90'
Report Pires 9'
Bergkamp 63'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,668
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 February 2003 26 West Ham United 0–3 Liverpool London
Report Baroš 7'
Gerrard 9'
Heskey 67'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,033
Referee: Matt Messias
8 February 2003 27 Liverpool 1–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
15:00 GMT Riise 74' Report Geremi 27' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,247
Referee: Steve Bennett
23 February 2003 28 Birmingham City 2–1 Liverpool Birmingham
16:00 GMT Clemence 34'
Morrison 68'
Report Owen 77' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,449
Referee: C Wilkes
8 March 2003 29 Liverpool 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Diouf 44'
Owen 67'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,462
Referee: Graham Barber
16 March 2003 30 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Liverpool London
Taricco 48'
Sheringham 87'
Report Owen 51'
Heskey 72'
Gerrard 82'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,077
Referee: Uriah Rennie
23 March 2003 31 Liverpool 3–1 Leeds United Liverpool
Owen 12'
Murphy 20'
Gerrard 73'
Report Viduka 44' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,021
Referee: Andy D'Urso
5 April 2003 32 Manchester United 4–0 Liverpool Manchester
van Nistelrooy 5' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Giggs 78'
Solskjær 90'
Report Hyypia Red card 4' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,639
Referee: Mike Riley
12 April 2003 33 Liverpool 2–0 Fulham Liverpool
15:00 BST Heskey 36'
Owen 59'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,120
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 April 2003 34 Everton 1–2 Liverpool Liverpool
15:00 BST Unsworth 58' (pen.) Report Owen 31'
Murphy 54'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,162
Referee: Paul Durkin
21 April 2003 35 Liverpool 2–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
Hyypiä 86'
Gerrard 90'
Report Bartlett 47' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,010
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 April 2003 36 West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool West Bromwich
15:00 BST Report Owen 15', 49', 61', 67'
Baroš 47', 84'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,128
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
3 May 2003 37 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
Baroš 59' Report Anelka 74' (pen.), 90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,220
Referee: Neale Barry
11 May 2003 38 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool London
15:00 BST Desailly 14'
Grønkjær 27'
Report Hyypiä 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,911
Referee: Alan Wiley

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDDDWWWWWWWLDLLLLDDDLDWDWDLWWWLWWWWLL
Position62234522211112224666677666676656655555
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Champions League

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL BAS LIV SPA
1 Spain Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage 6–2 2–0 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9 2–2 3–3 2–0
3 England Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–1 1–1 5–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 17 0 0–3 0–2 1–3
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2002 1 Valencia Spain 2–0 Liverpool Valencia, Spain
20:45 CEST Pablo Aimar 20'
Baraja 38'
Report Hamann Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Germany Herbert Fandel
25 September 2002 2 Liverpool 1–1 Switzerland FC Basel Liverpool
19:45 BST Baroš 34' Report Rossi 42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,634
Referee: Netherlands Dick Van Egmond
2 October 2002 3 Liverpool 5–0 Russia Spartak Moscow Liverpool
19:45 BST Heskey 7', 90'
Cheyrou 15'
Hyypiä 29'
Diao 81'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,812
Referee: Luxembourg Alain Hamer
22 October 2002 4 Spartak Moscow Russia 1–3 Liverpool Moscow, Russia
20:00 MSD Danishevsky 23' Report Owen 29', 70', 90' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Austria Konrad Plautz
30 October 2002 5 Liverpool 0–1 Spain Valencia Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report Rufete 34' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,831
Referee: Norway Terje Hauge
12 November 2002 6 FC Basel Switzerland 3–3 Liverpool Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET Rossi 2'
Giménez 22'
Atouba 29'
Report Murphy 61'
Šmicer 64'
Owen 85'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: France Claude Colombo

UEFA Cup

28 November 2002 Third round
First leg
Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands 0–1 Liverpool Arnhem, Netherlands
Report Owen 26' Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Spain Manuel Mejuto González
12 December 2002 Third round
Second leg
Liverpool 1–0 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem Liverpool, England
Owen 21' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 23,576
Referee: Germany Wolfgang Stark
20 February 2003 Fourth round
First leg
Auxerre France 0–1 Liverpool Auxerre, France
Report Hyypiä 72' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 20,452
Referee: Italy Massimo De Santis
27 February 2003 Fourth round
Second leg
Liverpool 2–0 France Auxerre Liverpool, England
Owen 66'
Murphy 72'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,252
Referee: Spain Antonio Jesús López Nieto
13 March 2003 Quarter-final
First leg
Celtic Scotland 1–1 Liverpool Glasgow, Scotland
Larsson 2' Report Heskey 17' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,759
Referee: Norway Terje Hauge
20 March 2003 Quarter-finals
Second leg
Liverpool 0–2 Scotland Celtic Liverpool, England
Report Thompson 45'
Hartson 82'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Germany Markus Merk

FA Cup

5 January 2003 3 Manchester City 0–1 Liverpool Manchester
Report Murphy 47' (pen.) Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 28,586
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 January 2003 4 Crystal Palace 0–0 Liverpool London
Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,054
Referee: Rob Styles
5 February 2003 4
Replay
Liverpool 0–2 Crystal Palace Liverpool
Report Gray 55'
Henchoz 79' (o.g.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,109
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup

6 November 2002 3 Liverpool 3–1 Southampton Liverpool
Berger 45'
Diouf 57'
Baroš 60'
Report Delgado 55' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,870
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 December 2002 Quarter-final Aston Villa 3–4 Liverpool Birmingham
Vassell 23' (pen.)
Hitzlsperger 72'
Henchoz 88' (o.g.)
Report Murphy 27', 90'
Baroš 54'
Gerrard 67'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,530
Referee: Graham Barber
8 January 2003 Semi-final
First leg
Sheffield United 2–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Tonge 76', 82' Report Mellor 35' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,095
Referee: Mike Dean
21 January 2003 Semi-final
Second leg
Liverpool 2–0 (a.e.t.) Sheffield United Liverpool
Diouf 9'
Owen 107'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,837
Referee: Alan Wiley

References

  1. "Liverpool lift Worthington Cup". BBC Sport. 2 March 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. "All Liverpool players: 2003".
  3. "Cheyrou joins Liverpool". BBC News. 16 May 2002.
  4. "Liverpool sign Diarra". BBC News. 9 July 2002.
  5. "Diao confirms Liverpool move". BBC News. 24 June 2002.
  6. "Barmby lands at Leeds". BBC News. 8 August 2002.
  7. McNulty, Phil (14 August 2002). "Wright agrees Sunderland deal". BBC News.
  8. "Ajax sign Litmanen". BBC News. 30 August 2002.

Notes

  1. Xavier was born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique (now Mozambique), which was then an overseas territory of Portugal, and made his international debut for Portugal in March 1993.
  2. Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and would make his international debut for Mali in 2004.
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