2002–03 Hull City A.F.C. season

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Hull City

|season=2002–03

|manager= Jan Mølby (until October)
Billy Russell (caretaker)
Peter Taylor

|chairman=Adam Pearson

|stadium=Boothferry Park (until December 2002)
KC Stadium (from December 2002)

|league=Football League Third Division

|league result=13th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=First round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=First round

|cup3=League Trophy

|cup3 result=First round

|league topscorer=

|season topscorer=

|highest attendance=

|lowest attendance=

|average attendance=

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|prevseason=2001–02

|nextseason=2003–04

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The 2002–03 season saw Hull City compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 13th position with 59 points.{{cite web|title=Hull City 2002/03|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/hull-city/2002-2003/results|website=Statto|access-date=14 June 2014}} It was also Hull's final season at Boothferry Park as they moved to the KC Stadium in December 2002.

Final league table

{{:2002–03 Football League|transcludesection=Third Division|only_totals=y|showteam=HUL}}

Results

Hull City's score comes first

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #CCFFCC;"|Win

|style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"|Loss

=Football League Third Division=

{{Main|2002–03 Football League}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|1

10 August 2002Southend UnitedH2–210,446Green, Elliott
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|2

13 August 2002Bristol RoversA1–17,501Johnson
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|3

17 August 2002Exeter CityA1–34,257Green
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|4

24 August 2002BuryH1–18,804Johnson
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|5

26 August 2002Hartlepool UnitedA0–24,236
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|6

31 August 2002Leyton OrientH1–17,684Keates
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|7

7 September 2002Cambridge UnitedA2–14,258Whittle, Smith
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|8

14 September 2002Carlisle UnitedH4–08,461Alexander (3), Dudfield
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|9

17 September 2002Macclesfield TownH1–38,703Green
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|10

21 September 2002Oxford UnitedA0–05,445
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|11

28 September 2002Swansea CityH1–18,070Jevons
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|12

5 October 2002Kidderminster HarriersA0–13,787
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|13

12 October 2002RochdaleH3–09,057Jevons, Branch (2)
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|14

19 October 2002Torquay UnitedA4–13,607Jevons, Ashbee, Anderson, Green
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|15

26 October 2002Rushden & DiamondsH1–110,695Green
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|16

29 October 2002Shrewsbury TownA1–13,089Elliott
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|17

2 November 2002Scunthorpe UnitedH2–011,885Branch, Alexander
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|18

9 November 2002Lincoln CityA1–16,271Alexander
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|19

23 November 2002Boston UnitedH1–09,460Delaney
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|20

30 November 2002WrexhamA0–04,412
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|21

14 December 2002DarlingtonH0–114,162
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|22

21 December 2002BournemouthA0–06,098
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|23

26 December 2002Hartlepool UnitedH2–022,319Green, Keates
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|24

28 December 2002York CityA1–17,856Keates
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|25

1 January 2003BuryA0–14,290
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|26

4 January 2003Bristol RoversH1–014,913Alexander
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|27

11 January 2003Exeter CityH2–213,667Elliott (2)
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|28

18 January 2003Leyton OrientA0–25,125
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|29

25 January 2003York CityH0–018,437
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|30

1 February 2003Southend UnitedA0–34,537
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|31

8 February 2003Lincoln CityH0–113,728
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|32

15 February 2003Scunthorpe UnitedA1–36,284Forrester
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|33

22 February 2003Cambridge UnitedH1–115,607Forrester
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|34

1 March 2003Carlisle UnitedA5–14,678Walters (2), Elliott (2), Forrester
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|35

4 March 2003Macclesfield TownA1–02,229Elliott
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|36

8 March 2003Oxford UnitedH0–017,404
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|37

15 March 2003Rushden & DiamondsA2–44,713Walters, Otsemobor
style="background: #FFFFCC;"

|38

18 March 2003Torquay UnitedH1–113,310Elliott
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|39

22 March 2003Shrewsbury TownH2–013,253Otsemobor, Keates
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|40

5 April 2003WrexhamH1–215,002Otsemobor
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|41

12 April 2003Boston UnitedA1–03,782Elliott
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|42

19 April 2003BournemouthH3–115,816Elliott (2), Walters
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|43

21 April 2003DarlingtonA0–23,487
style="background: #CCFFCC;"

|44

26 April 2003Kidderminster HarriersH4–114,544Burgess (3), Walters
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|45

29 April 2003RochdaleA1–22,225Burgess
style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|46

3 May 2003Swansea CityA2–49,585Elliott, Reeves

=FA Cup=

{{Main|2002–03 FA Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|R1

16 November 2002Macclesfield TownH0–37,803

=Football League Cup=

{{Main|2002–03 Football League Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|R1

10 September 2002Leicester CityH2–47,061Alexander, Ashbee

=Football League Trophy=

{{Main|2002–03 Football League Trophy}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Match!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background: #FFCCCC;"

|R1

22 October 2002Port ValeA1–32,621Donaldson

Squad statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|No.

!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Other

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
align="left"|1align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Alan Fettis

|17

0000000170
align="left"|1align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Glennon

|9

0001000100
align="left"|2align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Edwards

|3(3)

00000003(3)0
align="left"|3align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Smith

|17(5)

10(1)0100018(6)1
align="left"|4align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Ashbee

|31

1101100322
align="left"|5align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Anderson

|42(1)

110100044(1)1
align="left"|6align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Greg Strong

|3

000000030
align="left"|7align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Stuart Elliott

|30(6)

120(1)0000030(7)12
align="left"|8align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lawrie Dudfield

|7(14)

10000007(14)1
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Jonathan Walters

|11

5000000115
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Alexander

|21(4)

610111024(4)7
align="left"|10align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Green

|27(1)

610000028(1)6
align="left"|11align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Appleby

|6

000100070
align="left"|12align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Petty

|2

000000020
align="left"|13align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael Price

|1(2)

0000(1)0102(2)0
align="left"|14align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Musselwhite

|20

0100010220
align="left"|15align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Whittle

|34(5)

110100036(5)1
align="left"|16align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Philpott

|0(1)

00000101(1)0
align="left"|17align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Melton

|19(6)

000000019(6)0
align="left"|17align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Mann

|0

000000000
align="left"|18align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Reeves

|5(3)

10000005(3)1
align="left"|18align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Kerr

|0

000001010
align="left"|19align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Forrester

|11

3000000113
align="left"|19align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Bloomer

|0

000000000
align="left"|20align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Williams

|14(9)

010101017(9)0
align="left"|21align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Peat

|0(1)

00(1)000101(2)0
align="left"|22align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jon Otsemobor

|8(1)

30000008(1)3
align="left"|22align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Bradshaw

|2(3)

00000103(3)0
align="left"|23align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Jevons

|13(11)

310100015(11)3
align="left"|23align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Greaves

|3

000000030
align="left"|24align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Holt

|5(1)

00000005(1)0
align="left"|25align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Webb

|4(8)

00000004(8)0
align="left"|25align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Mohan

|0

000000000
align="left"|25align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} Owen Morrison

|1(1)

00000001(1)0
align="left"|25align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Branch

|6(1)

30000006(1)3
align="left"|26align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Burton

|2(9)

01000104(9)0
align="left"|27align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ben Burgess

|7

400000074
align="left"|27align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Wicks

|0

000000000
align="left"|28align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Damien Delaney

|30

1100000311
align="left"|28align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Johnson

|4(8)

2000(1)0005(8)2
align="left"|29align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl Regan

|33(5)

101000035(5)1
align="left"|30align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Keates

|36

4001000374
align="left"|33align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Clayton Donaldson

|0(2)

000000(1)10(3)1
align="left"|35align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Russell

|0(1)

000000(1)00(2)0
align="left"|36align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Russell Fry

|0

000000(1)00(1)0
align="left"|39align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ATG}} Marc Joseph

|22(1)

000000022(1)0

References

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