2002–03 Walsall F.C. season

Walsall managed to avoid relegation to extend their stay in English football's second tier to a third season. Much of their success was down to the signing of key players, such as ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Vinny Samways, returning to English football after a six-year spell in Spain.

Xara became Walsall's new kit manufacturers. Banks's remained the kit sponsors.

{{main|2002–03 Football League First Division}}

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Walsall's score comes first{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/2002-2003/results |title=Walsall results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com |access-date=3 December 2012 |archive-date=12 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912145606/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/walsall/2002-2003/results |url-status=dead }}

{{Main|2002–03 FA Cup}}

{{Main|2002–03 Football League Cup}}

:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/walsall.htm|title=FootballSquads - Walsall - 2002/03}}

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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Jimmy Walker}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Darren Bazeley}}

{{Fs player|no=3|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Zigor Aranalde}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matt Carbon}}

{{Fs player|no=5|nat=NZL|pos=DF|name=Danny Hay}}

{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ian Roper}}

{{Fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Darren Wrack}}

{{Fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Martin O'ConnorO'Connor was born in Walsall, England, but represented the Cayman Islands internationally, although FIFA later ruled that he was ineligible.}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=Jorge Leitão}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=AUS|pos=MF|name=Steve Corica}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Pedro Matías}}

{{Fs player|no=12|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Carl Robinson|other=on loan from Portsmouth}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=David Zdrilic}}

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{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Tony Barras}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Danny SonnerSonner was born in Wigan, England.}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gary Birch}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gareth Ainsworth|other=on loan from Wimbledon}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mark Wright}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Vinny Samways}}

{{Fs player|no=25|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=José Júnior|other=on loan from Treze}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Fitzroy SimpsonSimpson was born in Bradford-on-Avon, England.}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Gavin Ward}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Chris Shuker|other=on loan from Manchester City}}

{{Fs player|no=29|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Jamie LawrenceLawrence was born in Balham, England.}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Ludovic Pollet|other=on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Neil Emblen|other=on loan from Norwich City}}

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{{Fs player|no=12|nat=POR|pos=FW|name=Dani Rodrigues|other=to Ionikos}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Moreira Herivelto|other=to Ionikos}}

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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Matt Gadsby|other=to Mansfield Town}}

{{Fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Roberto Martínez|other=to Swansea City}}

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{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Karl Hawley}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Craig Stanley}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Andy Bishop}}

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{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nick Smith}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Matthew Harris}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Jean-Philippe Javary|other=on loan from Sheffield United}}

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{{Reflist}}

{{Walsall F.C. seasons}}

{{2002–03 in English football}}

Category:Walsall F.C. seasons

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