2002–03 season of Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 2002–03 football season
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.[1]
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first
Legend
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
10 August 2002
Burnley
A
3–1
14,738
Melton , Brooker , Zamora
2
13 August 2002
Coventry City
H
0–0
6,816
3
17 August 2002
Norwich City
H
0–2
6,730
4
24 August 2002
Wimbledon
A
0–1
2,522
5
26 August 2002
Walsall
H
0–2
6,519
6
31 August 2002
Portsmouth
A
2–4
19,031
Cullip , Brooker
7
7 September 2002
Millwall
A
0–1
8,822
8
14 September 2002
Gillingham
H
2–4
6,733
Carpenter , Hart
9
17 September 2002
Stoke City
H
1–2
6,369
Carpenter
10
21 September 2002
Rotherham United
A
0–1
6,696
11
28 September 2002
Grimsby Town
H
1–2
6,547
Zamora
12
5 October 2002
Watford
A
0–1
15,305
13
19 October 2002
Sheffield United
H
2–4
6,810
Hart , Barrett
14
26 October 2002
Crystal Palace
A
0–5
21,769
15
2 November 2002
Bradford City
H
3–2
6,319
Zamora (2), Rodger
16
11 November 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1–1
23,016
Zamora
17
16 November 2002
Derby County
H
1–0
6,845
Mayo
18
23 November 2002
Preston North End
A
2–2
13,068
Rodger , Sidwell
19
27 November 2002
Nottingham Forest
A
2–3
29,137
Sidwell , Jones
20
30 November 2002
Reading
H
0–1
6,817
21
7 December 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–1
18,008
Hart
22
10 December 2002
Ipswich Town
H
1–1
6,377
Zamora
23
14 December 2002
Derby County
A
0–1
25,789
24
20 December 2002
Leicester City
H
0–1
6,592
25
26 December 2002
Norwich City
A
1–0
20,687
Sidwell
26
28 December 2002
Burnley
H
2–2
6,502
Sidwell (2)
27
11 January 2003
Coventry City
A
0–0
15,951
28
18 January 2003
Portsmouth
H
1–1
6,848
Zamora
29
1 February 2003
Walsall
A
0–1
8,413
30
4 February 2003
Wimbledon
H
2–3
6,111
Brooker , Zamora
31
8 February 2003
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
4–1
6,754
Brooker , Zamora , Hart , Blackwell
32
15 February 2003
Bradford City
A
1–0
11,520
Zamora
33
22 February 2003
Millwall
H
1–0
6,751
Rougier
34
1 March 2003
Gillingham
A
0–3
9,178
35
5 March 2003
Stoke City
A
0–1
21,023
36
8 March 2003
Rotherham United
H
2–0
6,468
Zamora , Hurst (o.g.)
37
15 March 2003
Nottingham Forest
H
1–0
6,830
Brooker
38
18 March 2003
Sheffield United
A
1–2
19,357
Carpenter
39
22 March 2003
Ipswich Town
A
2–2
26,078
Rougier , Marshall (o.g.)
40
25 March 2003
Crystal Palace
H
0–0
6,789
41
4 April 2003
Reading
A
2–1
16,133
Brooker , Kitson
42
12 April 2003
Preston North End
H
0–2
6,669
43
19 April 2003
Leicester City
A
0–2
31,909
44
21 April 2003
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–1
6,928
Zamora
45
26 April 2003
Watford
H
4–0
6,841
Zamora , Blackwell , Kitson , Oatway
46
4 May 2003
Grimsby Town
A
2–2
6,369
Zamora , Cullip
FA Cup
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R3
14 January 2003
Norwich City
A
1–3
17,205
Pethick
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