2002–03 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season explained

Club:Tottenham Hotspur
Season:2002–03
Manager:Glenn Hoddle
Chairman:Daniel Levy
Stadium:White Hart Lane
League:Premier League
League Result:10th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:Robbie Keane (13)
Season Topscorer:Robbie Keane
Teddy Sheringham (13)
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04
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Owner:ENIC Group

The 2002–03 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 11th season in the Premier League and 25th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

Season summary

The 2002–03 campaign, manager Glenn Hoddle's second full season in charge of the team, was considered a major disappointment as the club finished in 10th place in the league table and exited both domestic cup competitions in the early rounds. Striker Robbie Keane, signed from Leeds United for £7,000,000 before the start of the season, was the team's top scorer in the Premier League with 13 goals, while club legend Teddy Sheringham, his final season with the club, scored a credible 13 goals in all competitions.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2002MFJamie Redknapp LiverpoolFree[3]
1 July 2002MF Red Star BelgradeFree
6 July 2002MFJonathan Blondel Mouscron£2,500,000[4]
13 July 2002MFRohan Ricketts ArsenalFree[5]
31 August 2002FWRobbie Keane Leeds United£7,000,000[6]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
28 August 2002FWChris Armstrong Bolton WanderersFree[7]
30 August 2002MF Aston VillaFree[8]
20 September 2002MFJohn Piercy Brighton & Hove AlbionFree[9]
10 January 2003MFStephen Clemence Birmingham City£900,000[10]
21 January 2003FWLes Ferdinand West Ham UnitedUndisclosed[11]
11 February 2003MFTim Sherwood PortsmouthFree[12]
1 July 2003FWYannick Kamanan StrasbourgFree

Expenditure

Summer: £9,500,000

Winter: £0

Total: £9,500,000

Income

Summer: £0

Winter: £900,000

Total: £900,000

Net totals

Summer: £9,500,000

Winter: £900,000

Total: £8,600,000

Trialists

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League.

Matches

League Cup

See main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2002–03 FA Cup.

Statistics

Appearances

No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
13GK Kasey Keller38 0 1 0 2 0 41 0
Defenders
2DF Stephen Carr30 0 1 0 1 0 32 0
3DF Mauricio Taricco21 1 1 0 1 0 23 1
5DF Goran Bunjevčević31+4 0 0 0 2 0 33+4 0
6DF Chris Perry15+3 1 1 0 1 0 17+3 1
12DF Gary Doherty7+8 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 7+11 1
18DF Ben Thatcher8+4 0 1 0 1 0 10+4 0
26DF Ledley King25 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
30DF Anthony Gardner11+1 1 0 0 1 0 12+1 1
36DF Dean Richards26 2 0 0 1 0 27 2
Midfielders
4MF Steffen Freund13+4 0 1 0 1 0 15+4 0
7MF Darren Anderton18+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 18+4 0
14MF Gus Poyet22+6 5 1 0 1 1 24+6 6
15MF Jamie Redknapp14+3 3 0 0 0 0 14+3 3
20MF Jonathan Blondel0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21MF Milenko Ačimovič4+13 0 0 0 1 0 5+13 0
23MF Christian Ziege10+2 2 0 0 0 0 10+2 2
28MF Matthew Etherington15+8 1 0 0 2 0 17+8 1
29MF Simon Davies33+3 5 1 0 2 0 36+3 5
44MF Kazuyuki Toda2+2 0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
Forwards
10FW Teddy Sheringham34+2 12 1 0 1 1 36+2 13
16FW Steffen Iversen8+11 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 9+13 1
22FW Robbie Keane29 13 1 0 1+1 0 31+1 13
25FW Jamie Slabber0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
9MF Les Ferdinand4+7 2 0 0 1+1 0 5+8 2
25MF Stephen Clemence0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Goal scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1FW 10 align=left 12 0 1 13
FW 22 align=left Robbie Keane13 0 0 13
3MF 14 Gus Poyet5 0 1 6
4MF 29 Simon Davies5 0 0 5
5MF 15 Jamie Redknapp3 0 0 3
6FW 9 Les Ferdinand2 0 0 2
MF 23 Christian Ziege2 0 0 2
DF 36 Dean Richards2 0 0 2
9DF 3 Mauricio Taricco1 0 0 1
DF 6 Chris Perry1 0 0 1
DF 12 1 0 0 1
FW 16 1 0 0 1
MF 28 1 0 0 1
DF 30 1 0 0 1
Total0252

Clean sheets

width=10width=10width=200Playerwidth=50Premier Leaguewidth=50FA Cupwidth=50League CupTotal
113 Kasey Keller5 0 1 6
Total5016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - Tottenham Hotspur - 2002/03.
  2. News: 2003-01-27 . Spurs land Toda . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  3. News: 2002-04-16 . Redknapp signs for Spurs . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  4. News: 2002-07-11 . Spurs land Blondel . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  5. News: 2002-07-13 . Spurs sign Arsenal midfielder . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  6. News: 2002-08-31 . Robbie Keane joins Spurs . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  7. News: 2002-08-28 . Bolton seal Armstrong deal . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  8. News: 2002-08-30 . Villa sign Leonhardsen . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  9. News: 2002-09-20 . Seagulls land Piercy . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  10. News: 2003-01-10 . Blues seal double deal . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  11. News: 2003-01-21 . Ferdinand joins West Ham . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  12. News: 2003-02-11 . Sherwood joins Pompey . en-GB . 2023-04-26.
  13. News: 2002-08-29 . Qu Bo blow for Spurs . en-GB . 2023-04-26.

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