| 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 |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | First round |
| Cup3: | League Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | First round |
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| Prevseason: | 2001–02 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 season saw Hull City compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 13th position with 59 points.[1] It was also Hull's final season at Boothferry Park as they moved to the KC Stadium in December 2002.
Hull City's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 2002–03 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2002 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 10,446 | Green, Elliott | |
| 2 | 13 August 2002 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | 7,501 | Johnson | |
| 3 | 17 August 2002 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | 4,257 | Green | |
| 4 | 24 August 2002 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 8,804 | Johnson | |
| 5 | 26 August 2002 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | 4,236 | ||
| 6 | 31 August 2002 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | 7,684 | Keates | |
| 7 | 7 September 2002 | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 | 4,258 | Whittle, Smith | |
| 8 | 14 September 2002 | Carlisle United | H | 4–0 | 8,461 | Alexander (3), Dudfield | |
| 9 | 17 September 2002 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–3 | 8,703 | Green | |
| 10 | 21 September 2002 | Oxford United | A | 0–0 | 5,445 | ||
| 11 | 28 September 2002 | Swansea City | H | 1–1 | 8,070 | Jevons | |
| 12 | 5 October 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 0–1 | 3,787 | ||
| 13 | 12 October 2002 | Rochdale | H | 3–0 | 9,057 | Jevons, Branch (2) | |
| 14 | 19 October 2002 | Torquay United | A | 4–1 | 3,607 | Jevons, Ashbee, Anderson, Green | |
| 15 | 26 October 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–1 | 10,695 | Green | |
| 16 | 29 October 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 3,089 | Elliott | |
| 17 | 2 November 2002 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | 11,885 | Branch, Alexander | |
| 18 | 9 November 2002 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | 6,271 | Alexander | |
| 19 | 23 November 2002 | Boston United | H | 1–0 | 9,460 | Delaney | |
| 20 | 30 November 2002 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | 4,412 | ||
| 21 | 14 December 2002 | Darlington | H | 0–1 | 14,162 | ||
| 22 | 21 December 2002 | Bournemouth | A | 0–0 | 6,098 | ||
| 23 | 26 December 2002 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 22,319 | Green, Keates | |
| 24 | 28 December 2002 | York City | A | 1–1 | 7,856 | Keates | |
| 25 | 1 January 2003 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 4,290 | ||
| 26 | 4 January 2003 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 14,913 | Alexander | |
| 27 | 11 January 2003 | Exeter City | H | 2–2 | 13,667 | Elliott (2) | |
| 28 | 18 January 2003 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | 5,125 | ||
| 29 | 25 January 2003 | York City | H | 0–0 | 18,437 | ||
| 30 | 1 February 2003 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | 4,537 | ||
| 31 | 8 February 2003 | Lincoln City | H | 0–1 | 13,728 | ||
| 32 | 15 February 2003 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–3 | 6,284 | Forrester | |
| 33 | 22 February 2003 | Cambridge United | H | 1–1 | 15,607 | Forrester | |
| 34 | 1 March 2003 | Carlisle United | A | 5–1 | 4,678 | Walters (2), Elliott (2), Forrester | |
| 35 | 4 March 2003 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1–0 | 2,229 | Elliott | |
| 36 | 8 March 2003 | Oxford United | H | 0–0 | 17,404 | ||
| 37 | 15 March 2003 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 2–4 | 4,713 | Walters, Otsemobor | |
| 38 | 18 March 2003 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 13,310 | Elliott | |
| 39 | 22 March 2003 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–0 | 13,253 | Otsemobor, Keates | |
| 40 | 5 April 2003 | Wrexham | H | 1–2 | 15,002 | Otsemobor | |
| 41 | 12 April 2003 | Boston United | A | 1–0 | 3,782 | Elliott | |
| 42 | 19 April 2003 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | 15,816 | Elliott (2), Walters | |
| 43 | 21 April 2003 | Darlington | A | 0–2 | 3,487 | ||
| 44 | 26 April 2003 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 4–1 | 14,544 | Burgess (3), Walters | |
| 45 | 29 April 2003 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | 2,225 | Burgess | |
| 46 | 3 May 2003 | Swansea City | A | 2–4 | 9,585 | Elliott, Reeves |
See main article: 2002–03 FA Cup.
See main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup.
See main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Alan Fettis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Matt Glennon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mike Edwards | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shaun Smith | 17(5) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(6) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Ian Ashbee | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | John Anderson | 42(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44(1) | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Greg Strong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 30(6) | 12 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30(7) | 12 |
| 8 | FW | Lawrie Dudfield | 7(14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(14) | 1 |
| 9 | FW |  Jonathan Walters | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Gary Alexander | 21(4) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24(4) | 7 |
| 10 | MF | Stuart Green | 27(1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(1) | 6 |
| 11 | MF | Richard Appleby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ben Petty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Michael Price | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 14 | GK | Paul Musselwhite | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Justin Whittle | 34(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(5) | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Lee Philpott | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Steve Melton | 19(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19(6) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Neil Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Martin Reeves | 5(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Scott Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Jamie Forrester | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | DF | Matthew Bloomer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Williams | 14(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(9) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Nathan Peat | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | 8(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 3 |
| 22 | FW | Gary Bradshaw | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Phil Jevons | 13(11) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(11) | 3 |
| 23 | DF | Mark Greaves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Andy Holt | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Daniel Webb | 4(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(8) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Nicky Mohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Owen Morrison | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Michael Branch | 6(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 3 |
| 26 | DF | Steve Burton | 2(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(9) | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Ben Burgess | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | DF | Matt Wicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Damien Delaney | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Simon Johnson | 4(8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(8) | 2 |
| 29 | DF | Carl Regan | 33(5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(5) | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Dean Keates | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 33 | FW | Clayton Donaldson | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(3) | 1 |
| 35 | MF | Simon Russell | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Russell Fry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 39 | DF |  Marc Joseph | 22(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(1) | 0 |