2002–03 Rushden & Diamonds F.C. season

Rushden & Diamonds
2002–03 season
ManagerBrian Talbot
StadiumNene Park
Third Division1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round

During the 2002–03 English football season, Rushden & Diamonds competed in the Third Division.

Season summary

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Rushden & Diamonds finished the season as Third Division champions, ensuring their first ever season in the Second Division.

Kit

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Rushden & Diamonds retained the previous season's kit, which was manufactured by Fila and sponsored by Dr. Martens.[1]

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Billy Turley
3 DF England ENG Paul Underwood
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter
5 DF Wales WAL Mark Peters
6 DF England ENG Andy Edwards
7 MF England ENG Stuart Wardley
8 MF England ENG Ritchie Hanlon
9 FW England ENG Dean Holdsworth
10 FW England ENG Duane Darby
11 MF England ENG Andy Burgess
12 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Gray[notes 1]
13 GK England ENG Stuart Naylor
14 DF England ENG Marcus Bignot
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Gary Mills
16 GK England ENG Adam Sollitt
17 DF England ENG Gary Setchell
18 MF England ENG David Bell[notes 2]
19 MF England ENG Daniel Talbot
20 DF England ENG Andrew Sambrook
21 FW Wales WAL Robert Duffy
22 FW Jamaica JAM Paul Hall[notes 3]
24 DF England ENG John Dempster
31 FW Jamaica JAM Onandi Lowe
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL David Bell
36 MF England ENG Owen Story
40 DF Nigeria NGA Magnus Okuonghae[notes 4]

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Tarkan Mustafa (on loan to Doncaster Rovers; sold to Dagenham & Redbridge)
6 DF England ENG Andy Tillson (retired)
9 FW England ENG Scott Partridge (on loan to Exeter City; sold to Shrewsbury Town)
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael McElhatton (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Wales WAL Tony Pennock (to Farnborough Town)
23 DF England ENG Brett Solkhon (on loan to Canvey Island; sold to Kettering Town)
25 FW England ENG Tony Battersby (released)

References

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  1. ^ "Rushden & Diamonds - Historical Football Kits".
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Rushden & Diamonds - 2002/03".

Notes

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  1. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented Scotland at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Bell was born in Wellingborough, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level.
  3. ^ Hall was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1997.
  4. ^ Okuonghae was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented England at C level.
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