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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first
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
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers R3 14 January 2003 Norwich City A 1–3 17,205 Pethick
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