2002–03 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2002–03 season
Chairman Ron Noades
Manager Wally Downes
Stadium Griffin Park
Second Division 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Football League Trophy Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Vine (10)
All: Vine (13)
Highest home attendance 9,168
Lowest home attendance 3,990

During the 2002–03 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League Second Division. Despite an unbeaten start and topping the table, the club won just four of the final 21 matches of the season to slump to a 16th-place finish.

Season summary

Previously assistant manager, Wally Downes was named as Brentford manager in June 2002.

After defeat in the 2002 Second Division play-off Final, the team was broken up, with high earners Ívar Ingimarsson, Lloyd Owusu and captain Paul Evans released and defender Darren Powell sold for £400,000 on the eve of the new season.[1][2] Manager Steve Coppell resigned and was replaced by his assistant, Wally Downes.[3] The squad was reinforced with players on free transfers and throughout the season,[2] a need to balance the books in the wake of the ITV Digital collapse saw no transfer fees paid out and a need to reduce the wage bill.[4] The loss of Lloyd Owusu up front and the return of loanee Ben Burgess to Blackburn Rovers led to the loan signing of youngster Rowan Vine from Portsmouth and a chance for Mark McCammon as a first-choice striker.[2][5] A number of youth products were also promoted to the first team squad.[4] The financial state of affairs also led Managing Director Gary Hargreaves to state that the club would "have to sell the freehold of Griffin Park without any guarantee of a return to the borough in the near future".[4]

Despite the turmoil, rookie manager Downes had a dream start, going unbeaten for the first seven league matches of the season,[6] topping the table and winning the Manager of the Month award.[3] The rot set in mid-September, with the Bees losing five of six matches, which included heavy successive defeats to Peterborough United in the league and Middlesbrough in the League Cup.[7] The team began to recover in mid-October, losing just four of the following 17 matches, including two wins in the Football League Trophy and three in the FA Cup, with First Division Derby County being beaten at Griffin Park in the FA Cup third round on 4 January 2003.[7] Brentford limped through the remainder of the season, winning just four and losing 13 of the remaining 24 matches of the season.[2] The goalscoring problem was compounded by the release of Mark McCammon on deadline day in March and injuries and international call-ups had mounted up, with Martin Rowlands, Leo Roget, Jay Smith, Stephen Evans, Jamie Fullarton and Eddie Hutchinson all spending time on the treatment table.[8] Also in March, Ron Noades announced his intention to resign as chairman at the end of the season, citing that "the death of the transfer market has prevented us from covering our trading losses incurred at Griffin Park" and revealing that the wage bill would be slashed from £706,000 for the 2002–03 season to £476,000 for 2003–04.[9] Brentford finished the 2002–03 season in 16th place.[10]

League table

Pos Team Pld Home Away F A GD Pts
W D L F A W D L F A
1 Wigan Athletic 461472371615623196825+43100
2 Crewe Alexandra 4611572919146347217640+3686
3 Bristol City 461553431596836337948+3183
4 Queens Park Rangers 4614453819107631266945+2483
5 Oldham Athletic 46116639181110229206838+3082
6 Cardiff City 4612653320116635236843+2581
7 Tranmere Rovers 461454382396828346657 +980
8 Plymouth Argyle 461166392468924286352+1165
9 Luton Town 46887322896835346762+565
10 Swindon Town 4610583427671025365963 –460
11 Peterborough United 46878252069826345154–358
12 Colchester United 46878242469828325256–458
13 Blackpool 4610853525551321395664–858
14 Stockport County 468873938721426326570–555
15 Notts County 4610763732391125386270–855
16 Brentford 468872821641319354756–954
17 Port Vale 469593431561220395470–1653
18 Wycombe Wanderers 468783938561220285966–752
19 Barnsley 467882731651224335164–1352
20 Chesterfield 4611482928341614454373–3050
21 Cheltenham Town 466982631491027375368–1548
22 Huddersfield Town 467972724431612373961–2245
23 Mansfield Town 4692123845361428526697–3144
24 Northampton Town 4674122331351517484079–3939
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

No. DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorer(s)
1 10 August 2002Huddersfield TownA2–09,635Fullarton, Vine
2 13 August 2002Bristol CityH1–07,130Hunt (pen)
3 17 August 2002Oldham AthleticH0–05,356
4 24 August 2002Colchester UnitedA1–03,135Hunt (pen)
5 26 August 2002Swindon TownH3–16,299Vine (2), McCammon
6 31 August 2002Notts CountyA2–25,551McCammon, Williams
7 7 September 2002Luton TownH0–07,145
8 14 September 2002Tranmere RoversA1–36,626O'Connor
9 17 September 2002Cardiff CityA2–012,032
10 21 September 2002Wycombe WanderersH1–06,172Hunt (pen)
11 28 September 2002Peterborough UnitedA1–55,066Vine
12 5 October 2002BarnsleyH1–25,394McCammon
13 12 October 2002Northampton TownA2–15,739Sonko, Vine
14 19 October 2002Port ValeH1–15,177Hunt (pen)
15 26 October 2002Stockport CountyA3–24,601McCammon (2), Marshall
16 29 October 2002Plymouth ArgyleH0–06,431
17 2 November 2002BlackpoolH5–05,888Vine, Evans (2), Sonko (2)
18 9 November 2002Crewe AlexandraA1–25,663Sonko
19 23 November 2002Wigan AthleticH0–15,454
20 30 November 2002Cheltenham TownA0–15,013
21 14 December 2002ChesterfieldH2–15,151Hunt, Vine
22 21 December 2002Queens Park RangersA1–115,559O'Connor
23 26 December 2002Swindon TownA1–26,045Vine
24 28 December 2004Mansfield TownH1–05,844O'Connor
25 14 January 2003Oldham AthleticA1–25,039O'Connor
26 18 January 2003Notts CountyH1–15,112Vine
27 4 February 2003Mansfield TownA0–03,735
28 8 February 2003Crewe AlexandraH1–25,424Hunt
29 11 February 2003Bristol CityA0–09,084
30 15 February 2003BlackpoolA0–16,203
31 22 February 2003Luton TownA1–06,940Vine
32 25 February 2003Huddersfield TownH1–04,366McCammon
33 1 March 2003Tranmere RoversH1–25,396Sonko
34 4 March 2003Cardiff CityH0–25,727
35 8 March 2003Wycombe WanderersA0–45,930
36 11 March 2003Colchester UnitedH1–13,990McCammon
37 15 March 2003Stockport CountyH1–24,790Antoine-Curier
38 18 March 2003Port ValeA0–13,241
39 22 March 2003Plymouth ArgyleA0–36,835
40 29 March 2003Northampton TownH3–05,354Somner, Rowlands, Hunt
41 5 April 2003Cheltenham TownH2–25,011Dobson, O'Connor
42 12 April 2003Wigan AthleticA0–27,204
43 19 April 2003Queens Park RangersH1–29,168Peters
44 21 April 2003ChesterfieldA2–03,296Antoine-Curier (2)
45 26 April 2003BarnsleyA0–19,065
46 3 May 2003 Peterborough United H 1–1 6,687 Evans

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendance Scorer(s)
R1 16 November 2002 Wycombe Wanderers A 4–2 5,673 O'Connor, Somner, Vine (2)
R2 7 December 2002 York City A 2–1 3,517 McCammon, Hunt
R3 4 January 2003 Derby County H 1–0 8,709 Hunt
R4 25 January 2003 Burnley H 0–3 9,563

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendance Scorer(s)
R110 September 2002BournemouthA3–3 (a.e.t, won 4–2 on pens)3,302 O'Connor (2), Vine
R2 1 October 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–4 7,558 Sonko

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendance Scorer(s)
SR2 12 November 2002 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 3,565 Hunt
SQF 10 December 2002 Kidderminster Harriers H 2–1 1,541 Marshall, O'Connor
SSF 21 January 2003 Cambridge United H 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2,878 McCammon

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2002–03 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
13 GK Paul Smith England 17 December 1979 (aged 22) Carshalton Athletic 2000
22 GK Alan Julian Northern Ireland 11 March 1983 (aged 19) Trainee 2001
33 GK Barry Marchena England 2 October 1984 (aged 17) Trainee 2002
Defenders
2 DF Michael Dobson (c) England 9 April 1981 (aged 21) Trainee 1999
6 DF Scott Marshall Scotland 1 May 1973 (aged 29) Southampton 1999
14 DF Matt Somner Wales 8 December 1982 (aged 19) Trainee 2001
15 DF Jay Lovett England 22 January 1978 (aged 24) Crawley Town 2000 Loaned to Hereford United and Gravesend & Northfleet
16 DF Lee Fieldwick England 1 January 1982 (aged 20) Trainee 2000
21 DF Danny Allen-Page England 30 October 1983 (aged 18) Trainee 2002
29 DF Leo Roget England 1 August 1977 (aged 25) Stockport County 2002
30 DF Andy Frampton England 3 September 1979 (aged 22) Crystal Palace 2002
31 DF Ibrahima Sonko Senegal 22 January 1981 (aged 21) Grenoble Foot 38 2002
Midfielders
4 MF Jay Smith England 29 December 1981 (aged 20) Trainee 2001
7 MF Stephen Evans Wales 25 September 1980 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 2002
8 MF Mark Williams England 19 October 1981 (aged 20) Trainee 2000
9 MF Kevin O'Connor Republic of Ireland 24 February 1982 (aged 20) Trainee 2000
10 MF Stephen Hunt Republic of Ireland 1 August 1981 (aged 21) Crystal Palace 2001
11 MF Martin Rowlands Republic of Ireland 8 February 1979 (aged 23) Farnborough Town 1998
12 MF Jay Tabb Republic of Ireland 21 February 1984 (aged 18) Crystal Palace 2000 Loaned to Crawley Town
18 MF Eddie Hutchinson England 12 February 1982 (aged 20) Sutton United 2000
20 MF Rizwan Rehman England 19 November 1982 (aged 19) Trainee 2002
25 MF Stephen Hughes England 26 January 1984 (aged 18) Trainee 2002
28 MF Jamie Fullarton Scotland 20 July 1974 (aged 28) Dundee United 2002
Forwards
19 FW Mark Peters England 4 October 1983 (aged 18) Southampton 2002
23 FW Lloyd Blackman England 24 September 1983 (aged 18) Trainee 2002
24 FW Bobby Traynor England 1 November 1983 (aged 18) Trainee 2003
26 FW Leon Constantine England 24 February 1978 (aged 24) Millwall 2002
27 FW Rowan Vine England 21 September 1982 (aged 19) Portsmouth 2002 On loan from Portsmouth
34 FW Mickaël Antoine-Curier France 5 March 1983 (aged 19) Nottingham Forest 2003 On loan from Nottingham Forest
Players who left the club mid-season
1 GK Ólafur Gottskálksson Iceland 12 March 1968 (aged 34) Hibernian 2000 Retired
3 DF Ijah Anderson England 30 December 1975 (aged 26) Southend United 1995 Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers
Transferred to Bristol Rovers
17 FW Mark McCammon Barbados 7 August 1978 (aged 24) Charlton Athletic 2000 Transferred to Millwall
32 DF Ben Chorley England 30 September 1982 (aged 19) Arsenal 2002 Returned to Arsenal after loan

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Wally Downes Manager
England Garry Thompson Assistant Manager
England Jim Stannard First Team Coach
England Roberto Forzoni Coach
England Phil McLoughlin Physiotherapist
England Colin Martin Medical Officer
England John Griffin Chief Scout

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Michael Dobson 45 (1) 1 4 0 2 0 2 0 53 (1) 0
3 DF EnglandIjah Anderson 90002000110
4 MF EnglandJay Smith 24 (2)0200 0 2 (1)028 (3)0
6 DF ScotlandScott Marshall 23 (2)140103131 (2)2
7 MF WalesStephen Evans 20 (3)33 01 (1) 02 0 25 (4)3
8 MF EnglandMark Williams 4 (18)10 (1) 00 (1) 01 0 5 (20)1
9 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 45 (1) 5 4 1 2 2 2 1 53 (1) 9
10 MF Republic of IrelandStephen Hunt 42 (1)7421 (1)02149 (2)10
11 MF Republic of IrelandMartin Rowlands 13 (5)120002017 (5)1
12 MF Republic of Ireland Jay Tabb 1 (4) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 2 (6) 0
14 DF Wales Matt Somner 40 (1) 1 1 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 42 (4) 2
15 DF EnglandJay Lovett 100 00 00010
16 DF EnglandLee Fieldwick 6 (1)00000006 (1)0
17 FW BarbadosMark McCammon 31 (5)731101 1 36 (5)9
18 MF EnglandEddie Hutchinson 21 (2)000200 (1)023 (3)0
19 FW EnglandMark Peters 3 (8)10 (1)00 0 003 (9)1
22 GK Northern IrelandAlan Julian 3000001040
23 FW England Lloyd Blackman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 FW EnglandBobby Traynor 0 (2)000000 (1)00 (3)0
25 MF England Stephen Hughes 2 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 3 (3) 0
26 FW England Leon Constantine 2 (15) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 3 (16) 0
28 MF ScotlandJamie Fullarton 23 (5)11 02 02 0 28 (5)1
29 DF EnglandLeo Roget 1501 01 01 0180
30 DF England Andy Frampton 9 (6) 0 3 0 3 0 15 (6) 0
31 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko 38 5 4 0 2 1 2 0 46 6
Players loaned in during the season
27 FW England Rowan Vine 38 (5) 10 3 2 1 (1) 1 3 0 45 (6) 13
32 DF EnglandBen Chorley 201 0 30
34 FW France Mickaël Antoine-Curier 11 3 11 3

Goalscorers

No Pos Nat Player FL2 FAC FLC FLT Total
27 FW England Rowan Vine 10 2 1 0 13
10 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt 7 2 0 1 10
17 FW Barbados Mark McCammon 7 1 0 1 9
9 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor 5 1 2 1 9
31 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko501 06
34 FW France Mickaël Antoine-Curier 3 3
7 MF Wales Stephen Evans 3 0 0 0 3
6 MF Scotland Scott Marshall 1 0 0 1 2
14 DF Wales Matt Somner 1 1 0 0 2
2 DF England Michael Dobson 1 0 0 0 1
28 MF Scotland Jamie Fullarton 1 0 0 0 1
19 FW England Mark Peters 1 0 0 0 1
11 MF Republic of Ireland Martin Rowlands 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF England Mark Williams 1 0 0 0 1
Total4774462

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
PWDLW %PWDLW %
Wally Downes England 10 August 2002 3 May 2003 55 19 13 23 34.55|46 14 12 20 30.43

Summary

Games played 55 (46 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games won 19 (14 Second Division, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 13 (12 Second Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 23 (20 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 62 (47 Second Division, 7 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 4 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 72 (56 Second Division, 6 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 17 (15 Second Division, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 5–0 versus Blackpool, 2 November 2002
Worst league defeat 4–0 versus Wycombe Wanderers, 8 March 2003; 5–1 versus Peterborough United, 28 September 2002
Most appearances 54, Michael Dobson & Kevin O'Connor (each 46 Second Division, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 10, Rowan Vine
Top scorer (all competitions) 13, Rowan Vine

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
9 August 2002 FW England Leon Constantine England Millwall Free [11]
9 August 2002 DF Scotland Jamie Fullarton Scotland Dundee United Free [11]
9 August 2002 DF England Leo Roget England Stockport County Free [11]
9 August 2002 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko France Grenoble Foot 38 Free [11]
28 October 2002 DF England Andy Frampton England Crystal Palace Free [12]
27 March 2003 FW Nigeria Efan Ekoku England Sheffield Wednesday Non-contract [13]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
8 August 2002 FW England Rowan Vine England Portsmouth End of season [11]
14 August 2002 DF England Ben Chorley England Arsenal 5 October 2002 [14]
11 March 2003 FW France Mickaël Antoine-Curier England Nottingham Forest End of season [13]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
9 August 2002 DF England Darren Powell England Crystal Palace £400,000 [11]
17 February 2003 DF England Ijah Anderson England Bristol Rovers Free [15]
27 March 2003 MF Barbados Mark McCammon England Millwall Free [13]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
27 November 2002 DF England Ijah Anderson England Wycombe Wanderers 3 January 2003 [16]
17 January 2003 DF England Jay Lovett England Hereford United 17 March 2003 [17]
31 January 2003 DF England Ijah Anderson England Bristol Rovers 16 February 2003 [18]
11 February 2003 MF England Jay Tabb England Crawley Town End of season [19]
20 March 2003 MF England Jay Lovett England Gravesend & Northfleet End of season [13]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
20 November 2002 GK Iceland Ólafur Gottskálksson Retired [20]
31 May 2003 FW England Leon Constantine England Southend United 21 August 2003 [21]
31 May 2003 FW Nigeria Efan Ekoku Republic of Ireland Dublin City August 2004 [22]
31 May 2003 DF England Jay Lovett England Farnborough Town 5 June 2003 [2]
31 May 2003 MF England Rizwan Rehman England Molesey 1 July 2003 [21]
31 May 2003 MF England Martin Rowlands England Queens Park Rangers 31 July 2003 [21]
31 May 2003 MF England Mark Williams England Barnet 9 June 2003 [21]

Awards

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