2002–03 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present)
Aston Villa
2002–03 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerGraham Taylor
Premier League16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dion Dublin (10)
All: Dion Dublin (14)
Second City Derby
46--34--26

The 2002–03 season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Premier League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Fans had hoped that the return of successful former manager Graham Taylor would spark a serious challenge for honours once more, but the actual result was Villa's worst Premier League campaign in eight years, with the club in serious danger of relegation throughout the season. Survival was only achieved in the penultimate game of the season with a victory over already-doomed Sunderland; Taylor was soon on his way out of the club for good.

There were debuts for Ulises de la Cruz (89), Ronny Johnsen (49), Marcus Allbäck (35), Mark Kinsella (21), Øyvind Leonhardsen (19), Stefan Postma (13), Joey Guðjónsson (11), and Rob Edwards (8).

A season low was the 3–0 defeat by local rivals Birmingham City at St Andrews. A first-half goal from Clinton Morrison saw Birmingham in control at half time, before a comedy of errors saw a throw-in by Olof Mellberg roll under the foot of Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckelman and into the net to gift Blues a 2–0 lead. Geoff Horsfield added a third later in the game thanks to bad defending from Alpay Özalan. This game was followed by the visit to Villa Park. The game kicked into life when Villa striker Dion Dublin was sent off in the 51st minute for headbutting Robbie Savage. In the 74th minute, Australian Stan Lazaridis scored his first goal of the season, and three minutes later, a poor header back by Jlloyd Samuel allowed Horsfield to run onto the ball, beat Enckelman and score from close range. The game ended with another sending off, as Villa's Joey Guðjónsson lunged at Upson with a two-footed tackle.

Kit

Kit Supplier Sponsor
Diadora Rover / MG*

*Rover sponsored the home shirts, MG sponsored the away

Transfers

Transferred in

Date Pos Player From Fee
14 May 2002 GK Stefan Postma De Graafschap £1,500,000
18 May 2002 CF Marcus Allbäck Heerenveen £2,000,000
8 July 2002 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer
26 July 2002 RB Ulises de la Cruz Hibernian £1,000,000
23 August 2002 CM Mark Kinsella Charlton Athletic £1,000,000
29 August 2002 CB Ronny Johnsen Manchester United Free transfer
30 August 2002 AM Øyvind Leonhardsen Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer
£5,500,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Player From Loan End
20 January 2003 CM Joey Guðjónsson Real Betis 31 May 2003

Transferred out

Date Pos Player To Fee
1 July 2002 GK Peter Schmeichel Manchester City Free transfer
5 August 2002 DM George Boateng Middlesbrough £5,000,000
6 August 2002 AM Paul Merson Portsmouth Free transfer
20 December 2002 RM Steve Stone Portsmouth Free transfer
10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free transfer
£5,000,000

Loaned out

Date Pos Player To Loan End
26 July 2002 CM Gavin Melaugh Rochdale 31 May 2003
9 August 2002 GK Boaz Myhill Bristol City 5 November 2002
27 September 2002 CF Michael Boulding Sheffield United 1 November 2002
21 November 2002 GK Boaz Myhill Bradford City 1 January 2003
29 November 2002 CM John McGrath Dagenham & Redbridge 31 May 2003
10 January 2003 CF Michael Boulding Grimsby Town 12 February 2003

Overall transfer activity

Squad

First Team

# Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Apps Gls
Goalkeepers
1 Peter Enckelman GK Turku (1977-03-10)10 March 1977 (aged 25) TPS 1 February 1999 £200,000 28 0
13 Stefan Postma GK Utrecht (1976-10-06)6 October 1976 (aged 25) De Graafschap 14 May 2002 £1,500,000 - -
37 Boaz Myhill GK Modesto, CA (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2001 — 0 0
39 Wayne Henderson GK Dublin (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 — 0 0
Defenders
2 Mark Delaney RB Haverfordwest (1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 26) Cardiff City 9 March 1999 £250,000 98 1
3 Alan Wright LB Ashton-under-Lyne (1971-09-28)28 September 1971 (aged 30) Blackburn Rovers 10 March 1995 £1,000,000 318 5
4 Olof Mellberg CB Gullspång (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 24) Racing Santander 19 July 2001 £5,000,000 36 0
5 Alpay Özalan CB İzmir (1973-05-30)30 May 1973 (aged 28) Fenerbahçe 28 July 2000 £5,600,000 60 0
11 Steve Staunton LB Dundalk (1969-01-19)19 January 1969 (aged 33) Liverpool 6 December 2000 Free transfer 319 17
15 Ulises de la Cruz RB Piquiucho (1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 28) Hibernian 26 July 2002 £1,000,000 - -
21 Jlloyd Samuel LB San Fernando (1981-03-29)29 March 1981 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1999 — 43 0
24 Liam Ridgewell CB Bexleyheath (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 17) Academy 1 July 2002 — - -
27 Ronny Johnsen CB Sandefjord (1969-06-10)10 June 1969 (aged 33) Manchester United 29 August 2002 Free transfer - -
30 Rob Edwards LB Telford (1982-12-25)25 December 1982 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 — - -
Midfielders
6 George Boateng CM Nkawkaw (1975-09-05)5 September 1975 (aged 26) Coventry City 20 July 1999 £4,500,000 134 5
6* Gareth Barry LM Hastings (1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 21) Academy 1 January 1998 — 149 4
7 Ian Taylor CM Birmingham (1968-06-04)4 June 1968 (aged 34) Sheffield Wednesday 21 December 1994 £1,000,000 273 40
10 Paul Merson (c) AM Harlesden (1968-03-20)20 March 1968 (aged 34) Middlesbrough 8 September 1998 £6,750,000 144 19
12 Thomas Hitzlsperger LM Munich (1982-04-05)5 April 1982 (aged 20) Bayern Munich 5 August 2000 Free transfer 13 1
17 Lee Hendrie RM Solihull (1977-05-18)18 May 1977 (aged 25) Academy 1 July 1995 — 185 20
18 Steve Stone RM Gateshead (1971-08-20)20 August 1971 (aged 30) Nottingham Forest 11 March 1999 £5,500,000 120 7
20 Mustapha Hadji LM Ifrane Atlas-Saghir (1971-11-16)16 November 1971 (aged 30) Coventry City 7 July 2001 £4,500,000 32 3
22 Hassan Kachloul AM Agadir (1973-02-19)19 February 1973 (aged 29) Southampton 1 July 2001 — 31 2
26 Mark Kinsella CM Dublin (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 29) Charlton Athletic 23 August 2002 £1,000,000 - -
28 Øyvind Leonhardsen AM Kristiansund (1970-08-17)17 August 1970 (aged 31) Tottenham Hotspur 30 August 2002 Free transfer - -
29 Peter Whittingham RM Nuneaton (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 — - -
31 Stephen Cooke CM Walsall (1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2000 — 1 0
33 Joey Guðjónsson CM Akranes (1980-05-25)25 May 1980 (aged 22) Real Betis 20 January 2003 Loan - -
38 John McGrath CM Limerick (1980-03-27)27 March 1980 (aged 22) Academy 1 July 1999 — 3 0
40 Keith Fahey LM Dublin (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 19) Academy 1 July 2002 — - -
Forwards
8 Juan Pablo Ángel CF Medellín (1975-10-24)24 October 1975 (aged 26) River Plate 13 January 2001 £9,500,000 45 17
9 Dion Dublin CF Leicester (1969-04-22)22 April 1969 (aged 33) Coventry City 5 November 1998 £5,750,000 127 41
10* Darius Vassell CF Birmingham (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 22) Academy 1 January 1998 — 102 21
14 Marcus Allbäck CF Gothenburg (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 28) Heerenveen 18 May 2002 £2,000,000 - -
16 Peter Crouch CF Macclesfield (1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 20) Portsmouth 27 March 2002 £5,000,000 7 2
19 Boško Balaban CF Rijeka (1978-10-15)15 October 1978 (aged 23) Dinamo Zagreb 24 October 2001 £5,800,000 11 0
23 Michael Boulding CF Sheffield (1976-02-08)8 February 1976 (aged 26) Grimsby Town 8 July 2002 Free transfer - -
25 Stefan Moore CF Birmingham (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 — 0 0
32 Luke Moore CF Birmingham (1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 16) Academy 1 January 2003 — - -
42 Peter Hynes CF Dublin (1983-11-28)28 November 1983 (aged 18) Academy 1 July 2001 — 0 0

*squad number was re-used following a players departure.
Note: Stats and ages are correct as of July 1, 2002.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Peter Enckelman
2 DF  WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF  ENG Alan Wright
4 DF  SWE Olof Mellberg
5 DF  TUR Alpay Özalan
6 DF  ENG Gareth Barry
7 MF  ENG Ian Taylor
8 FW  COL Juan Pablo Ángel
9 FW  ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW  ENG Darius Vassell
11 DF  IRL Steve Staunton
12 MF  GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 GK  NED Stefan Postma
14 FW  SWE Marcus Allbäck
15 DF  ECU Ulises de la Cruz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ENG Peter Crouch
17 MF  ENG Lee Hendrie
19 FW  CRO Boško Balaban
20 MF  MAR Mustapha Hadji
21 DF  ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 1]
22 MF  MAR Hassan Kachloul
24 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell
25 FW  ENG Stefan Moore
26 MF  IRL Mark Kinsella
27 DF  NOR Ronny Johnsen
28 MF  NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen
29 MF  ENG Peter Whittingham
30 DF  WAL Rob Edwards[notes 2]
31 DF  ENG Stephen Cooke
33 DF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson (on loan from Real Betis)

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF  NED George Boateng[notes 3] (to Middlesbrough)
10 FW  ENG Paul Merson (to Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Steve Stone (to Portsmouth)
23 MF  ENG Michael Boulding (to Grimsby Town)

Reserve squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the reserves this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s, or may have appeared for the first team in a friendly.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK  ENG Boaz Myhill[notes 4]
38 MF  IRL John McGrath
40 MF  IRL Keith Fahey
— DF  ENG Leon Hylton
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Danny Jackman
— MF  NIR Gavin Melaugh
— FW  ENG Jon Bewers
—   Seyi Morgan

U-19 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the U-19s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-17s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 GK  IRL Wayne Henderson
42 FW  IRL Peter Hynes
— GK  ENG Antoni Pecora
— GK  IRL Stephen Gahan
— DF  ENG Scott Cormell
— DF  ENG James O'Connor
— DF  ENG Cameron Stuart
— DF  ENG Oliver Williams
— DF  IRL Pierre Ennis
— MF  ENG Ryan Amoo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Adam Baptist (on trial to Stoke City)
— MF  SCO Colin Marshall
— MF  NIR Steven Davis
— MF  NIR Jamie Ward[notes 5]
— FW  ENG Mark Atkinson
— FW  ENG Michael Husbands
— FW  SCO Alan Brazil
— FW  FIN Mika Aaritalo
— MF   David Nolan

U-17 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the U-17s this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves or the U-19s.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW  ENG Luke Moore
— GK  ENG Andrew Yarnold
— DF  ENG Stuart Bridges
— DF  ENG Gary Cahill
— DF  ENG Ashley Edkins
— DF  ENG Lee Grant
— DF  ENG Nick Green
— DF  ENG Paul Green
— DF  IRL Kevin Mulcahy
— MF  ENG Craig Gardner
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Kyle Nix[notes 6]
— MF  ENG Sam Williams
— MF  IRL Stephen Foley-Sheridan
— FW  ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
— FW  ENG Shane Paul
— FW  CIV Amadou Koman
— MF   Rowan Caney
— MF   John Grady
—   Daniel Bridges

Other players

The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FIN Jon Masalin
— GK  TRI Kelvin Jack (on trial from San Juan Jabloteh)
— DF  ENG Danny Haynes
— DF  FIN Lasse Lagerblom (on trial from Lahti)
— MF  ENG Michael Noakes
— MF  ENG Isaiah Osbourne
— MF  ENG Jay Smith (to Southend United)
— MF  BEL Christian Tshimanga Kabeya[notes 7]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NOR Espen Sögård (on trial from Lillestrøm SK)
— FW  ENG Matt Lewis (on trial from Kidderminster Harriers)
— FW  ENG Lee McGuire (to Bristol City)
— MF  NIR David Scullion
— GK   Jake Meredith
— MF   John Malpass (to Stourport Swifts)
—   Steve Jones (on trial to Stoke City)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  FIN Peter Enckelman 39 0 33 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
13 GK  NED Stefan Postma 9 0 5+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF  WAL Mark Delaney 17 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF  ENG Alan Wright 12 0 9+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF  SWE Olof Mellberg 44 1 38 1 1 0 2 0 3 0
5 DF  TUR Alpay Özalan 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF  IRL Steve Staunton 32 1 22+4 0 0 0 3 0 3 1
15 DF  ECU Ulises de la Cruz 24 2 12+8 1 1 0 2+1 1 0 0
21 DF  ENG Jlloyd Samuel 45 0 33+5 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
24 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF  NOR Ronny Johnsen 30 0 25+1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
30 DF  WAL Rob Edwards 9 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  ENG Gareth Barry 44 4 35 3 1 0 4 1 4 0
7 MF  ENG Ian Taylor 19 2 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 1 3 1
12 MF  GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 33 4 24+2 2 0 0 2+1 2 4 0
17 MF  ENG Lee Hendrie 34 4 22+5 4 1 0 3 0 1+2 0
20 MF  MAR Mustapha Hadji 14 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
22 MF  MAR Hassan Kachloul 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF  IRL Mark Kinsella 24 0 15+4 0 1 0 2+2 0 0 0
28 MF  NOR Øyvind Leonhardsen 23 3 13+6 3 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
29 MF  ENG Peter Whittingham 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  ENG Stephen Cooke 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF  ISL Joey Guðjónsson 11 2 9+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW  COL Juan Pablo Ángel 19 3 8+7 1 1 1 0+3 1 0 0
9 FW  ENG Dion Dublin 35 14 23+5 10 1 0 4 4 2 0
10 FW  ENG Darius Vassell 39 11 28+5 8 0+1 0 3 3 1+1 0
14 FW  SWE Marcus Allbäck 25 6 9+11 5 0 0 0+2 0 3 1
16 FW  ENG Peter Crouch 18 0 7+7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
25 FW  ENG Stefan Moore 17 1 7+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF  NED George Boateng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF  ENG Paul Merson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF  ENG Steve Stone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 FW  ENG Michael Boulding 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Peter Enckelman 39
2 RB Mark Delaney 17
27 CB Ronny Johnsen 29
4 CB Olof Mellberg 44
21 LB Jlloyd Samuel 40
26 RM Mark Kinsella 18 Steve Staunton has 28 starts
17 CM Lee Hendrie 27
6 CM Gareth Barry 44
12 LM Thomas Hitzlsperger 30
9 CF Dion Dublin 30
10 CF Darius Vassell 32

Results

Pre-season

Date Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F – A 		Scorers Competition
20 July 2002 FC Zurich A 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup
27 July 2002 FC Zurich H 3 – 0 Boulding (33), Allbäck (52), Staunton (77) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille A 1 – 1 Taylor (83) Intertoto Cup
August 2002 Lille H 0 – 2 Intertoto Cup

FA Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 2002 Liverpool H 0–1 41,183
24 August 2002 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 35,384
28 August 2002 Manchester City H 1–0 33,494 Vassell 64'
1 September 2002 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 22,113
11 September 2002 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 26,483 de la Cruz 70', S Moore 83'
16 September 2002 Birmingham City A 0–3 29,505
22 September 2002 Everton H 3–2 30,023 Hendrie 7', 48', Dublin 85'
28 September 2002 Sunderland A 0–1 40,492
6 October 2002 Leeds United H 0–0 33,505
21 October 2002 Southampton H 0–1 25,817
26 October 2002 Manchester United A 1–1 67,619 Mellberg 35'
3 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 23,004
9 November 2002 Fulham H 3–1 29,563 Ángel 20', Allbäck 66', Leonhardsen 83'
16 November 2002 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 27,091
23 November 2002 West Ham United H 4–1 33,279 Hendrie 29', Leonhardsen 59', Dublin 72', Vassell 80'
30 November 2002 Arsenal A 1–3 38,090 Hitzlsperger 64'
7 December 2002 Newcastle United H 0–1 33,446
14 December 2002 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 40,391 Vassell 16', Hitzlsperger 90'
21 December 2002 Chelsea A 0–2 38,284
26 December 2002 Manchester City A 1–3 33,991 Dublin 41'
28 December 2002 Middlesbrough H 1–0 33,637 Dublin 11'
1 January 2003 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 31,838 Dublin 8', Vassell 80'
11 January 2003 Liverpool A 1–1 43,210 Dublin (pen) 49'
18 January 2003 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 38,576
28 January 2003 Middlesbrough A 5–2 27,546 Vassell 24', 81', Guðjónsson 31', Barry 47', Dublin 90'
2 February 2003 Blackburn Rovers H 3–0 29,171 Dublin 2', 40', Barry 81'
8 February 2003 Fulham A 1–2 17,092 Barry 3'
22 February 2003 Charlton Athletic A 0–3 26,257
3 March 2003 Birmingham City H 0–2 42,602
15 March 2003 Manchester United H 0–1 42,602
22 March 2003 Southampton A 2–2 31,888 Hendrie 30', Vassell 36'
5 April 2003 Arsenal H 1–1 42,602 K Touré (own goal) 71'
12 April 2003 West Ham United A 2–2 35,029 Vassell (pen) 36', Leonhardsen 52'
19 April 2003 Chelsea H 2–1 39,358 Allbäck 11', 78'
21 April 2003 Newcastle United A 1–1 52,015 Dublin 69'
26 April 2003 Everton A 1–2 40,167 Allbäck 49'
3 May 2003 Sunderland H 1–0 36,963 Allbäck 80'
11 May 2003 Leeds United A 1–3 40,205 Guðjónsson 40

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Fulham 38 13 9 16 41 50 −9 48
15 Leeds United 38 14 5 19 58 57 +1 47
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 −5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 −10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
4 January 2003 Round 3 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 4 Angel 41' 23,884

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
2 October 2002 Round 2 Luton Town H 3 – 0 De La Cruz 9', Dublin (2) 35', 48' 20,833
6 November 2002 Round 3 Oxford United A 3 – 0 Taylor 74', Barry 77', Dublin 86' 12,177
4 December 2002 Round 4 Preston North End H 5 – 0 Vassell 44', 55', Dublin 80', Ángel 84', Hitzlsperger 87' 23,042
18 December 2002 Round 5 Liverpool H 3 – 4 Vassell 23' (pen), Hitzlsperger 72', Henchoz 88 (o.g.) 38,530

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
33 MF Joey Guðjónsson Real Betis Loan January 2003
14 FW Marcus Allbäck SC Heerenveen £2,000,000 July 2002
27 DF Ronny Johnsen Manchester United F.C. Free July 2002
15 DF Ulises de la Cruz Hibernian F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
26 MF Mark Kinsella Charlton Athletic F.C. £1,000,000 July 2002
28 MF Øyvind Leonhardsen Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Free July 2002
13 GK Stefan Postma De Graafschap £1,500,000 July 2002
23 FW Michael Boulding Grimsby Town F.C. Free July 2002

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
10 MF Paul Merson Portsmouth Free June 2002
6 MF George Boateng Middlesbrough £5,000,000 June 2002
1 GK Peter Schmeichel Manchester City Free June 2002
19 FW Boško Balaban Dinamo Zagreb Loan June 2002
43 DF Liam Ridgewell Bournemouth Loan August 2002
24 MF John McGrath Dagenham & Redbridge Loan November 2002
N/A MF Jay Smith Southend United Free November 2002
18 MF Steve Stone Portsmouth Free December 2002
23 FW Michael Boulding Grimsby Town Free January 2003
7 MF Ian Taylor Derby County Released August 2003

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aston Villa". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads – Aston Villa – 2002/03".
  3. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
  4. ^ "All Aston Villa players: 2003".

Notes

  1. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  2. ^ Edwards was born in Madeley, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Wales in March 2003.
  3. ^ Boateng was born in Nkawkaw, Ghana, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Netherlands in November 2001.
  4. ^ Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  5. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
  6. ^ Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented England at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level.
  7. ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.


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