2002–03 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

The 2002–03 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 99th consecutive season as a professional club. It began on 1 July 2002, and concluded on 30 June 2003, although competitive games were only played between August and May.

Season summary

The club began the 2002–03 season in the Football League Second Division, following their promotion from the Third Division.<ref>GoS: 2002–03</ref> They finished in a creditable 8th position, with a record of 17 wins, 14 draws, and 15 defeats, from 46 games. Their leading goalscorer was Marino Keith with 12 goals in all competitions. The club reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, drawing 2–2 at home with Dagenham & Redbridge before losing the replay 2–0. They entered the League Cup at the First Round stage and were eliminated away to Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra-time. They also competed in the Football League Trophy where they reached the Second Round before being defeated 2–0 at home by Brentford. Notable players to begin their careers with the Pilgrims this season included David Norris, Tony Capaldi, Hasney Aljofree, and Nathan Lowndes.

Legend

League table

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	23	11	12	66	57	+9	80
8	Plymouth Argyle	46	17	14	15	63	52	+11	65
9	Luton Town	46	17	14	15	67	62	+5	65

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

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Football League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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Players

First-team squad

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Statistics do not include minor competitions or games played for other clubs. All players who were provided a squad number during the 2002–03 season are included.<ref>Team Page</ref>

#	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline		<ref>Appearances</ref><ref>Discipline</ref><ref>Soccerbase Statistics</ref>
Template:Sort	GK	Template:Sortname	43	0	4	0	1	0	48	0	0	0
Template:Sort	DF	Template:Sortname	43	0	4	0	1	0	48	0	4	0
Template:Sort	DF	Template:Sortname	19	1	2	0	0	0	21	1	4	1
Template:Sort	MF	Template:Sortname	36	6	4	1	1	0	41	7	8	0
Template:Sort	DF	Template:Sortname	42	5	4	0	1	0	47	5	3	0
Template:Sort	DF	Template:Sortname†	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Template:Sort	MF	Template:Sortname	15	0	0	0	0	0	15*	0	0	0
Template:Sort	FW	Template:Sortname	16	2	0	0	1	0	17*	2	4	0
Template:Sort	FW	Template:Sortname	42	4	4	1	1	0	47	5	3	0
10	FW	Template:Sortname	37	5	4	2	1	0	42	7	1	0
11	MF	Template:Sortname	24	2	2	0	1	0	27	2	3	0
12	MF	Template:Sortname	37	2	4	0	1	0	42	2	2	0
13	MF	Template:Sortname	4	0	0	0	0	0	4*	0	0	0
14	MF	Template:Sortname	39	2	3	0	1	0	43	2	0	0
15	DF	Template:Sortname	43	8	4	3	1	0	48	11	6	0
16	MF	Template:Sortname†	9	0	1	0	1	0	11*	0	0	0
17	MF	Template:Sortname‡	5	1	0	0	0	0	5*	1	1	0
17	FW	Template:Sortname	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
18	DF	Template:Sortname	19	1	1	0	1	0	21	1	3	0
19	FW	Template:Sortname	37	11	4	0	0	0	41	11	2	0
20	MF	Template:Sortname	25	1	2	0	0	0	27	1	2	1
21	FW	Template:Sortname	20	1	3	0	1	1	24	2	0	0
22	MF	Template:Sortname	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
23	GK	Template:Sortname	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
24	DF	Template:Sortname	3	0	0	0	0	0	3*	0	0	0
25	MF	Template:Sortname†	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	Template:Sortname‡	33	6	3	0	0	0	36*	6	4	0
27	DF	Template:Sortname‡	4	0	0	0	0	0	4*	0	0	0
27	MF	Template:Sortname	1	0	0	0	0	0	1*	0	0	0
29	MF	Template:Sortname	10	0	0	0	0	0	10*	0	1	0
29	GK	Template:Sortname‡	1	0	0	0	0	0	1*	0	0	0
30	DF	Template:Sortname	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
33	GK	Template:Sortname‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
8 July 2002	Template:Flagicon David Beresford	Hull City	Free
8 July 2002	Template:Flagicon Nathan Lowndes	Livingston	Undisclosed
13 August 2002	Template:Flagicon Stuart Malcolm	St Johnstone	Free
30 August 2002	Template:Flagicon Hasney Aljofree	Dundee United	Free
14 December 2002	Template:Flagicon David Norris	Bolton Wanderers	£25,000
23 December 2002	Template:Flagicon Paul Bernard	Barnsley	Free
27 March 2003	Template:Flagicon Kieran McAnespie	Fulham	Free
30 April 2003	Template:Flagicon Tony Capaldi	Birmingham City	Free

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
6 September 2002	Template:Flagicon Martin Gritton	Torquay United	Free
9 September 2002	Template:Flagicon Sean Evers	Woking	Free
18 December 2002	Template:Flagicon Neil Heaney	Free agent	Released
1 January 2003	Template:Flagicon Kevin Wills	Torquay United	Free
2 June 2003	Template:Flagicon Osvaldo Lopes	Free agent	Released
13 June 2003	Template:Flagicon Craig Taylor	Torquay United	Free

Loans

In

Start date	Player	To	End date
9 October 2002	Template:Flagicon David Norris	Bolton Wanderers	13 December 2002
6 November 2002	Template:Flagicon Danny Milosevic	Leeds United	10 November 2002
20 November 2002	Template:Flagicon Tony Barras	Walsall	1 January 2003
11 March 2003	Template:Flagicon Grant Smith	Sheffield United	4 May 2003

Out In

Start date	Player	From	End date
5 August 2002	Template:Flagicon Martin Gritton	Torquay United	5 September 2002
29 November 2002	Template:Flagicon Kevin Wills	Torquay United	29 December 2002
24 February 2003	Template:Flagicon Craig Taylor	Torquay United	4 May 2003

References

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