# 2002–03 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Hull City compete in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 13th position with 59 points. It was also Hull's final season at Boothferry Park as they moved to the KC Stadium in December 2002.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 63 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 61 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 59 |
| 14 | Darlington | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 54 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 54 |
* ↑ Boston United had 4 points deducted for financial irregularities.

## Results

Hull City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Third Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 10 August 2002 | Southend United | H | 2–2 | 10,446 | Green, Elliott |
| 2 | 13 August 2002 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 | 7,501 | Johnson |
| 3 | 17 August 2002 | Exeter City | A | 1–3 | 4,257 | Green |
| 4 | 24 August 2002 | Bury | H | 1–1 | 8,804 | Johnson |
| 5 | 26 August 2002 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | 4,236 | |
| 6 | 31 August 2002 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | 7,684 | Keates |
| 7 | 7 September 2002 | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 | 4,258 | Whittle, Smith |
| 8 | 14 September 2002 | Carlisle United | H | 4–0 | 8,461 | Alexander (3), Dudfield |
| 9 | 17 September 2002 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1–3 | 8,703 | Green |
| 10 | 21 September 2002 | Oxford United | A | 0–0 | 5,445 | |
| 11 | 28 September 2002 | Swansea City | H | 1–1 | 8,070 | Jevons |
| 12 | 5 October 2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 0–1 | 3,787 | |
| 13 | 12 October 2002 | Rochdale | H | 3–0 | 9,057 | Jevons, Branch (2) |
| 14 | 19 October 2002 | Torquay United | A | 4–1 | 3,607 | Jevons, Ashbee, Anderson, Green |
| 15 | 26 October 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1–1 | 10,695 | Green |
| 16 | 29 October 2002 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–1 | 3,089 | Elliott |
| 17 | 2 November 2002 | Scunthorpe United | H | 2–0 | 11,885 | Branch, Alexander |
| 18 | 9 November 2002 | Lincoln City | A | 1–1 | 6,271 | Alexander |
| 19 | 23 November 2002 | Boston United | H | 1–0 | 9,460 | Delaney |
| 20 | 30 November 2002 | Wrexham | A | 0–0 | 4,412 | |
| 21 | 14 December 2002 | Darlington | H | 0–1 | 14,162 | |
| 22 | 21 December 2002 | Bournemouth | A | 0–0 | 6,098 | |
| 23 | 26 December 2002 | Hartlepool United | H | 2–0 | 22,319 | Green, Keates |
| 24 | 28 December 2002 | York City | A | 1–1 | 7,856 | Keates |
| 25 | 1 January 2003 | Bury | A | 0–1 | 4,290 | |
| 26 | 4 January 2003 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–0 | 14,913 | Alexander |
| 27 | 11 January 2003 | Exeter City | H | 2–2 | 13,667 | Elliott (2) |
| 28 | 18 January 2003 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | 5,125 | |
| 29 | 25 January 2003 | York City | H | 0–0 | 18,437 | |
| 30 | 1 February 2003 | Southend United | A | 0–3 | 4,537 | |
| 31 | 8 February 2003 | Lincoln City | H | 0–1 | 13,728 | |
| 32 | 15 February 2003 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–3 | 6,284 | Forrester |
| 33 | 22 February 2003 | Cambridge United | H | 1–1 | 15,607 | Forrester |
| 34 | 1 March 2003 | Carlisle United | A | 5–1 | 4,678 | Walters (2), Elliott (2), Forrester |
| 35 | 4 March 2003 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1–0 | 2,229 | Elliott |
| 36 | 8 March 2003 | Oxford United | H | 0–0 | 17,404 | |
| 37 | 15 March 2003 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 2–4 | 4,713 | Walters, Otsemobor |
| 38 | 18 March 2003 | Torquay United | H | 1–1 | 13,310 | Elliott |
| 39 | 22 March 2003 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–0 | 13,253 | Otsemobor, Keates |
| 40 | 5 April 2003 | Wrexham | H | 1–2 | 15,002 | Otsemobor |
| 41 | 12 April 2003 | Boston United | A | 1–0 | 3,782 | Elliott |
| 42 | 19 April 2003 | Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | 15,816 | Elliott (2), Walters |
| 43 | 21 April 2003 | Darlington | A | 0–2 | 3,487 | |
| 44 | 26 April 2003 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 4–1 | 14,544 | Burgess (3), Walters |
| 45 | 29 April 2003 | Rochdale | A | 1–2 | 2,225 | Burgess |
| 46 | 3 May 2003 | Swansea City | A | 2–4 | 9,585 | Elliott, Reeves |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 16 November 2002 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0–3 | 7,803 | |

### Football League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 10 September 2002 | Leicester City | H | 2–4 | 7,061 | Alexander, Ashbee |

### Football League Trophy

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 22 October 2002 | Port Vale | A | 1–3 | 2,621 | Donaldson |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Alan Fettis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Matt Glennon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Mike Edwards | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shaun Smith | 17(5) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(6) | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Ian Ashbee | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | John Anderson | 42(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44(1) | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Greg Strong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 30(6) | 12 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30(7) | 12 |
| 8 | FW | Lawrie Dudfield | 7(14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(14) | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Walters | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Gary Alexander | 21(4) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24(4) | 7 |
| 10 | MF | Stuart Green | 27(1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(1) | 6 |
| 11 | MF | Richard Appleby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ben Petty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Michael Price | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 14 | GK | Paul Musselwhite | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Justin Whittle | 34(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(5) | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Lee Philpott | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Steve Melton | 19(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19(6) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Neil Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Martin Reeves | 5(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Scott Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Jamie Forrester | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | DF | Matthew Bloomer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Williams | 14(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(9) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Nathan Peat | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | 8(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(1) | 3 |
| 22 | FW | Gary Bradshaw | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Phil Jevons | 13(11) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(11) | 3 |
| 23 | DF | Mark Greaves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Andy Holt | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Daniel Webb | 4(8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(8) | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Nicky Mohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Owen Morrison | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Michael Branch | 6(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 3 |
| 26 | DF | Steve Burton | 2(9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(9) | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Ben Burgess | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | DF | Matt Wicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Damien Delaney | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Simon Johnson | 4(8) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(8) | 2 |
| 29 | DF | Carl Regan | 33(5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(5) | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Dean Keates | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| 33 | FW | Clayton Donaldson | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(3) | 1 |
| 35 | MF | Simon Russell | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Russell Fry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Marc Joseph | 22(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(1) | 0 |