# 2002–03 Millwall F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Millwall compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 9th position with 66 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 70 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 69 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 66 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 65 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 62 |

## Results

Millwall's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 10 August 2002 | Rotherham United | H | 0–6 | 7,177 | |
| 2 | 13 August 2002 | Watford | A | 0–0 | 11,187 | |
| 3 | 17 August 2002 | Gillingham | A | 0–1 | 7,543 | |
| 4 | 24 August 2002 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 8,097 | May |
| 5 | 27 August 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 13,024 | Ifill |
| 6 | 31 August 2002 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 6,677 | Claridge (2) |
| 7 | 7 September 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 8,822 | Ward |
| 8 | 14 September 2002 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 17,201 | |
| 9 | 17 September 2002 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | 11,878 | Livermore, Davies |
| 10 | 21 September 2002 | Walsall | H | 0–3 | 7,525 | |
| 11 | 28 September 2002 | Coventry City | A | 3–2 | 13,562 | Davies, Harris, Kinet |
| 12 | 5 October 2002 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 10,521 | Davies |
| 13 | 12 October 2002 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 8,248 | Nethercott |
| 14 | 19 October 2002 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | 20,448 | Claridge |
| 15 | 26 October 2002 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 8,116 | Wise, Harris (2) |
| 16 | 30 October 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 16,791 | Claridge |
| 17 | 2 November 2002 | Reading | A | 0–2 | 13,081 | |
| 18 | 9 November 2002 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | 7,554 | Wise, Ifill |
| 19 | 16 November 2002 | Leicester City | H | 2–2 | 10,772 | Wise, Reid |
| 20 | 23 November 2002 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 13,776 | Reid |
| 21 | 30 November 2002 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 8,510 | Harris |
| 22 | 7 December 2002 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | 19,301 | |
| 23 | 14 December 2002 | Leicester City | A | 1–4 | 31,904 | Claridge |
| 24 | 21 December 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 9,091 | Roberts |
| 25 | 26 December 2002 | Gillingham | A | 2–2 | 10,947 | Harris, Ryan |
| 26 | 28 December 2002 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | 6,448 | Harris, Claridge, Reid |
| 27 | 1 January 2003 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–4 | 26,040 | Reid |
| 28 | 11 January 2003 | Watford | H | 4–0 | 9,030 | Claridge, Ryan, Ifill, Sweeney |
| 29 | 18 January 2003 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–0 | 4,993 | Claridge (2) |
| 30 | 1 February 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | 9,102 | Ifill |
| 31 | 8 February 2003 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 13,117 | Kinet |
| 32 | 15 February 2003 | Reading | H | 0–2 | 7,038 | |
| 33 | 22 February 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 6,751 | |
| 34 | 1 March 2003 | Portsmouth | H | 0–5 | 9,676 | |
| 35 | 4 March 2003 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 6,045 | Sadlier |
| 36 | 8 March 2003 | Walsall | A | 2–1 | 6,647 | Ifill, Harris |
| 37 | 15 March 2003 | Wimbledon | A | 0–2 | 2,952 | |
| 38 | 18 March 2003 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 6,854 | |
| 39 | 22 March 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–0 | 7,338 | Ifill, Reid (2) |
| 40 | 5 April 2003 | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | 10,676 | Harris |
| 41 | 13 April 2003 | Stoke City | H | 3–1 | 8,725 | Harris, Roberts, Livermore |
| 42 | 16 April 2003 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 21,014 | Harris, McCammon |
| 43 | 19 April 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 27,015 | |
| 44 | 21 April 2003 | Crystal Palace | H | 3–2 | 10,670 | Harris, McCammon, Cahill |
| 45 | 26 April 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–3 | 29,463 | Harris, Cahill, Nethercott |
| 46 | 4 May 2003 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 9,220 | Cahill, Craig |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 4 January 2003 | Cambridge United | A | 1–1 | 6,864 | Claridge |
| R3 Replay | 14 January 2003 | Cambridge United | H | 3–2 | 7,031 | Claridge, Ifill, Robinson |
| R4 | 25 January 2003 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 23,809 | Claridge |
| R4 Replay | 5 February 2003 | Southampton | H | 1–2 | 10,197 | Reid |

### Football League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 10 September 2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 0 – 0 (3 – 5 pens) | 2,731 | |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Tony Warner |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Matt Lawrence |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Robbie Ryan |
| 4 | MF | SAM | Tim Cahill |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Stuart Nethercott |
| 6 | DF | NIR | Joe Dolan |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Paul Ifill |
| 8 | MF | ENG | David Livermore |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Neil Harris |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Richard Sadlier |
| 11 | MF | IRL | Steven Reid |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Darren Ward |
| 13 | GK | GLP | Willy Guéret |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Andy Roberts |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Moses Ashikodi |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Christophe Kinet |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Dennis Wise |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Bull |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Kevin Braniff |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Mark McCammon |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Marvin Elliott |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Peter Sweeney |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Alan Dunne |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Mark Phillips |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Stuart Booth |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Charley Hearn |
| 31 | DF | WAL | Matthew Rees |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Ben May |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Sergei Baltacha |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Paul Robinson |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Tony Craig |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Steve Claridge |
| 37 | GK | RSA | Chad Harpur |
| — | MF | AUS | Daniel Severino |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle (retired) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Leke Odunsi (to Kingstonian) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies (on loan from Southampton) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | IRL | Kevin Grogan (released) |
| 33 | FW | NIR | Mark Hicks (released) |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Glen Johnson (on loan from West Ham United) |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Tony Warner | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Matthew Lawrence | 31(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(2) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Robbie Ryan | 36(5) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(5) | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Tim Cahill | 9(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(2) | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Stuart Nethercott | 34(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36(2) | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Joe Dolan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Paul Ifill | 45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | David Livermore | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Neil Harris | 34(6) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(6) | 12 |
| 10 | FW | Richard Sadlier | 2(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Steven Reid | 19(1) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23(1) | 7 |
| 12 | DF | Darren Ward | 36(3) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(3) | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Willy Gueret | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Andy Roberts | 31(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32(2) | 2 |
| 15 | FW | Moses Ashikodi | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Dave Tuttle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Christophe Kinet | 10(10) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12(11) | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Leke Odunsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Kevin Davies | 6(3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(3) | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Dennis Wise | 28(1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31(1) | 3 |
| 20 | DF | Ronnie Bull | 9(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(4) | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Kevin Grogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Kevin Braniff | 5(5) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Mark McCammon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | Marvin Elliott | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Peter Sweeney | 1(4) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 1 |
| 27 | DF | Alan Dunne | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mark Phillips | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Charley Hearn | 6(3) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 8(6) | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Matthew Rees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Ben May | 4(6) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Glen Johnson | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Sergei Baltacha | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Paul Robinson | 12(2) | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15(3) | 1 |
| 35 | DF | Tony Craig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | FW | Steve Claridge | 31(13) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 35(14) | 12 |
| 37 | GK | Chad Harpur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |