# 2002–03 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 11th season in the Premier League and 25th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

## Season summary

The 2002–03 campaign, manager Glenn Hoddle's second full season in charge of the team, was considered a major disappointment as the club finished in 10th place in the league table and exited both domestic cup competitions in the early rounds. Striker Robbie Keane, signed from Leeds United for £7,000,000 before the start of the season, was the team's top scorer in the Premier League with 13 goals, while club legend Teddy Sheringham, his final season with the club, scored a credible 13 goals in all competitions.

## Squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Neil Sullivan |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carr |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Taricco |
| 4 | MF | GER | Steffen Freund |
| 5 | DF | SCG | Goran Bunjevčević |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Perry |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Darren Anderton |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham |
| 11 | FW | UKR | Serhiy Rebrov |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty |
| 13 | GK | USA | Kasey Keller |
| 14 | MF | URU | Gus Poyet |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jamie Redknapp |
| 16 | FW | NOR | Steffen Iversen |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates |
| 18 | DF | WAL | Ben Thatcher |
| 20 | MF | BEL | Jonathan Blondel |
| 21 | MF | SVN | Milenko Ačimovič |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane |
| 23 | MF | GER | Christian Ziege |
| 24 | GK | CAN | Lars Hirschfeld |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jamie Slabber |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ledley King |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Matthew Etherington |
| 29 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Alton Thelwell |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Ronnie Henry |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney |
| 41 | GK | ENG | Rob Burch |
| 44 | MF | JPN | Kazuyuki Toda (on loan from Shimizu S-Pulse) |

## Transfers
### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 25 January 2003 | MF | | Kazuyuki Toda | Shimizu S-Pulse | End of next season | |

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2002 | MF | Jamie Redknapp | Liverpool | Free |
| 1 July 2002 | MF | Milenko Ačimovič | Red Star Belgrade | Free |
| 6 July 2002 | MF | Jonathan Blondel | Mouscron | £2,500,000 |
| 13 July 2002 | MF | Rohan Ricketts | Arsenal | Free |
| 31 August 2002 | FW | Robbie Keane | Leeds United | £7,000,000 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 August 2002 | FW | Chris Armstrong | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 30 August 2002 | MF | Oyvind Leonhardsen | Aston Villa | Free |
| 20 September 2002 | MF | John Piercy | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free |
| 10 January 2003 | MF | Stephen Clemence | Birmingham City | £900,000 |
| 21 January 2003 | FW | Les Ferdinand | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2003 | MF | Tim Sherwood | Portsmouth | Free |
| 1 July 2003 | FW | Yannick Kamanan | Strasbourg | Free |

### Trialists

* Qu Bo – unsuccessful

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 17 August 2002 | 11 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 036.84 |
| FA Cup | 4 January 2003 | 4 January 2003 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 1 October 2002 | 6 November 2002 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 036.59 |
Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 49 | |
* ↑ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
* ↑ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

#### Matches
### League Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||
| 13 | GK | Kasey Keller | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Stephen Carr | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mauricio Taricco | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Goran Bunjevčević | 31+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33+4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Chris Perry | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17+3 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Gary Doherty | 7+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7+11 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Ben Thatcher | 8+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ledley King | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Anthony Gardner | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12+1 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | Dean Richards | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Steffen Freund | 13+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Darren Anderton | 18+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Gus Poyet | 22+6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24+6 | 6 |
| 15 | MF | Jamie Redknapp | 14+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+3 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | Jonathan Blondel | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Milenko Ačimovič | 4+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+13 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Christian Ziege | 10+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+2 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Matthew Etherington | 15+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17+8 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Simon Davies | 33+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36+3 | 5 |
| 44 | MF | Kazuyuki Toda | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Teddy Sheringham | 34+2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36+2 | 13 |
| 16 | FW | Steffen Iversen | 8+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9+13 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Robbie Keane | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 31+1 | 13 |
| 25 | FW | Jamie Slabber | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||||
| 9 | MF | Les Ferdinand | 4+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+8 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | Stephen Clemence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 1 | FW | 22 | Robbie Keane | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Gus Poyet | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 29 | Simon Davies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Jamie Redknapp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Les Ferdinand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Christian Ziege | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 36 | Dean Richards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Mauricio Taricco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Chris Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 12 | Gary Doherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 16 | Steffen Iversen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 28 | Matthew Etherington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 30 | Anthony Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | | 0 | 2 | 52 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 13 | Kasey Keller | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |