# 2002–03 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the First Division, following relegation from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being relegated, Ipswich Town had achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running, this time via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.

## Season summary

The financial cost of relegation the previous season saw Ipswich enter administration on 10 February. The financial problems had caused the sale of both key players like Marcus Stewart and promising young players like Titus Bramble and Darren Ambrose, leading to poor results on the pitch that left Ipswich struggling near the relegation zone. A 3–0 defeat at fellow strugglers Grimsby Town proved to be the final straw and manager George Burley was sacked in October. First team coach and former Ipswich player Tony Mowbray took charge of the next four games, winning one, before being replaced by Joe Royle - a former player for Town's archrivals Norwich City. Royle turned Town's fortunes around considerably and they finished in 7th place, 4 points off the playoff places.
In the League Cup, Ipswich reached the fourth round before being knocked out by eventual winners Liverpool 5–4 on penalties, after Tommy Miller's strike in the fourteenth minute was cancelled out by El Hadji Diouf's 54th-minute penalty.

## 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 | Andy Marshall |
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis |
| 4 | DF | ENG | John McGreal |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Venus |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Matt Holland (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Alun Armstrong |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Wright |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent |
| 19 | MF | NGA | Finidi George |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller |
| 23 | DF | DEN | Thomas Gaardsøe |
| 26 | GK | ENG | James Pullen |
| 30 | MF | NED | Martijn Reuser |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards |

### 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 |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Jamie Clapham (to Birmingham City) |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Hermann Hreiðarsson (to Charlton Athletic) |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Marcus Stewart (to Sunderland) |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Keith Branagan (retired) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Wayne Brown (to Watford) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Richard Logan (to Boston United) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Darren Ambrose (to Newcastle United) |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Ulrich Le Pen (on loan to Strasbourg) |
| 29 | DF | RSA | Justin Miller (to Leyton Orient) |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Paul Gerrard (on loan from Everton) |

### Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Aidan Collins |
| 24 | MF | NED | Nabil Abidallah |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Matt Bloomfield |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Lee Beevers |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Antonio Murray |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake |
| 35 | GK | WAL | Lewis Price |

## Pre-season

Ipswich went on a pre-season tour of Denmark in July as part of the pre-season for the 2002–03 season.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 16 July 2002 | AaB | A | 0–1 | Unknown | |
| 18 July 2002 | Farum Boldklub | A | 1–2 | Unknown | Armstrong |
| 24 July 2002 | Bristol Rovers | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Ambrose, D Bent |
| 27 July 2002 | Bristol City | A | 3–0 | Unknown | D Bent, Miller (2) (pen) |
| 29 July 2002 | Barnet | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Couñago (2) |
| 31 July 2002 | Brentford | A | 3–0 | Unknown | George, Stewart (2) |
| 3 August 2002 | Celta Vigo | H | 2–1 | Unknown | Ambrose (2) |

## Competitions
### Football League First Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 | Qualification for First Division Playoffs |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 74 | Qualification for First Division Playoffs |
| 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 | |

#### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 10 August 2002 | Walsall | A | 2–0 | 5,253 | Ambrose, M Bent |
| 18 August 2002 | Leicester City | H | 6–1 | 27,374 | Holland (2), Ambrose, George, Couñago (2) |
| 24 August 2002 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | 8,097 | D Bent |
| 26 August 2002 | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | 25,457 | D Bent |
| 1 September 2002 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | 15,357 | |
| 15 September 2002 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 29,112 | Couñago |
| 22 September 2002 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | 14,587 | Holland |
| 28 September 2002 | Derby County | H | 0–1 | 24,439 | |
| 6 October 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 1–0 | 3,238 | Ambrose |
| 8 October 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | 4,688 | |
| 12 October 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 23,410 | Couñago (2) |
| 19 October 2002 | Reading | A | 1–3 | 19,524 | Ambrose |
| 22 October 2002 | Burnley | H | 2–2 | 22,736 | McGreal, Ambrose |
| 26 October 2002 | Gillingham | H | 0–1 | 24,176 | |
| 3 November 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–2 | 24,941 | Ambrose |
| 9 November 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 15,884 | |
| 17 November 2002 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 16,184 | Armstrong, Clapham |
| 23 November 2002 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | 23,633 | D Bent, Couñago |
| 30 November 2002 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | 24,898 | Williams (o.g) |
| 7 December 2002 | Rotherham United | H | 1–2 | 22,770 | Wilnis |
| 10 December 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,377 | Magilton |
| 14 December 2002 | Watford | H | 4–2 | 22,985 | Miller, Naylor, Couñago, Bent |
| 21 December 2002 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 19,130 | Gaardsøe |
| 26 December 2002 | Leicester City | A | 2–1 | 31,426 | Gaardsøe, Ambrose |
| 28 December 2002 | Walsall | H | 3–2 | 26,550 | Couñago (2), Gaardsøe |
| 1 January 2003 | Millwall | H | 4–1 | 26,040 | Miller (2), Wright, M Bent |
| 11 January 2003 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 15,501 | Couñago |
| 18 January 2003 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 24,666 | M Bent, D Bent (2) |
| 1 February 2003 | Bradford City | A | 0–2 | 12,080 | |
| 8 February 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 3–2 | 26,151 | D Bent (2), Ambrose |
| 19 February 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–4 | 27,700 | M Bent, Holland |
| 22 February 2003 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–2 | 24,118 | D Bent |
| 2 March 2003 | Norwich City | A | 2–0 | 21,243 | Wilnis, D Bent |
| 5 March 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 26,901 | Naylor |
| 8 March 2003 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | 25,547 | |
| 11 March 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | 15,990 | M Bent |
| 15 March 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | 24,726 | Holland |
| 18 March 2003 | Reading | H | 3–1 | 24,108 | Gaardsøe, Holland, Magilton |
| 22 March 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–2 | 26,078 | M Bent, Reuser |
| 29 March 2003 | Gillingham | A | 3–1 | 8,508 | Couñago (2), M Bent |
| 5 April 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–4 | 29,503 | Miller (2) (pen), M Bent |
| 12 April 2003 | Coventry City | A | 4–2 | 13,968 | M Bent (2), Couñago (2) |
| 18 April 2003 | Portsmouth | H | 3–0 | 29,396 | Reuser, Miller, Couñago |
| 21 April 2003 | Rotherham United | A | 1–2 | 7,519 | Couñago |
| 26 April 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 1–5 | 25,564 | D Bent |
| 4 May 2003 | Derby County | A | 4–1 | 28,785 | Couñago, D Bent, Magilton, Holland |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 2003 | Morecambe | H | 4–0 | 18,529 | Clapham, D Bent (2), Ambrose |
| R4 | 25 January 2003 | Sheffield United | A | 3–4 | 12,757 | Gaardsøe, Miller (pen), Bent |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 24 September 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–1 | 13,266 | D Bent, Couñago, Ambrose |
| R4 | 6 November 2002 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | 14,417 | Gaardsøe, Clapham, D Bent |
| R5 | 4 December 2002 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 (lost 4–5 on pens) | 26,305 | Miller |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| QR First Leg | 15 August 2002 | Avenir Beggen | A | 1–1 | 12,000 | Stewart |
| QR Second Leg | 29 August 2002 | Avenir Beggen | H | 8–1 (won 9–2 on agg) | 17,462 | Miller (2), Couñago (3), Brown, McGreal, Ambrose |
| R1 First Leg | 19 September 2002 | Smederevo | H | 1–1 | 16,933 | Alun Armstrong |
| R1 Second Leg | 3 October 2002 | Smederevo | A | 1–0 (won 2–1 on agg) | 16,500 | M Bent (pen) |
| R2 First Leg | 31 October 2002 | Slovan Liberec | H | 1–0 | 16,138 | D Bent |
| R2 Second Leg | 14 November 2002 | Slovan Liberec | A | 0–1 (1–1 on agg, lost 2–4 on pens) | 6,509 | |

## Transfers
### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
| 15 November 2002 | GK | Paul Gerrard | Everton | 13 December 2002 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2002 | DF | Will Snowdon | Livingston | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2002 | MF | Ashley Nicholls | Darlington | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2002 | DF | Titus Bramble | Newcastle United | £5,000,000 |
| 30 August 2002 | FW | Marcus Stewart | Sunderland | £3,250,000 |
| 30 October 2002 | GK | Keith Branagan | Retired | Retired |
| 18 December 2002 | DF | Wayne Brown | Watford | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2003 | DF | Jamie Clapham | Birmingham City | £1,300,000 |
| 20 January 2003 | FW | Richard Logan | Boston United | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2003 | DF | Justin Miller | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 11 March 2003 | FW | Steve Burton | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 24 March 2003 | MF | Darren Ambrose | Newcastle United | Undisclosed |
| 27 March 2003 | DF | Hermann Hreiðarsson | Charlton Athletic | £900,000 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| 18 July 2002 | GK | Matteo Sereni | Brescia Calcio | 30 June 2003 |
| 6 August 2002 | FW | Steve Burton | Boston united | 6 October 2002 |
| 29 August 2002 | MF | Ulrich Le Pen | Strasbourg | 1 June 2003 |
| 13 September 2002 | DF | Justin Miller | Leyton Orient | 17 December 2002 |
| 16 September 2002 | DF | Erdem Artun | Doncaster Rovers | 16 October 2002 |
| 29 November 2002 | FW | Richard Logan | Boston United | 19 January 2003 |
| 26 March 2003 | DF | Lee Beevers | Boston United | 4 May 2003 |
| 26 March 2003 | MF | Robert Dickinson | Boston United | 4 May 2003 |

## Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Andy Marshall | 50 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | James Pullen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis | 43 | 2 | 33+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | John McGreal | 22 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Venus | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 19 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Chris Makin | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Aidan Collins | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | DEN | Thomas Gaardsøe | 42 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton | 47 | 3 | 39+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Matt Holland | 54 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Wright | 47 | 1 | 25+14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | NGA | Finidi George | 17 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 37 | 10 | 24+6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | NED | Nabil Abidallah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NED | Martijn Reuser | 18 | 2 | 6+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago | 48 | 21 | 28+11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Alun Armstrong | 24 | 2 | 9+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent | 38 | 12 | 25+7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent | 44 | 18 | 24+11 | 12 | 0+2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Antonio Murray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jamie Clapham | 36 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 36 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Marcus Stewart | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Wayne Brown | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Richard Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Darren Ambrose | 37 | 11 | 20+9 | 8 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Ulrich Le Pen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Paul Gerrard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Pablo Couñago | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 18 | FW | | Darren Bent | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 16 | FW | | Marcus Bent | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 22 | MF | | Darren Ambrose | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | MF | | Tommy Miller | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | MF | | Matt Holland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 23 | DF | | Thomas Gaardsøe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | | Jamie Clapham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Jim Magilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | DF | | Wayne Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | DF | | Fabian Wilnis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | John McGreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Alun Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | Richard Naylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | | Martijn Reuser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Marcus Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Jermaine Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Finidi George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 82 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 109 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nat | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | | Andy Marshall | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 31 | | Paul Gerrard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Andy Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jamie Clapham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | John McGreal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Mark Venus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Matt Holland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Couñago | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Jermaine Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Chris Makin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Marcus Bent | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Darren Ambrose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Finidi George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Tommy Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Darren Ambrose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Thomas Gaardsøe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Martijn Reuser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 4 |

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions
| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Andy Marshall | 50 | |
| 2 | RWB | Fabian Wilnis | 41 | |
| 15 | CB | Chris Makin | 38 | |
| 23 | CB | Thomas Gaardsøe | 42 | |
| 5 | CB | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 36 | |
| 3 | LWB | Jamie Clapham | 36 | Darren Ambrose has 26 starts |
| 8 | CM | Matt Holland | 52 | |
| 14 | CM | Jermaine Wright | 33 | Tommy Miller has 30 starts |
| 7 | CM | Jim Magilton | 44 | |
| 18 | CF | Marcus Bent | 29 | Darren Bent has 28 starts |
| 9 | CF | Pablo Couñago | 37 | |
* 3–5–2 Formation
* Marshall
* Wilnis
* Makin
* Gaardsøe
* Hreiðarsson
* Clapham
* Holland(C)
* Wright
* Magilton
* Couñago
* Bent

## Awards
### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| Player of the Year | Matt Holland |
| Players' Player of the Year | Pablo Couñago |
| Young Player of the Year | Darren Bent |