# 2002–03 Shelbourne F.C. season

In the 2002–03 season, Shelbourne finished 2nd in the League of Ireland Premier Division.

## Managerial/backroom staff

Manager: Pat Fenlon

## 2002–03 squad members

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | WAL | Steve Williams |
| — | GK | SCO | Chris Bennion |
| — | DF | IRL | Owen Heary (Captain) |
| — | DF | IRL | Jim Gannon |
| — | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty |
| — | DF | IRL | Barry Prenderville |
| — | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy |
| — | DF | IRL | David Crawley |
| — | DF | IRL | Clive Ross |
| — | MF | IRL | Richie Baker |
| — | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne |
| — | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford |
| — | MF | IRL | Davy Byrne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | Pat Fenlon |
| — | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan |
| — | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill |
| — | FW | IRL | Stephen Geoghegan |
| — | FW | SCO | Mark Roberts |
| — | FW | ENG | Alex Nesovic |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Beavers |
| — | FW | IRL | Tony Sheridan |
| — | FW | IRL | Trevor Molloy |
| — | FW | IRL | Dessie Baker |
| — | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe |
| — | FW | IRL | Alan Murphy |
| — | FW | USA | Kevin Jones |

## Results/league tables
### eircom League Premier Division
#### Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bohemians (C) | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Cork City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 39 | |
| 5 | Longford Town | 27 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 35 | |
* ↑ Longford Town had 9 points deducted for fielding Avery John against Cork City, Bohemians and Bray Wanderers but this decision was revoked on appeal.

#### League Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 January 2003. Source: eircom League Premier Division Fixtures

#### League Form/Results by Round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W |

### UEFA Champions League
#### First Qualifying Round

Hibernians won 3 – 2 on aggregate

### FAI Cup
#### Third round
## 2002–03 season statistics
### Player appearances/goals

As of 24 January 2003.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier Division | Premier Division | Champions Lge | Champions Lge | FAI Cup | FAI Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | FW | IRL | Dessie Baker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Richie Baker | 31 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Beavers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Chris Bennion | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Davy Byrne | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Stuart Byrne | 28 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | MF | IRL | Ollie Cahill | 30 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | GK | IRL | Morgan Cranley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Jim Crawford | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | David Crawley | 31 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Kevin Doherty | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Pat Fenlon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Jim Gannon | 25 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Stephen Geoghegan | 24 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | IRL | Owen Heary | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Wes Hoolahan | 26 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | USA | Kevin Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Tony McCarthy | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Trevor Molloy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | IRL | Alan Murphy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alex Nesovic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Barry Prenderville | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Mark Roberts | 27 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Clive Ross | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Ger Rowe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Tony Sheridan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Steve Williams | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top goalscorers

| Position | Goalscorer | Total Goals | Premier Division | Champions Lge | FAI Cup |
| 1 | Stuart Byrne | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | Stephen Geoghegan | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Ollie Cahill | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| | Mark Roberts | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jim Gannon | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Richie Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | David Crawley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barry Prenderville | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jim Crawford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | Trevor Molloy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul Beavers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Davy Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Wes Hoolahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Tony McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alex Nesovic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |