# 2002–03 Rotherham United F.C. season

The 2002–03 season saw Rotherham United compete in the Football League First Division where they finished in 15th position with 45 points.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 60 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 59 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 59 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 | −24 | 55 |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 54 |

## Results

Rotherham United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 10 August 2002 | Millwall | A | 6–0 | 7,177 | Byfield (4), McIntosh, Sedgwick |
| 2 | 13 August 2002 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | 7,867 | Lee |
| 3 | 17 August 2002 | Preston North End | H | 0–0 | 6,885 | |
| 4 | 24 August 2002 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 22,873 | Lee, Garner |
| 5 | 26 August 2002 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 8,408 | Lee (2) |
| 6 | 31 August 2002 | Bradford City | A | 2–4 | 12,385 | Barker, Robins |
| 7 | 7 September 2002 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 6,154 | |
| 8 | 14 September 2002 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | 19,948 | |
| 9 | 17 September 2002 | Walsall | A | 4–3 | 4,648 | Byfield (2), Lee (2) |
| 10 | 21 September 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 6,696 | Lee |
| 11 | 28 September 2002 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | 25,089 | Barker, Byfield |
| 12 | 5 October 2002 | Portsmouth | H | 2–3 | 8,604 | Byfield, Lee |
| 13 | 12 October 2002 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 6,094 | Ashby (o.g.) |
| 14 | 19 October 2002 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 6,418 | |
| 15 | 26 October 2002 | Stoke City | H | 4–0 | 7,078 | Barker (2), Swailes, Lee |
| 16 | 29 October 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 849 | Lee |
| 17 | 2 November 2002 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 13,179 | Daws |
| 18 | 9 November 2002 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 6,790 | Barker, McIntosh |
| 19 | 16 November 2002 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 7,575 | |
| 20 | 23 November 2002 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 31,714 | McIntosh |
| 21 | 30 November 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 6,736 | |
| 22 | 7 December 2002 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 22,770 | Barker, Talbot |
| 23 | 14 December 2002 | Burnley | A | 6–2 | 14,121 | Byfield (2), Lee (2), Mullin (2) |
| 24 | 22 December 2002 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–3 | 6,829 | Byfield |
| 25 | 22 December 2002 | Preston North End | A | 2–0 | 15,452 | Barker, Robins |
| 26 | 28 December 2002 | Millwall | H | 1–3 | 6,448 | Hurst |
| 27 | 1 January 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | 11,480 | |
| 28 | 11 January 2003 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 19,452 | Garner |
| 29 | 18 January 2003 | Bradford City | H | 3–2 | 6,939 | Garner, McIntosh, Byfield |
| 30 | 1 February 2003 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 26,275 | |
| 31 | 8 February 2003 | Watford | A | 2–1 | 15,025 | McIntosh, Swailes |
| 32 | 15 February 2003 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 6,524 | Byfield |
| 33 | 22 February 2003 | Reading | A | 0–3 | 14,816 | |
| 34 | 28 February 2003 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 10,797 | Lee |
| 35 | 4 March 2003 | Walsall | H | 0–0 | 5,792 | |
| 36 | 8 March 2003 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–2 | 6,468 | |
| 37 | 15 March 2003 | Gillingham | A | 1–1 | 7,284 | Warne |
| 38 | 18 March 2003 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–1 | 6,239 | |
| 39 | 22 March 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 | 5,896 | Robins, Branston |
| 40 | 5 April 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 25,944 | |
| 41 | 9 April 2003 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 19,553 | |
| 42 | 12 April 2003 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 9,888 | Lee |
| 43 | 19 April 2003 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 15,508 | |
| 44 | 21 April 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | 7,519 | Robins, Mullin |
| 45 | 27 April 2003 | Portsmouth | A | 2–3 | 19,420 | Branston, Swailes |
| 46 | 4 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | 9,942 | Lee, Robins |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| Third round | 4 January 2003 | Wimbledon | H | 0–3 | 4,527 | |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| First round | 10 September 2002 | Carlisle United | H | 3–1 | 2,905 | Monkhouse, Robins, Warne |
| Second round | 1 October 2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–4 (4–2 pens) | 5,064 | Monkhouse, Robins, Barker, Swailes |
| Third round | 5 November 2002 | Wimbledon | A | 3–1 | 664 | Monkhouse, Barker, Lee |
| Fourth round | 30 November 2002 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 11,220 | |

## 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 | Mike Pollitt | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Chris Beech | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Rob Scott | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Darren Garner | 20(6) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23(7) | 3 |
| 6 | DF | Marvin Bryan | 12(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 13(7) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Mark Robins | 6(9) | 5 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 2 | 8(11) | 7 |
| 8 | DF | Chris Swailes | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Lee | 38(3) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41(3) | 16 |
| 10 | MF | Paul Warne | 21(19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 23(22) | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Nick Daws | 30(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 34(4) | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Stewart Talbot | 8(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(7) | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Will Hoskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Martin McIntosh | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| 16 | DF | Paul Hurst | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | John Mullin | 31(3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34(3) | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Gareth Farrelly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Andy Monkhouse | 11(9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15(9) | 3 |
| 22 | DF | Shaun Barker | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Darren Byfield | 24(13) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 24(14) | 13 |
| 24 | FW | Chris Sedgwick | 42(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46(1) | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Curtis Woodhouse | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Guy Branston | 13(2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(2) | 2 |
| 29 | FW | Richie Barker | 23(14) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28(14) | 9 |
| 30 | FW | Ian Gray | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 |