# 2002–03 Barnsley F.C. season

During the 2002–03 season, Barnsley competed in the Football League Second Division, in which they finished 19th. They also competed in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round, and Football League Trophy, which they were eliminated in the second round of.

## Second Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 53 | |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 52 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 48 | Relegation to Football League Third Division |

### Matches

Second Division match details :
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 August 2002 | Swindon Town | A | L | 1–3 | Lumsdon 30' pen. | 5,702 |
| 13 August 2002 | Cheltenham Town | H | D | 1–1 | Dyer 51' | 9,641 |
| 17 August 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | H | W | 1–0 | Lumsdon 57' | 9,626 |
| 24 August 2002 | Luton Town | A | W | 3–2 | Perrett 20' o.g., Sheron 43', Dyer 58' | 6,230 |
| 26 August 2002 | Notts County | H | D | 0–0 | | 10,431 |
| 31 August 2002 | Northampton Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 5,004 |
| 7 September 2002 | Huddersfield Town | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,989 |
| 14 September 2002 | Plymouth Argyle | H | D | 1–1 | Dyer 10' | 9,134 |
| 17 September 2002 | Blackpool | H | W | 2–1 | Sheron 31', Fallon 76' | 9,619 |
| 21 September 2002 | Stockport County | A | L | 1–4 | Fallon 28' | 5,690 |
| 28 September 2002 | Wigan Athletic | H | L | 1–3 | Betsy 66' | 9,977 |
| 5 October 2002 | Brentford | A | W | 2–1 | Betsy 14', 81' | 5,394 |
| 12 October 2002 | Bristol City | H | L | 1–4 | Bertos 49' | 10,495 |
| 19 October 2002 | Tranmere Rovers | A | L | 0–1 | | 6,855 |
| 26 October 2002 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Fallon 33' | 10,044 |
| 29 October 2002 | Colchester United | A | D | 1–1 | Dyer 15' | 3,096 |
| 2 November 2002 | Chesterfield | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,676 |
| 9 November 2002 | Cardiff City | H | W | 3–2 | Morgan 22', 64', Fallon 30' | 10,894 |
| 23 November 2002 | Peterborough United | A | W | 3–1 | Sheron 35', 38', Dyer 90' | 4,449 |
| 30 November 2002 | Oldham Athletic | H | D | 2–2 | Sheron 28', Dyer 89' | 11,222 |
| 14 December 2002 | Crewe Alexandra | A | L | 0–2 | | 5,633 |
| 21 December 2002 | Mansfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 10,495 |
| 26 December 2002 | Notts County | A | L | 2–3 | Betsy 1', Dyer 62' | 7,413 |
| 28 December 2002 | Port Vale | H | W | 2–1 | Fallon 12', Gibbs 79' pen. | 9,291 |
| 1 January 2003 | Northampton Town | H | L | 1–2 | Lumsdon 24' | 9,531 |
| 11 January 2003 | Queens Park Rangers | A | L | 0–1 | | 11,217 |
| 18 January 2003 | Luton Town | H | L | 2–3 | Betsy 1', Dyer 76' pen. | 9,079 |
| 25 January 2003 | Port Vale | A | D | 0–0 | | 4,033 |
| 1 February 2003 | Swindon Town | H | D | 1–1 | Fallon 14' | 8,661 |
| 8 February 2003 | Cardiff City | A | D | 1–1 | Dyer 52' pen. | 12,759 |
| 15 February 2003 | Chesterfield | H | W | 2–1 | Fallon 20', Dyer 33' | 9,373 |
| 18 February 2003 | Cheltenham Town | A | W | 3–1 | Sheron 18', Dyer 63', Ga. Jones 90' | 3,568 |
| 22 February 2003 | Huddersfield Town | H | L | 0–1 | | 12,474 |
| 1 March 2003 | Plymouth Argyle | A | D | 1–1 | Dyer 66' | 8,228 |
| 4 March 2003 | Blackpool | A | W | 2–1 | Sheron 41', 62' | 6,827 |
| 8 March 2003 | Stockport County | H | W | 1–0 | Dyer 10' | 9,177 |
| 15 March 2003 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | D | 2–2 | Sheron 76', Dyer 86' | 5,931 |
| 18 March 2003 | Tranmere Rovers | H | D | 1–1 | Dyer 8' | 8,786 |
| 22 March 2003 | Colchester United | H | D | 1–1 | Dyer 36' | 9,154 |
| 29 March 2003 | Bristol City | A | L | 0–2 | | 10,232 |
| 5 April 2003 | Oldham Athletic | A | L | 1–2 | Mulligan 21' | 6,191 |
| 12 April 2003 | Peterborough United | H | L | 1–2 | Dyer 15' pen. | 8,862 |
| 19 April 2003 | Mansfield Town | A | W | 1–0 | O'Callaghan 31' | 4,873 |
| 21 April 2003 | Crewe Alexandra | H | L | 1–2 | Ince 33' o.g. | 9,396 |
| 26 April 2003 | Brentford | H | W | 1–0 | Rankin 90' | 9,065 |
| 3 May 2003 | Wigan Athletic | A | L | 0–1 | | 12,537 |

## FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 16 November 2002 | Blackpool | H | L | 1–4 | Dyer 17' | 6,857 |

## League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 11 September 2002 | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 1–4 | Rankin 84' | 1,720 |

## Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Second round | 12 November 2002 | Bury | A | L | 0–1 | | 1,366 |

## Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Barnsley.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Second Division | Second Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Andy Marriott † | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Martin Taylor *† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ENG | Nicky Wroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andy Holt *† | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Mitch Ward | 22 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (4) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Chris Morgan | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mike Flynn † | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Kevin Donovan | 20 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (2) | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chris Lumsdon | 21 (4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (4) | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Mike Sheron | 28 (6) | 9 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 (8) | 9 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Bruce Dyer | 39 (1) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 (1) | 18 |
| 11 | MF | SUR | Dean Gorré | 18 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 (9) | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Isaiah Rankin | 1 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (8) | 2 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Matthew Ghent | 7 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Alex Neil | 30 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 (3) | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Lee Crooks | 10 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (8) | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRL | Brian O'Callaghan | 12 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (2) | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Gary Jones | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Steve Hayward | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SEY | Kevin Betsy | 32 (7) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 (7) | 5 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Paul Gibbs | 23 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (3) | 1 |
| 22 | DF | NZL | Dave Mulligan | 30 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 (3) | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Carl Barrowclough | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Antony Kay | 13 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NZL | Leo Bertos | 2 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 |
| 27 | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon | 18 (8) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (9) | 7 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Neil Austin | 32 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 (2) | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Keith Curle † | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Robbie Williams | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 8 (2) | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Griff Jones | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
Players not included in matchday squads :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Carl Regan † |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Oldham |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Kevin Dixon |
| 26 | MF | NZL | Jeremy Christie † |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Ashley Scothern |
| 30 | DF | ENG | James Dudgeon |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Craig Parry |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Dale Tonge |