2002–03_Leicester_City_F.C._season

2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season

2002–03 Leicester City F.C. season

2002–03 season of Leicester City

During the 2002–03 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division after being relegated from the FA Premier League the previous season. Despite being placed into administration, Leicester managed to regain promotion to the Premier League.

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Season summary

In October 2002, Leicester went into administration with debts of £30 million. Some of the reasons were the loss of TV money (ITV Digital, itself in administration, had promised money to First Division clubs for TV rights), the large wage bill, lower fees for players transferred to other clubs than expected and the £37 million cost of the new stadium. Manager Micky Adams was banned from the transfer market for most of the season, until the club was rescued by a takeover by a consortium led by former Leicester striker Gary Lineker. Adams guided Leicester to runners-up spot in Division One and automatic promotion back to the Premiership with 92 points. After several First Division clubs complained to the Football League, the Football League introduced a ruling that any club placed in administration would be deducted ten points.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary
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Results by round
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Source: 11v11.com: 2002-03 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup
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League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup
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Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Left club during season

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Transfers

In

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Out

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Transfers in: Decrease £0
Transfers out: Increase £4,250,000
Total spending: Increase £4,250,000

References

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    "Leicester City results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com". www.statto.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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    "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2002/03".
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    "Gunnlaugsson joins Dundee United". BBC Sport. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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    "Baggies land Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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    "Sunderland bag Piper". BBC Sport. 21 August 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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    "Wise joins Millwall". BBC Sport. 24 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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    "Hull seal Delaney deal". BBC Sport. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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