2002–03 Wrexham F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Wrexham competed in the Football League Third Division.

2002–03 Wrexham F.C. season
Manager Denis Smith
StadiumRacecourse Ground
Third Division3rd (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyNorthern quarter-finals
Top goalscorerAndy Morrell (34)
Highest home attendance9,960 v Cambridge United[1]
Lowest home attendance2,968
Average home league attendance4,263[2]

Season summary

Wrexham finished third in the Third Division and thus gained automatic promotion to the Second Division.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[3]

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  WAL Andy Dibble
2 MF  NIR Jim Whitley[4]
3 DF  NIR Shaun Holmes
4 DF  WAL Stephen Roberts
5 DF  IRL Brian Carey
6 DF  TRI Dennis Lawrence
7 MF  TRI Carlos Edwards
8 FW  WAL Lee Jones
9 FW  ENG Lee Trundle
10 MF  SCO Darren Ferguson
11 FW  ENG Andy Morrell
12 MF  ENG Paul Barrett
13 GK  ENG Kristian Rogers
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ENG Paul Edwards
15 DF  SIN Daniel Bennett
16 MF  WAL Wayne Phillips
17 FW  ENG Kevin Russell
18 DF  WAL Shaun Pejic[5]
19 FW  ENG Steve Thomas
21 GK  WAL Paul Whitfield
23 FW  TRI Hector Sam
24 DF  WAL Craig Morgan
25 MF  ENG Mark Jones
26 DF  WAL Simon Spender
29 DF  ENG Scott Green

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
20 MF  ENG Mark Evans (to Colwyn Bay)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  WAL Luke Campbell (to Colwyn Bay)

League table
Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Rushden & Diamonds 46 24 15 7 73 47  +26 87
2. Hartlepool United 46 24 13 9 71 51  +20 85
3. Wrexham 46 23 15 8 84 50  +34 84
4. Bournemouth 46 20 14 12 60 48  +12 74
5. Scunthorpe United 46 19 15 12 68 49  +19 72
6. Lincoln City 46 18 16 12 46 37  +9 70
7. Bury 46 18 16 12 57 56  +1 70
8. Oxford United 46 19 12 15 57 47  +10 69
9. Torquay United 46 16 18 12 71 71  0 66
10. York City 46 17 15 14 52 53  -1 66
11. Kidderminster Harriers 46 16 15 15 62 63  -1 63
12. Cambridge United 46 16 13 17 67 70  -3 61
13. Hull City 46 14 17 15 58 53  +5 59
14. Darlington 46 12 18 16 58 59  -1 54
15. Boston United 46 15 13 18 55 56  -1 54‡
16. Macclesfield Town 46 14 12 20 57 63  -6 54
17. Southend United 46 17 3 26 47 59  -12 54
18. Leyton Orient 46 14 11 21 51 61  -10 53
19. Rochdale 46 12 16 18 63 70  -7 52
20. Bristol Rovers 46 12 15 19 50 57  -7 51
21. Swansea City 46 12 13 21 48 65  -17 49
22. Carlisle United 46 13 10 23 52 78  -26 49
23. Exeter City 46 11 15 20 50 64  -14 48
24. Shrewsbury Town 46 9 14 23 62 92  -30 41

‡ - Boston United deducted four points due to financial irregularities

Leading goalscorer: Andy Morrell (Wrexham), 34

References
  1. "Wrexham v Cambridge United, 26 April 2003".
  2. "Football League Attendances 2002 - 2003".
  3. "FootballSquads - Wrexham - 2002/03".
  4. Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia.
  5. Pejic was born in Hereford, England.
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