2002–03_Manchester_City_F.C._season
2002–03 Manchester City F.C. season
2002–03 season of Manchester City
The 2002–03 season was Manchester City Football Club's first season back playing in the Premier League again after having been relegated from it at the end of the 2000–01 season. This was the club's sixth season playing in the Premier League since its initial formation as the top tier of English football ten years earlier, with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, this was Manchester City's 111th season playing in any division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| Owner | Publicly traded company | |||
| Chairman | David Bernstein (until 5 Mar. 2003) John Wardle | |||
| Manager | Kevin Keegan | |||
| Stadium | Maine Road | |||
| Premier League | 9th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals) All: Nicolas Anelka (14 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 35,141 (v. Liverpool, 28 September 2002) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 21,820 (v. Crewe Alexandra, 1 October 2002) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 34,564 | |||
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| Results summary - all competitions | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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| Home | 10 | 2 | 9 | 47.6% |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30.0% |
| Both | 16 | 6 | 19 | 39.0% |
| Results summary - Premier League | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
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| Home | 9 | 2 | 8 | 47.4% |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31.6% |
| Both | 15 | 6 | 17 | 39.5% |
This season was the team's first one playing in the Premier League under the stewardship of Kevin Keegan who, having taken over the helm as manager from Joe Royle after the club had been relegated to the Football League First Division fifteen months earlier, had led the club to an immediate promotion back to the top flight. In fact, the previous season had seen Manchester City promoted in style, with the team breaking many prior club records as it became the new First Division champions. This successful campaign allowed Keegan to delve into the transfer market in the summer and he brought in a number of high-profile players - such as striker Nicolas Anelka, defender Sylvain Distin and goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel - in an effort to ensure that the team was strong enough to remain in the Premier League now that it was back there again.
By spending the £13m transfer fee required to bring Anelka to Manchester City from Paris Saint-Germain the club broke its previous transfer record. Sylvain Distin also transferred over to Manchester City from PSG for £5m, while Peter Schmeichel joined the club on a free transfer from Aston Villa. Some of the other players Keegan brought in during the newly introduced summer transfer window were Marc-Vivien Foé, who joined the club on a season-long loan from Lyon, Vicente Matías Vuoso (from Independiente) and Mikkel Bischoff. Additionally, Robbie Fowler, David Sommeil and Djamel Belmadi were also signed by Keegan a few months later during the 2003 January transfer window.
The new year would also see the man that had been the main impetus behind the hiring of Kevin Keegan, chairman David Bernstein, fall out with his new hire and leave the club following a boardroom dispute over finances and managerial structure that followed closely on the back of the previous week's resignation of the club's managing director. The initial cause of this dispute had occurred back in January concerning the protracted transfer saga of Robbie Fowler (which Bernstein had originally brokered).[1] He was succeeded as club chairman by former deputy chairman John Wardle.[2]
This season's campaign would finally see Manchester City win its first Manchester Derby in over 13 years, allowing Peter Schmeichel to establish an exceptional record where he has never been on the losing side in a derby game. During his nine years playing with Manchester United the Reds were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single final season playing with the Blues, City won the derby game played at Maine Road and drew the one played at Old Trafford. This was also to be Manchester City's last season playing at its historic Maine Road ground before moving to its current home at City of Manchester Stadium. Consequently, the last game of the season was also the last game ever played at the club's old ground, and Marc-Vivien Foé would have the distinction of being recorded in the soccer annals as the player who scored the last ever goal for Manchester City at Maine Road.
The team kit was produced by Le Coq Sportif and the shirt sponsorship was provided by the financial and legal services group First Advice.[3]
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Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart–which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
Premier League
Position in final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 59 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 52 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 50 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 |
Last updated: 11 May 2003 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2002–03
Points breakdown
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Biggest & smallestBiggest home win: 4–1 vs. Fulham, 29 January 2003 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L |
Individual match reports
| 17 August 2002 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Manchester City | Elland Road Leeds |
| 15:00 | Barmby  15' Viduka 45' Keane 80' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 40,195 |
| 24 August 2002 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Maine Road Manchester |
| 12:15 | Huckerby 36' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 34,776 |
| 28 August 2002 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Manchester City | Villa Park Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Vassell 64' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 33,494 |
| 31 August 2002 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Everton | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Radzinski 14' (o.g.) Anelka 16' 85' |
Guardian report | 29' (pen.) Unsworth |
Attendance: 34,835 |
| 10 September 2002 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Manchester City | Highbury London |
| 15:00 | Wiltord 26' Henry 42' |
Guardian report | 29' Anelka |
Attendance: 37,878 |
| 15 September 2002 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka 80' Goater 90'Tiatto  67' |
Guardian report | 26' Thompson 54' Cole |
Attendance: 34,130 |
| 21 September 2002 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester City | Boleyn Ground London |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | Attendance: 35,550 |
| 28 September 2002 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Liverpool | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 4' 64' 89' Owen |
Attendance: 35,141 |
| 5 October 2002 | Southampton | 2–0 | Manchester City | St Mary's Stadium Southampton |
| 15:00 | Ormerod 2' 43' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 31,009 |
| 19 October 2002 | Manchester City | 0–3 | Chelsea | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 69' 84' Zola 85' Hasselbaink |
Attendance: 34,953 |
| 26 October 2002 | Birmingham City | 0–2 | Manchester City | St Andrew's Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 24' Sun 87' Anelka |
Attendance: 29,316 |
| 2 November 2002 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Manchester City | The Hawthorns West Bromwich |
| 15:00 | Clement 62' |
Guardian report | 51' Anelka 71' Goater |
Attendance: 27,044 |
| 9 November 2002 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Manchester United | Maine Road Manchester |
| 12:15 | Anelka 5' Goater 26' 51' |
Guardian report MCFC video |
8' Solskjær |
Attendance: 34,649 |
| 16 November 2002 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 79' Bartlett |
Attendance: 33,455 |
| 23 November 2002 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Manchester City | Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Ehiogu 53' Bokšić 62' Geremi 84' |
Guardian report | 68' Anelka  72'  Wright-Phillips |
Attendance: 31,510 |
| 30 November 2002 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Howey 25' Berkovic 56' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 34,860 |
| 9 December 2002 | Sunderland | 0–3 | Manchester City | Stadium of Light Sunderland |
| 19:45 | Guardian report | 44' Foé 62' Sun 87' Goater |
Attendance: 36,511 |
| 14 December 2002 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Manchester City | The Valley London |
| 15:00 | Euell 50' (pen.) Jensen 63' |
Guardian report | 74' 86' Foé |
Attendance: 26,434 |
| 23 December 2002 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Maine Road Manchester |
| 19:45 | Howey 29' Benarbia 90' |
Guardian report | 38' Perry 48' Davies 83' Poyet 86' Ziege |
Attendance: 34,563 |
| 26 December 2002 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Foé 15' 80' Benarbia 78' |
Guardian report | 41' Dublin |
Attendance: 33,991 |
| 28 December 2002 | Fulham | 0–1 | Manchester City | Loftus Road London |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 15' Anelka |
Attendance: 17,937 |
| 1 January 2003 | Everton | 2–2 | Manchester City | Goodison Park Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Watson 6' Radzinski 90' |
Guardian report | 33' Anelka 82' Foé |
Attendance: 40,163 |
| 11 January 2003 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Goater 29' Jensen 50' |
Guardian report | 90' Kewell |
Attendance: 34,884 |
| 18 January 2003 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Manchester City | St James' Park Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Shearer 1' Bellamy 64' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 52,152 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 29 January 2003 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Fulham | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka 21' Benarbia 47' Foé 61' Wright-Phillips 70' |
Guardian report | 2' Malbranque |
Attendance: 33,260 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 February 2003 | Manchester City | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Gilchrist 22' (o.g.) |
Guardian report | 18' Clement 79' Gregan 81' Roberts |
Attendance: 34,765 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 9 February 2003 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Manchester City | Old Trafford Manchester |
| 12:30 | van Nistelrooy 18' |
Guardian report | 86' Goater |
Attendance: 67,646 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 22 February 2003 | Manchester City | 1–5 | Arsenal | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Anelka 87' |
Guardian report | 4' Bergkamp 12' Pires 15' Henry 19' Campbell 53' Vieira |
Attendance: 34,960 Referee: Paul Durkin |
| 1 March 2003 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester City | Ewood Park Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Dunn 13' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 28,647 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 16 March 2003 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Maine Road Manchester |
| 14:00 | Fowler 72' Jensen 79' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 34,596 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 22 March 2003 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Manchester City | Stamford Bridge London |
| 15:00 | Hasselbaink 37' Terry 43' Stanić 58' Lampard 69' Gallas 79' |
Guardian report | 90' Sun |
Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 5 April 2003 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reebok Stadium Bolton |
| 12:00 | Pedersen 32' Iván Campo 52' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 26,949 Referee: Chris Wilkes |
| 12 April 2003 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | Attendance: 34,793 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 18 April 2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Manchester City | White Hart Lane London |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 3' Sommeil 21' Barton |
Attendance: 36,075 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 21 April 2003 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Sunderland | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Foé 36' 80' Fowler 38' |
Guardian report MCFC video |
Attendance: 34,357 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 27 April 2003 | Manchester City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Maine Road Manchester |
| 14:00 | Guardian report | 81' Kanoute |
Attendance: 34,815 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 3 May 2003 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Manchester City | Anfield Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Baroš 59' |
Guardian report MCFC video |
Anelka 74' (pen.) 90+3' |
Attendance: 44,220 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 11 May 2003 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Southampton | Maine Road Manchester |
| 15:00 | Guardian report | 34' M. Svensson |
Attendance: 34,957 Referee: Mike Dean |
League Cup
Second round
| 1 October 2002 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Maine Road Manchester |
| 19:45 | Berkovic 69' Walker 84' (o.g.) Huckerby 87' |
Guardian report | 1' Jack 86' Hulse |
Attendance: 21,820 Referee: Roy Pearson |
Third round
| 5 November 2002 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Manchester City | JJB Stadium Wigan |
| 20:00 | Roberts 35' |
Guardian report | Attendance: 15,007 Referee: Mike Dean |
FA Cup
Third round
| 5 January 2003 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Liverpool | Maine Road Manchester |
| 13:00 | Guardian report | 47' (pen.) Murphy |
Attendance: 28,586 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  DEN |
Peter Schmeichel | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK |  ENG |
Carlo Nash | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  FRA |
David Sommeil | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | DEN |
Niclas Jensen | 36 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |  NED |
Gerard Wiekens | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | FRA |
Sylvain Distin | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  CHN |
Sun Jihai | 31 | 2 | 25+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF |  IRL |
Richard Dunne | 26 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG |
Steve Howey | 26 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  CMR |
Lucien Mettomo | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | DEN |
Mikkel Bischoff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ENG |
Stephen Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF |  NIR |
Kevin Horlock | 33 | 0 | 22+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  ALG |
Ali Benarbia | 36 | 3 | 21+12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF |  ISR |
Eyal Berkovic | 29 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF |  AUS |
Danny Tiatto | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | CMR |
Marc-Vivien Foé | 38 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | ALG |
Djamel Belmadi | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | MF | ENG |
Chris Shuker | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | MF | ENG |
Joey Barton | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG |
Darren Huckerby | 19 | 2 | 6+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW |  CRC |
Paulo Wanchope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW |  BER |
Shaun Goater | 29 | 7 | 14+12 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | IRL |
Jon Macken | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | 34 | 1 | 23+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | ENG |
Robbie Fowler | 13 | 2 | 12+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | FRA |
Nicolas Anelka | 41 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
All competitions |
Premier League |
League Cup and FA Cup
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Information current as of 11 May 2003 (end of season)
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
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| 20 May 2002 | DF | Sylvain Distin |
PSG |
£4,000,000[7] |
| 24 May 2002 | FW | Nicolas Anelka |
PSG |
£13,000,000[8] |
| June 2002 | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
Aston Villa |
Free[9][10] |
| August 2002 | DF |  Tyrone Loran |
Volendam |
£60,000[11][12] |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
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| 17 October 2002 | DF | Laurent Charvet |
Sochaux |
Released[13] |
| 7 March 2003 | MF | Jeff Whitley |
Sunderland |
Released[14][15] |
| 15 May 2003 | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
Retired[16] | |
Loans in
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Player | From club |
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| 16 August 2002 | 16 November 2002 | GK | Tim Flowers |
Leicester City[17] |
| 3 January 2003 | 11 May 2003 | MF | Djamel Belmadi |
Olympique de Marseille[18] |
Loans out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Player | To club |
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| 20 September 2002 | 22 December 2002 | DF |  Paul Ritchie |
Portsmouth[19][20] |
| 23 November 2002 | 22 February 2003 | DF | Paddy McCarthy |
Boston United[21][22] |
| 1 January 2003 | 31 May 2003 | DF | Tyrone Loran |
Tranmere Rovers[12] |
| 27 Mar. 2003 | 27 April 2003 | DF | Paddy McCarthy |
Notts County[23] |
| 27 Mar. 2003 | 5 May 2003 | DF | Paul Ritchie |
Derby County[19] |
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- "Schmeichel in shock City move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- "Man City preview". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Charvet leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- "Whitley leaves Maine Road". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Whitley joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Schmeichel announces retirement". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 April 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- "Flowers joins Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- "Belmadi makes Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- "Paul Ritchie - Career". soccerbase.com. (Racing Post). Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Pompey eye Scots pair". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Thompson seeks more signings". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- "Boston bid for McCarthy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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