2002/03
All Results and information
Squad photograph from the 2002/03 season, which saw Exeter be relegated to the Conference, after a 23rd place finish in Division Three.
City were in the FA Cup run up to the Third Round, but exited the League Cup in the First Round, and the League Trophy in the second round.
FA Cup
First Round: Forest Green Rovers (A), 0-0. Replay, 1-2.
Second Round: Rushden and Diamonds (H), 3-1.
Third Round: Charlton Athletic (A), 3-1.
League Cup
First Round: Brighton & Hove Albion (A), 1-1. AET: 2-1.
League Trophy
First Round (Southern Section): Bristol Rovers (H), 1-0
Second Round (Southern Section): Cardiff City (H), 0-3
2002-03
The club’s history has been played out predominantly in the bottom division of the Football League, but at the end of the 2002/03 season City were relegated to the Football Conference. This meant that the club would start its centenary year outside of the League that have been a member of for over 80 years.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE UNDER-17’s SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE
Final Table
Reserves
Friendlies
City were in the FA Cup run up to the Third Round, but exited the League Cup in the First Round, and the League Trophy in the second round.
League Position: 23rd P:46 W: 11, D: 15, Lost: 20 Goals For: 50, Goals Against: 64 Points: 48
FA Cup
First Round: Forest Green Rovers (A), 0-0. Replay, 1-2.
Second Round: Rushden and Diamonds (H), 3-1.
Third Round: Charlton Athletic (A), 3-1.
League Cup
First Round: Brighton & Hove Albion (A), 1-1. AET: 2-1.
League Trophy
First Round (Southern Section): Bristol Rovers (H), 1-0
Second Round (Southern Section): Cardiff City (H), 0-3
2002-03
The club’s history has been played out predominantly in the bottom division of the Football League, but at the end of the 2002/03 season City were relegated to the Football Conference. This meant that the club would start its centenary year outside of the League that have been a member of for over 80 years.
League Results
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Att | Posn | Goalscorers |
| 10/08/02 | Shrewsbury | A | 0-1 | 3781 | 18 | |
| 13/08/02 | Scunthorpe | H | 1-1 | 3722 | 15 | Thomas |
| 17/08/02 | Hull City | H | 3-1 | 4257 | 11 | Sharpe, Flack, Og (Whittle) |
| 24/08/02 | Kidderminster H | A | 3-4 | 2196 | 15 | Flack, Thomas, Roscoe |
| 26/08/02 | Torquay United | H | 1-2 | 6065 | 19 | Coppinger |
| 31/08/02 | Carlisle United | A | 2-0 | 4808 | 13 | Goodman, Gaia |
| 07/09/02 | Bournemouth | H | 1-3 | 4466 | 17 | Roscoe |
| 14/09/02 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1-1 | 6498 | 18 | Flack |
| 17/09/02 | Wrexham | A | 0-4 | 2968 | 18 | |
| 21/09/02 | Leyton Orient | H | 1-0 | 2784 | 18 | Walker.J (pen) |
| 28/09/02 | Southend United | A | 0-1 | 3364 | 19 | |
| 05/10/02 | York City | H | 0-1 | 3178 | 21 | |
| 12/10/02 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1-1 | 2884 | 21 | Flack |
| 19/10/02 | Lincoln City | A | 0-1 | 2979 | 22 | |
| 26/10/02 | Darlington | H | 0-4 | 2757 | 23 | |
| 29/10/02 | Rochdale | A | 3-3 | 1944 | 23 | Flack 2, Thomas |
| 02/11/02 | Boston United | A | 3-0 | 2474 | 21 | Og (Hocking), Moor 2 |
| 09/11/02 | Hartlepool United | H | 1-2 | 2778 | 22 | Moor |
| 23/11/02 | Cambridge United | H | 1-2 | 2722 | 22 | Flack |
| 30/11/02 | Bury | A | 0-1 | 2039 | 23 | |
| 14/12/02 | Swansea City | H | 1-0 | 2625 | 20 | Roscoe |
| 21/12/02 | Oxford United | A | 2-2 | 7057 | 20 | Flack, Walker.J (pen) |
| 28/12/02 | Macclesfield Town | H | 1-1 | 3017 | 22 | Coppinger |
| 11/01/03 | Hull City | A | 2-2 | 13667 | 22 | Partridge, Flack |
| 18/01/03 | Carlisle United | H | 1-0 | 3333 | 21 | Partridge |
| 21/01/03 | Scunthorpe | A | 1-1 | 2461 | 21 | Devine |
| 25/01/03 | Macclesfield Town | A | 1-1 | 2035 | 20 | Devine |
| 01/02/03 | Shrewsbury | H | 1-1 | 3587 | 21 | Devine |
| 08/02/03 | Hartlepool United | A | 1-2 | 5058 | 22 | Walker.J (pen) |
| 11/02/03 | Torquay United | A | 0-1 | 5761 | 23 | |
| 15/02/03 | Boston United | H | 0-2 | 2834 | 24 | |
| 18/02/03 | Kidderminster H | H | 2-5 | 1957 | 24 | Devine, Coppinger |
| 22/02/03 | Bournemouth | A | 0-2 | 6674 | 24 | |
| 01/03/03 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0-0 | 5759 | 24 | |
| 04/03/03 | Wrexham | H | 1-0 | 2537 | 24 | Flack |
| 08/03/03 | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 | 3667 | 24 | Devine |
| 15/03/03 | Darlington | A | 2-2 | 2476 | 23 | Pettefer, Devine |
| 18/03/03 | Lincoln City | H | 2-0 | 4009 | 23 | Coppinger, Sheldon |
| 22/03/03 | Rochdale | H | 1-1 | 4003 | 24 | Walker.J (pen) |
| 29/03/03 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 0-1 | 4921 | 24 | |
| 05/04/03 | Bury | H | 1-2 | 3338 | 24 | Flack |
| 12/04/03 | Cambridge United | A | 1-2 | 5218 | 24 | Og (Irekpen) |
| 19/04/03 | Oxford United | H | 2-2 | 4900* | 24 | Devine, Walker.J (pen) |
| 21/04/03 | Swansea City | A | 1-0 | 9115 | 23 | Devine, |
| 26/04/03 | York City | A | 2-0 | 4840 | 23 | Flack, Coppinger |
| 03/05/03 | Southend United | H | 1-0 | 9036** | 23 | Flack |
| Exeter Relegated to the conference on last match, for first time in their history | ||||||
| * indicate attendances as reported, 4900 too rounded makes it doubtful | ||||||
| ** the attendance reported was the capacity, the gate was probably closer to 14000 | ||||||
Nationwide Football League Division 3 Final table 1. Rushden & Diamonds 46 24 15 7 73-47 87 2. Hartlepool United 46 24 13 9 71-51 85 3. Wrexham 46 23 15 8 84-50 84 4. Bournemouth 46 20 14 12 60-48 74 5. Scunthorpe United 46 19 15 12 68-49 72 6. Lincoln City 46 18 16 12 46-37 70 7. Bury 46 18 16 12 57-56 70 8. Oxford United 46 19 12 15 57-47 69 9. Torquay United 46 16 18 12 71-71 66 10.York City 46 17 15 14 52-53 66 11.Kidderminster Harriers 46 16 15 15 62-63 63 12.Cambridge United 46 16 13 17 67-70 61 13.Hull City 46 14 17 15 58-53 59 14.Darlington 46 12 18 16 58-59 54 15.Boston United 46 15 13 18 55-56 54 (deducted 4 points due to financial irregularities 16.Macclesfield Town 46 14 12 20 57-63 54 17.Southend United 46 17 3 26 47-59 54 18.Leyton Orient 46 14 11 21 51-61 53 19.Rochdale 46 12 16 18 63-70 52 20.Bristol Rovers 46 12 15 19 50-57 51 21.Swansea City 46 12 13 21 48-65 49 22.Carlisle United 46 13 10 23 52-78 49 ------------------------------------------------------- 23.Exeter City 46 11 15 20 50-64 48 Relegated 24.Shrewsbury Town 46 9 14 23 62-92 41 Relegated
In 2003, Exeter City were relegated to the National Conference.
Despite a 1-0 win against Southend United in the last game of the season,
Exeter City placed 23rd in Division Three, and were relegated just one point short of safety
Continuing financial difficulties underpinned City's relegation to the National Conference after the 2002/2003 season,
ending eighty-two years in the Football League.
Other Games
FA Cup
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| 17/11/2002 | Forest Green Rovers | Away | 0-0 | 2147 | : | R1 | |
| 26/11/2002 | Forest Green Rovers | Home | 2-1 | 2951 | Sheldon, Lock | R1 Replay | |
| 07/12/2002 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home | 3-0 | 2277 | McConnell, Walker, Moor | R2 | |
| 04/01/2003 | Charlton Athletic | Away | 1-3 | 18109 | Gaia | R3 | |
League Cup
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
Away |
1-2 |
5200 |
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LC 1 |
After extra time |
Football League Trophy
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| 12/11/2002 | Cardiff City | Home | R2 | 0-3 | : | 1360 | LDV | |
| 22/10/2002 | Bristol Rovers | Home | R1 | 1-0 | Sheldon | 1613 | LDV | |
Devon Bowl
No record!
Friendlies
| 2002/03 | ||||||
| Exeter score 1st | ||||||
| Trial Match | At Sjp | 0 | Pre-season Trial match at SJP | |||
| 09/07/2002 | FC Honka | Away | 2-2 | 118 | Curran, McConnell (pen) | Tour of Finland |
| 11/07/2002 | Atlantis Academy | Away | 5-1 | Thomas, Roscoe, Cronin, Flack, Ampadu (pen) | Tour of Finland | |
| 13/07/2002 | PK 35 | Away | 3-1 | Flack 2, McConnell | Tour of Finland | |
| 17/07/2002 | Birmingham City | Home | 0-1 | 2600 | : | |
| 20/07/2002 | Walsall | Home | 0-2 | 747 | : | |
| 23/07/2002 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 2-3 | 2534 | Flack, McConnell (pen) | |
| 30/07/2002 | Bristol City | Home | 0-1 | 1253 | : | |
| 01/08/2002 | Garden Village | Away | 3-1 | 250 | Sheldon 2, McCarthey | |
| 03/08/2002 | Yeovil Town | Home | 0-1 | 1404 | : | |
| 07/08/2002 | Southampton | Home | 1-1 | 3437 | Taylor (Cleveland) | |
| 14/08/2002 | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 10-2 | 250 | Taylor (C), Roscoe 2, Moor 2, Afful 2, Breslan 2, Fraser (Pen) | Reserve game, City were 2-0 down, Stuart Fraser goalie scored a pen. |
| 20/08/2002 | Exmouth Town | Away | 3-2 | 300 | Roscoe, Tayor (C), Richardson (Jay) | Opening of new changing rooms-Reserve Game |
| 28/08/2002 | Bridgwater | Away | 2-0 | 200 | Breslan, Taylor (C) | |
| 04/09/2002 | Clyst Rovers | Away | 3-0 | 150 | Breslan, Canham, Whitworth (pen) | |
| 15/09/2002 | Yeovil Town | Home | 0 | Behind Closed Doors | ||
| 25/09/2002 | Clyst Rovers | Away | 6-0 | 150 | Moor 3, Fraser (pen), Breslan, Sheldon | Reserve game |
| 02/10/2002 | Dawlish Town | Away | 7-2 | 200 | Breslan, Afful, Scalise 3, Sheldon, Russell (M) | Reserve game-Sebastian Scalise (hatrick) |
| 09/10/2002 | Torquay United | Home | 3-0 | Breslan, Cronin, Holt | Reserve Game- Grant Holt scored on his debut | |
| 23/10/2002 | Cullompton Rangers | Away | 4-1 | Itonga 3, Lock | Reserve Game-Carlin Itonga on trial | |
| 11/12/2002 | Elmore | Away | 6-0 | Breslan 3, Bagshaw, Kadous, Thomas | Reserve Game | |
| 13/01/2003 | Swansea City | Home | 0-0 | : | Reserve Game- 3 trialists, Pettit (Belgium), Grazzini and Santiago (Both Argentina) | |
| 04/02/2003 | Weymouth Town | Away | 3-2 | 110 | Coppinger 2, Goodman | Reserve Game |
| 19/02/2003 | Team Bath | Away | 5-3 | The 13 Goals in these matches were scored by :- Breslan 2, Coppinger, Goodman, Afful, Moor, Sheldon, Geard, Canham. Lock, Ball, Reed , Todd, | ||
| 26/02/2003 | Saltash | Away | 7-0 | |||
| 11/03/2003 | Torquay United | Home | 1-2 | |||
| 25/03/2003 | Taunton Town | Home | ||||
| 08/04/2003 | Bridgwater | Home | ||||
| 23/04/2003 | Devon and Dorset Regiment | Home | ||||
| 14/05/2003 | Exeter X1 v Corney's All Stars | Home | 3-1 | 1648 | Tomlinson 2, Fraser (Stuart) | John Cornforth Testimonial |
FA Youth Cup
| 2002/03 | |||||||
| 16/10/2002 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2-1 | 216 | R1 | ||
| 06/11/2002 | Bournemouth | Home | 3-2 | Danny Clay 2, Jonathon Harris. | 205 | R2 | |
| 04/12/2002 | Watford | Away | 2-0 | Lee Parker, Lewis Reed | 308 | R3 | |
| 14/01/2003 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0-6 | : | 649 | R4 | Equalled Exeter's best FAYCup run. |
Youth Team
Youth Results
Football League Youth Alliance
Under 19's Results
| Football League Youth Alliance U-19's | |||||||||
| 05/08/2002 | Friendly | Dorchester Town | Away | 13-0 | Canham 5 | O'Connor 4 | Worbey 2 | Harris (J) | Og |
| 07/08/2002 | Friendly | Christchurch | Away | 5-0 | Canham 2 | Tippett | Kiely | Parker | |
| 09/08/2002 | Friendly | Brum Daley Soccer Academy | Away | 4-0 | Canham 3 | Reed | |||
| 17/08/2002 | League | Cirencester | Home | 2-3 | Canham | Afful | |||
| 24/08/2002 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 3-1 | O'Connor | Rivans | Goff | ||
| 07/09/2002 | YA Cup 1 | Torquay United | Away | 4-1 | Goff | Lock | Rivans | Canham | |
| 14/09/2002 | YA Cup 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 1-0 | Goff | ||||
| 28/09/2002 | League | Cardiff City | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 05/10/2002 | League | Torquay United | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 12/10/2002 | League | Bournemouth | Home | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 19/10/2002 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 26/10/2002 | League | Swindon Town | Away | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 02/11/2002 | League | Swansea City | Away | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 09/11/2002 | League | Cheltenham | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 18/11/2002 | YA Cup 3 | Cardiff City | Away | 0-1 | : | ||||
| 30/11/2002 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 2-1 | Afful | O'Connor | |||
| 14/12/2002 | League | Swansea City | Home | 2-0 | Afful 2 | ||||
| 04/01/2003 | League | Swansea City | Away | 2-0 | O'Connor | Clay | |||
| 11/01/2003 | League | Cheltenham | Away | ||||||
| 18/01/2003 | League | Cirencester | Away | 2-0 | Lock | Tippett | |||
| 25/01/2003 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 0-4 | : | ||||
| 05/02/2003 | League | Swindon Town | Home | 1-0 | Afful | ||||
| 08/02/2003 | League | Torquay United | Away | 2-2 | Afful | Shane | |||
| 13/02/2003 | League | Cardiff City | Away | 1-1 | Goff | ||||
| 22/02/2003 | League | Bournemouth | Away | 2-2 | Canham | Lee Parker | |||
Final Table
Merit SW Conference
Results
| Merit SW Conference | |||||||||
| 01/03/2003 | Merit | Orient | Away | 1-0 | Rhys Tippett | ||||
| 19/03/2003 | Merit | Aldershot | Away | 2-1 | O'Connor | Harris (B) | |||
| 22/03/2003 | Merit | Luton | Home | 1-1 | Afful | ||||
| 29/03/2003 | Merit | Cambridge United | Away | 4-0 | Rhys Tippett | Canham 2 | Goff | ||
| 05/04/2003 | Merit | Cambridge United | Home | 5-0 | Canham | Lock | Lee Parker | Goff | Afful |
| 12/04/2003 | Merit | Oxford United | Away | 2-2 | Canham 2 | ||||
| 19/04/2003 | Merit | Gillingham | Home | 3-1 | Lee Parker | Canham 2 | |||
| 26/04/2003 | Merit | Brighton | Home | 1-3 | Canham | ||||
Final Table
| Football League Youth Division One South U-19's 2002-03 SW Conference Merit | ||||||||
| 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 8 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE UNDER-17’s
SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE
Results
| Football League Youth Alliance Under 17's | |||||||||
| 24/08/2002 | League | Swindon Town | Home | 1-4 | Charlie Welch | ||||
| 07/09/2002 | League | Bournemouth | Away | 1-1 | Ghiglia | ||||
| 14/09/2002 | League | Cirencester | Home | 3-2 | Alexander | Farnham | Seaborne | ||
| 21/09/2002 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 2-0 | O'Connor 2 | ||||
| 28/09/2002 | League | Torquay United | Home | 2-0 | Ghiglia 2 | ||||
| 05/10/2002 | League | Bristol Rovers | Away | 1-2 | Wonnacott | ||||
| 12/10/2002 | League | Oxford United | Home | 3-3 | Jon Harris | Irish | Wonnacott | ||
| 19/10/2002 | League | Cardiff City | Away | 1-2 | |||||
| 02/11/2002 | League | Cheltenham | Home | 0-3 | : | ||||
| 09/11/2002 | League | Swansea City | Away | 1-5 | Tom Cole | ||||
| 30/11/2002 | League | Cardiff City | Home | 1-0 | |||||
| 07/12/2002 | League | Oxford United | Away | 2-0 | Wonnacott | James Kiely | |||
| 14/12/2002 | League | Cheltenham | Away | 4-1 | Alexander | Cole | Farnham | Wright | |
| 01/01/2003 | League | Swansea City | Home | 4-2 | Jon Harris 3 | Alexander | |||
| 18/01/2003 | League | Bournemouth | Home | 2-3 | Harper-Penman | Wonnacott | |||
| 25/01/2003 | League | Swindon Town | Away | 1-5 | Luke Fox | ||||
| 01/02/2003 | League | Bristol Rovers | Home | 2-0 | Alexander | James Kiely | |||
| 08/02/2003 | League | Cirencester | Away | 0-0 | : | ||||
| 14/02/2003 | League | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 3-2 | Jon Harris | Ghiglia | Ansell | ||
| 03/04/2003 | League | Torquay United | Away | 3-3 | Adam Court | Wonnacott | Irish | ||
FOOTBALL LEAGUE YOUTH ALLIANCE UNDER-17’s SOUTH-WEST CONFERENCE
Final Table
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1 |
Cardiff City U-17 |
20 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
54 |
21 |
33 |
46 |
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2 |
Swindon Town U-17 |
20 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
67 |
23 |
44 |
43 |
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3 |
AFC Bournemouth U-17 |
18 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
46 |
25 |
21 |
37 |
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4 |
Swansea City U-17 |
20 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
46 |
35 |
11 |
31 |
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5 |
Exeter City U-17 |
20 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
37 |
36 |
1 |
31 |
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6 |
Cheltenham Town U-17 |
19 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
33 |
43 |
-10 |
23 |
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7 |
Oxford United U-17 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
23 |
35 |
-12 |
18 |
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8 |
Plymouth Argyle U-17 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
28 |
42 |
-14 |
17 |
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9 |
Torquay United U-17 |
19 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
24 |
49 |
-25 |
17 |
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10 |
Cirencester U-17 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
29 |
49 |
-20 |
15 |
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11 |
Bristol Rovers U-17 |
18 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
29 |
58 |
-29 |
12 |
- Clubs agreed to void remaining fixtures as they had no significance to the title
Reserves
Friendlies
| Reserves (Frendlies) | |||||||||||
| 14/08/2002 | Friendly | Budleigh Salterton | Away | 10-2 | Taylor (Cleav..) | Roscoe 2 | Moor 2 | Afful 2 | Breslan 2 | Fraser (pen) | |
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| 20/08/2002 | Friendly | Exmouth Town | Away | 3-2 | Roscoe | Taylor (Cleav..) | Richardson (J) | ||||
| 28/08/2002 | Friendly | Bridgwater | Away | 2-0 | Breslan | Taylor (Cleav..) | |||||
| 04/09/2002 | Friendly | Clyst Rovers | Away | 3-0 | Breslan | Canham | Whitworth | ||||
| 25/09/2002 | Friendly | Clyst Rovers | Away | 6-0 | Moor 3 | Frear (pen) | Breslan | Sheldon | |||
| 02/10/2002 | Friendly | Dawlish | Away | 7-2 | Breslan | Afful | Scalise 3 | Sheldon | Russell | ||
| 09/10/2002 | Friendly | Torquay United | Away | 3-0 | Breslan | Cronin | Holt (Grant) | ||||
| 23/10/2002 | Friendly | Cullompton | Away | 4-1 | Itonga 3 | Lock | |||||
| 11/11/2002 | Friendly | Elmore | Away | 6-0 | Breslan 3 | Bagshaw | Kadous | Thomas (M) | |||
| 13/01/2003 | Friendly | Swansea City | Home | 0-0 | : | ||||||
| 05/02/2003 | Friendly | Weymouth | Away | 3-2 | Coppinger 2 | Goodman | |||||
| 19/02/2003 | Friendly | Team Bath | Away | 5-3 | Coppinger, Lock, Whitworth, Afful, Moor, Breslan 2, Sheldon, Canham, Ball, Reed, Geard, Todd scored in last 3 games | ||||||
| 26/02/2003 | Friendly | Saltash | Away | 7-0 | |||||||
| 11/03/2003 | Friendly | Torquay United | Home | 1-2 | |||||||
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