2002–03 Birmingham City F.C. season
Date League position Opponents Venue Result Score F-A Scorers Attendance
18 August 2002 18th Arsenal A L 0-2 38,018
24 August 2002 19th Blackburn Rovers H L 0-1 27,563
28 August 2002 17th Everton A D 1-1 John 50 ' pen 37,197
31 August 2002 14th Leeds United H W 2-1 Devlin 32 ' , D. Johnson 58 ' 27,164
11 September 2002 15th Liverpool A D 2-2 Morrison ( 2 ) 61 ' , 90 ' 43,113
16 September 2002 9th Aston Villa H W 3-0 Morrison 31 ' , Enckelman 77 ' o.g . , Horsfield 83 ' 29,505
21 September 2002 10th Middlesbrough A L 0-1 29,869
28 September 2002 14th Newcastle United H L 0-2 29,072
5 October 2002 12th West Ham United A W 2-1 John ( 2 ) 4 ' , 43 ' 35,010
19 October 2002 12th West Bromwich Albion A D 1-1 Moore 86 ' o.g 27,021
26 October 2002 13th Manchester City H L 0-2 28,316
2 November 2002 12th Bolton Wanderers H W 3-1 Purse 61 ' , Savage 72 ' , Horsfield 83 ' 27,224
9 November 2002 14th Chelsea A L 0-3 35,237
17 November 2002 15th Fulham H D 0-0 26,164
23 November 2002 13th Sunderland A W 1-0 Morrison 89 ' 38,803
30 November 2002 11th Tottenham Hotspur H D 1-1 Kenna 68 ' 29,505
7 December 2002 13th Southampton A L 0-2 31,132
15 December 2002 13th Fulham A W 1-0 Kirovski 7 ' 14,962
21 December 2002 13th Charlton Athletic H D 1-1 Devlin 67 ' pen 29,505
26 December 2002 13th Everton H D 1-1 Kirovski 45 ' 29,505
Premier League -- Match details
The 2002-03 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 100th in the English football league system, their 51st in the top tier, and their debut season in the Premier League, having been promoted via the play-offs. Under the management of Steve Bruce, they finished in 13th position in the 20-team league. Birmingham entered the 2002-03 FA Cup at the third round and lost to Fulham in that round, and, having entered the League Cup in the second round, lost to Preston North End in the third. French manufacturers Le Coq Sportif supplied Birmingham's kit for the fifth consecutive season, and mobile phone retailer Phones4U retained the shirt sponsorship. Stern John was top scorer with nine goals in all competitions; if only league goals are considered, Clinton Morrison top-scored with six. Steve Vickers was club captain, but his long absences through injury meant that vice-captain Jeff Kenna usually captained the team.