2002–03 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

Nottingham Forest

2002–03 season

Manager

Paul Hart

Stadium

6th

← 2001–02

2003–04 →

During the 2002–03 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Nottingham Forest rebounded from the previous season's disappointment to finish 6th in the First Division, setting up a play-off with third-placed Sheffield United. Forest were beaten 5-4 on aggregate over two epic semi-final legs, consigning the club to another season in English football's second tier.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Darren Ward
2	DF	Matthieu Louis-Jean
3	DF	Jim Brennan
4	MF	Des Walker
5	DF	Jon Olav Hjelde
6	MF	Riccardo Scimeca
7	MF	Darren Huckerby (on loan from Manchester City)
8	MF	Gareth Williams
9	FW	David Johnson
10	FW	Jack Lester
11	FW	Marlon Harewood
12	GK	Barry Roche
14	DF	Chris Doig
15	DF	John Thompson
16	MF	Eugen Bopp
17	DF	Michael Dawson

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Brian Cash
19	FW	Craig Westcarr
20	MF	Andy Reid
21	DF	Davy Oyen
22	MF	Eoin Jess
23	MF	Benjamin Gavanon (on loan from Marseille)
27	MF	Matt Bodkin
28	DF	James Biggins
29	FW	Richard Jeffrey
31	GK	Pascal Formann
32	DF	Tony Vaughan
33	DF	Christian Edwards
34	FW	Mickael Antoine-Curier
35	DF	Gregor Robertson
36	DF	Wes Morgan

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.	Position	Player
7	MF	David Prutton (to Southampton)
21	FW	Gary Jones (to Tranmere Rovers)
23	DF	Marcus Hall (to Southampton)

No.		Position	Player
30		MF	Keith Foy (to Doncaster Rovers)
34		FW	David Freeman

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2002-2003/d1/nottmf.htm

Nottingham Forest Football Club

The Club	The Club History Statistics Seasons Women's team Players Internationals Hillsborough disaster

Stadia	Forest Recreation Ground Trent Bridge Town Ground City Ground

Rivalries	Nottingham derby Derby County rivalry (Brian Clough Trophy) Leicester City rivalry

Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons

1880–81 * 1881–82 * 1865–66 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

001890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

001990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2002–03 in English football

« 2001–02

2003–04 »

FA competitions

Premier League and
Football League

Football Conference

Football Conference

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Southampton Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

First Division	Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Gillingham Ipswich Town Leicester City Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Walsall Watford Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town Luton Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Queens Park Rangers Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers

Third Division	Boston United Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Darlington Exeter City Hartlepool United Hull City Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Oxford United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Torquay United Wrexham York City

Non-League	AFC Wimbledon Gateshead Newport County Yeovil Town

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