2002-3

Nationwide Conference

Most Appearances: Simon Travis - 47

Top Goalscorer: Kirk Jackson - 8

Last Updated: 22 June 2022

2002-3

A 5-1 win at Woking sounds like bliss to a Stevenage Borough supporter. Not, however, so much when it turns out to be the club’s last league victory for three months in 2002-3. Injuries didn’t help Wayne Turner‘s cause, but the run of form that saw Boro’ hit rock bottom on Boxing Day was always going to make it hard for Turner to stay in charge.

Out he went and in came Graham Westley, with Boro’ needing points fast. Under Westley’s leadership, Boro’ did pull themselves clear during the second half of the campaign – but it needed a run of six straight wins in March and April to make sure. Not that GW’s initial appointment was without its controversy. But we aren’t going into all that. There are enough people out there who have and will again.

Other highlights from the 2002-3 season include an entertaining 4-3 defeat to Luton Town in the LDV Trophy before Turner’s departure, a fixture that had been earned thanks to a 2-1 win over Division Three side Swansea City. What happened to them?

Full 2002-3 Details:

Saturday 17 August 2002

Tuesday 20 August 2002

Saturday 24 August 2002

Monday 26 August 2002

Saturday 31 August 2002

Monday 02 September 2002

Saturday 07 September 2002

Saturday 14 September 2002

Tuesday 17 September 2002

Saturday 21 September 2002

Monday 23 September 2002

Saturday 28 September 2002

Saturday 05 October 2002

Tuesday 08 October 2002

Saturday 12 October 2002

Saturday 19 October 2002

Tuesday 22 October 2002

Saturday 26 October 2002

Saturday 02 November 2002

Saturday 09 November 2002

Tuesday 12 November 2002

Saturday 16 November 2002

Saturday 23 November 2002

Saturday 30 November 2002

Saturday 07 December 2002

Saturday 14 December 2002

Saturday 21 December 2002

Thursday 26 December 2002

Saturday 28 December 2002

Saturday 04 January 2003

Tuesday 14 January 2003

Saturday 18 January 2003

Saturday 25 January 2003

Saturday 01 February 2003

Saturday 08 February 2003

Saturday 22 February 2003

Saturday 01 March 2003

Tuesday 04 March 2003

Saturday 08 March 2003

Saturday 15 March 2003

Saturday 22 March 2003

Tuesday 25 March 2003

Saturday 29 March 2003

Saturday 05 April 2003

Monday 07 April 2003

Saturday 12 April 2003

Saturday 19 April 2003

Monday 21 April 2003

Saturday 26 April 2003

2002-3 Boro' Rollcall

Name Pld Gls YC RC US
Tony Battersby 4 (2) 3 0 0 0
Leon Bell 2 (2) 0 1 0 0
Graham Benstead 0 (0) 0 0 0 1
Michael Blackwood 22 (2) 1 2 0 0
George Boyd 1 (0) 0 0 0 4
Nathan Bunce 11 (0) 1 1 0 2
Jamie Campbell 27 (3) 2 4 1 1
DJ Campbell 0 (2) 0 0 0 0
Danny Carroll 15 (0) 5 1 0 0
Adrian Clarke 3 (1) 0 0 0 2
Jamie Cook 7 (6) 1 1 0 0
John Dreyer 2 (0) 0 0 0 4
Anthony Elding 12 (2) 7 2 0 0
Scott Eustace 0 (0) 0 0 0 1
Matt Fisher 16 (1) 0 5 0 0
Jo Flack 0 (1) 0 0 0 3
Stuart Fraser 18 (5) 1 5 1 12
Adam Furness 0 (1) 0 0 0 1
Jason Goodliffe 33 (3) 4 7 0 0
Phil Gray 0 (2) 0 0 0 1
Justin Gregory 4 (0) 0 0 0 0
Gary Holloway 6 (3) 0 1 0 0
Scott Houghton 3 (3) 1 0 0 0
Richard Howell 8 (4) 2 3 0 2
Kirk Jackson 19 (3) 8 2 0 1
Barry Laker 14 (0) 1 3 0 0
Dino Maamria 8 (3) 5 2 0 0
Gary MacDonald 10 (3) 0 2 0 8
Charlie MacDonald 14 (6) 3 1 0 3
Sam McMahon 22 (3) 2 6 1 0
Jack Midson 2 (7) 1 0 0 3
Neil Mustoe 0 (2) 0 0 0 0
Lloyd Opara 0 (2) 0 0 0 2
Richard Pacquette 9 (1) 4 1 2 0
Lionel Perez 4 (1) 0 1 0 10
Justin Richards 14 (7) 6 4 0 3
Louis Riddle 10 (2) 0 2 1 1
Richard Scott 7 (1) 1 1 0 0
Jean-Michel Sigere 8 (10) 3 2 0 6
Neil Smith 4 (4) 0 2 0 4
Jude Stirling 12 (3) 0 0 0 1
Graeme Tomlinson 2 (8) 0 0 0 3
Simon Travis 44 (3) 0 0 0 0
Robin Trott 25 (0) 2 0 0 3
Michael Warner 10 (1) 0 3 0 1
Steve Watson 15 (0) 0 6 0 0
Mark Westhead 42 (0) 0 0 0 4
Martin Williams 17 (0) 2 2 0 1
Roger Willis 1 (0) 0 0 0 1
Phil Wilson 3 (3) 0 0 0 29
Simon Wormull 29 (8) 4 2 0 3

 

Key:

  • Apps = Appearances (Substitute Appearances)
  • Gls = Goals Scored
  • YC = Yellow Cards
  • RC = Red Cards
  • US = Unused Subs

2002-3 Nationwide Conference Table

Pl W D L F A GD Pts
Yeovil Town
2Morecambe422391086424478
Doncaster Rovers
4Chester City422112959312875
5Dagenham & Redbridge422191271591272
6Hereford United422191264511364
7Scarborough421810146354964
8Halifax Town421810145051-164
9Forest Green Rovers42178176162-159
10Margate421511166066-656
11Barnet421314156568-353
12Stevenage Borough421410186155652
13Farnborough421312175756151
14Northwich Victoria421312176672-651
15Telford United42147215469-1349
16Burton Albion421310195277-2549
17Ebbsfleet United421212186273-1148
18Leigh RMI42146224471-2748
19Woking421114175281-2947
20Nuneaton Borough42137225178-2746
21Southport421112195469-1545
22Kettering Town4287273773-3631