| |
| GOALKEEPERS |
| No |
Name |
Final Status |
| 1 |
Richard Wright |
Recovered from a knee op, now second fiddle |
| 25 |
Nigel Martyn |
Performing brilliantly; Wright will find it hard... |
| 37 |
Iain Turner |
Young keeper back after winning promotion with Chester |
| |
| DEFENDERS |
| No |
Name |
Final Status |
| 2 |
Steve Watson |
Back in to strengthen the midfield, but too slow |
| 3 |
Alessandro Pistone |
Injured: Now it's a
"badly sprained ankle" |
| 4 |
Alan Stubbs |
Now having
trouble with a groin injury |
| 5 |
David Weir |
Back after suspension for Boro, Newcastle & Spurs |
| 6 |
David Unsworth |
Injured: Injured in
training before the Wolves game |
| 15 |
Gary Naysmith |
Injured: Ankle problem
means time for hernia op |
| 20 |
Joseph Yobo |
Classy (with the odd blunder) since African Nations Cup |
| 27 |
Peter Clarke |
Back from Coventry loan; played his last reserves game? |
| 28 |
Tony Hibbert |
Early promise proves false; distribution is diabolical |
| |
| MIDFIELDERS |
| No |
Name |
Final Status |
| 12 |
Li Tie |
Injured: Fractured shin
in training with China |
| 14 |
Kevin Kilbane |
Injured: Irish
international excelling to counter the nay-sayers |
| 16 |
Thomas Gravesen |
Injured: Seems to be
more consistent with Linderoth alongside |
| 21 |
Alex Nyarko |
Injured: Showing he can play football when called upon |
| 22 |
Tobias Linderoth |
Quietly effective... or annoyingly anonymous? |
| 26 |
Lee Carsley |
Coming back slowly after a month-long injury layoff |
| 31 |
Leon Osman |
Finally gets a chance, and nods home a nice goal |
| 36 |
Alan Moogan |
Given a squad number but no games beyond the Reserves |
|
| FORWARDS |
| No |
Name |
Final Status |
| 8 |
Tomasz Radzinski |
Space and skill to burn, but profligate with the final shot |
| 9 |
Kevin Campbell |
Frightful to watch: simply 2 Wikid that he has not retired |
| 10 |
Duncan Ferguson |
After missing five games, he's "lacking
sharpness"... Doh! |
| 18 |
Wayne Rooney |
Looking tired after being asked to shoulder the load |
| 23 |
Patrizzio Pascucci |
Young Italian scoring for the Under-19s & Reserves |
| 24 |
James McFadden |
Scotland's combative young dynamo needs to play up-front |
| 30 |
Nick
Chadwick |
Back from Millwall after another growl with the Lions |
| |
| TRANSFERRED
or Released |
| No |
Name |
Destination and Date
|
| 38 |
Michael Symes |
Loaned to Crewe 'til the end of the
season; released (17 May) |
| 11 |
Francis Jeffers |
No permanent deal after bust-up; returns to Arsenal (17 May) |
| 33 |
Brian Moogan |
Never made it beyond the reserves; released (17 May) |
| 39 |
Steven Schumacher |
Back from Latics loan nightmare, then released (17 May) |
| 17 |
Scot Gemmill |
Injured: Back from
Preston NE, but released (17 May) |
| 35 |
Paul Gerrard |
On
loan at Nottingham Forest; released (17 May) |
| 13 |
Steve Simonsen |
Finally fit: turned down 1-year contract; released (17 May) |
| 34 |
Sean
O'Hanlon |
Loan deal at Swindon finally made permanent (24 Mar) |
| 7 |
Niclas Alexandersson |
Not good enough; moved back to IFK Gothenburg (4 Feb) |
| 11 |
Mark
Pembridge |
Loyal servant goes to Fulham — good deal for £750k (1
Sep) |
| 29 |
Kevin
McLeod |
Finally offloaded to QPR for up to £250k (18 Aug) |
|
Transfers 2002-03 |
A full list of last season's transfers |
|
Link to long list of Transfers since 1994 |
| Last
updated:
01 December 2008 |
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