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FA Premier League
Season2002–03
Dates17 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
ChampionsManchester United
8th Premier League title
15th English title
RelegatedWest Ham United
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
Champions LeagueManchester United
Arsenal
Newcastle United
Chelsea
UEFA CupSouthampton
Blackburn Rovers
Liverpool
Manchester City (through UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,000 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerRuud van Nistelrooy
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeperBrad Friedel (15 clean sheets)
Biggest home winChelsea 5–0 Manchester City
(22 March 2003)
Arsenal 6–1 Southampton
(7 May 2003)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool
(26 April 2003)
Highest scoringManchester United 5–3 Newcastle United
(23 November 2002)
Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United
(12 April 2003)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run18 games[1]
Manchester United
Longest winless run20 games[1]
Sunderland
Longest losing run15 games[1]
Sunderland
Highest attendance67,721
Manchester United 4–1 Charlton Athletic
(3 May 2003)
Lowest attendance14,017
Fulham 0–4 Blackburn Rovers
(7 April 2003)
Total attendance13,476,455[2]
Average attendance35,464[2]

The 2002–03 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Premier League, the top division in English football. The first matches were played on 17 August 2002 and the last were played on 11 May 2003.

Manchester United ended the campaign as champions for the eighth time in eleven years – an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that defending champions Arsenal had been in the lead by eight points on 2 March. After defeating Birmingham at the start of the season, Arsenal equalled a top-flight record of fourteen straight wins but failed to extend it in their next game at West Ham United, being held to a 2–2 draw. They remained unbeaten for 30 Premier League games, 23 of which were played away, until late October, and scored in a record 55 consecutive league games, beating the previous record of 47 set by Chesterfield during the 1930-31 Third Division North season. This run ended at Old Trafford on 7 December 2002, when Manchester United won 2–0.[3] Arsenal then threw away a priceless lead against Bolton Wanderers and finally surrendered the title with a 3–2 home defeat to Leeds United in their antepenultimate game of the season, a result that also saved Leeds from relegation. Newcastle United and Chelsea were the remaining Champions League qualifiers, at the expense of Liverpool who had to settle for the UEFA Cup; they would be joined in Europe by Blackburn Rovers for a second successive season, along with Southampton who were back in Europe for the first time since 1984.

At the bottom end of the table, West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland were relegated to the Football League First Division; West Ham's 42 points from a 38-game season was a record for a relegated team. Promoted to replace them were 2002–03 Football League First Division champions Portsmouth, runners-up Leicester City, and play-off winner Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Teams

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Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, and Birmingham City, who returned after one and sixteen years respectively. This was also both West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Ipswich Town (relegated to the First Division after two seasons in the top flight), Derby County, and Leicester City (both teams relegated after a six-year presence).

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2002–03 Premier League teams
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Greater London Premier League football clubs
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West Midlands Premier League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arsenal London (Highbury) Arsenal Stadium 38,419
Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) Villa Park 42,573
Birmingham City Birmingham (Bordesley) St Andrew's 30,009
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Reebok Stadium 28,723
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) The Valley 27,111
Chelsea London (Fulham) Stamford Bridge 42,055
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park 40,569
Fulham London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road[a] 19,148
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 40,242
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) Anfield 45,522
Manchester City Manchester (Moss Side) Maine Road[b] 35,150
Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) Old Trafford 68,174
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,049
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 52,387
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) White Hart Lane 36,240
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 28,003
West Ham United London (Upton Park) Boleyn Ground 35,647
  1. ^ Fulham temporarily relocated to Loftus Road (home stadium of Queens Park Rangers) after Craven Cottage was in need of a refurbishment.
  2. ^ This was Manchester City's last season at Maine Road as they were scheduled to relocate to the 48,000 seater City of Manchester Stadium.

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal France Arsène Wenger France Patrick Vieira Nike O2
Aston Villa England Graham Taylor Republic of Ireland Steve Staunton Diadora Rover Company
Birmingham City England Steve Bruce Republic of Ireland Jeff Kenna Le Coq Sportif Phones4U
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Graeme Souness England Garry Flitcroft Kappa AMD Processors
Bolton Wanderers England Sam Allardyce Iceland Guðni Bergsson Reebok Reebok
Charlton Athletic England Alan Curbishley England Graham Stuart Le Coq Sportif All Sport
Chelsea Italy Claudio Ranieri France Marcel Desailly Umbro Fly Emirates
Everton Scotland David Moyes Scotland David Weir Puma Kejian
Fulham Wales Chris Coleman Wales Andy Melville Adidas Betfair
Leeds United England Peter Reid Scotland Dominic Matteo Nike Strongbow
Liverpool France Gérard Houllier Finland Sami Hyypiä Reebok Carlsberg
Manchester City England Kevin Keegan Algeria Ali Benarbia Le Coq Sportif First Advice
Manchester United Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson Republic of Ireland Roy Keane Nike Vodafone
Middlesbrough England Steve McClaren England Gareth Southgate Erreà Dial-a-Phone
Newcastle United England Sir Bobby Robson England Alan Shearer Adidas NTL
Southampton Scotland Gordon Strachan England Jason Dodd Saints Friends Provident
Sunderland Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Michael Gray Nike Reg Vardy
Tottenham Hotspur England Glenn Hoddle England Teddy Sheringham Kappa Thomson
West Bromwich Albion England Gary Megson England Sean Gregan The Baggies (by club) West Bromwich Building Society
West Ham United England Trevor Brooking (caretaker) England Joe Cole Fila Dr. Martens

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Leeds United Republic of Ireland David O'Leary Sacked 27 June 2002 Pre-season England Terry Venables 8 July 2002
Sunderland England Peter Reid 7 October 2002[4] 17th England Howard Wilkinson 10 October 2002[5]
England Howard Wilkinson 10 March 2003[6] 20th Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy 12 March 2003[7]
Leeds United England Terry Venables 21 March 2003[8] 15th England Peter Reid 21 March 2003[9]
Fulham France Jean Tigana 17 April 2003[10] 15th Wales Chris Coleman (caretaker) 17 April 2003
West Ham United England Glenn Roeder Illness 22 April 2003[11] 18th England Trevor Brooking (caretaker) 25 April 2003

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 25 8 5 74 34 +40 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 23 9 6 85 42 +43 78
3 Newcastle United 38 21 6 11 63 48 +15 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 68 38 +30 67
5 Liverpool 38 18 10 10 61 41 +20 64 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
6 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 12 10 52 43 +9 60
7 Everton 38 17 8 13 48 49 −1 59
8 Southampton 38 13 13 12 43 46 −3 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
9 Manchester City 38 15 6 17 47 54 −7 51 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[c]
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 8 16 51 62 −11 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 13 10 15 48 44 +4 49
12 Charlton Athletic 38 14 7 17 45 56 −11 49
13 Birmingham City 38 13 9 16 41 49 −8 48
14 Fulham 38 13 9 16 41 50 −9 48
15 Leeds United 38 14 5 19 58 57 +1 47
16 Aston Villa 38 12 9 17 42 47 −5 45
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 14 14 41 51 −10 44
18 West Ham United (R) 38 10 12 16 42 59 −17 42 Relegation to Football League First Division
19 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 6 8 24 29 65 −36 26
20 Sunderland (R) 38 4 7 27 21 65 −44 19
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Cup via the league, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners reverted to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
  2. ^ Since Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as FA Cup winners went to Southampton, who were the FA Cup runners-up.
  3. ^ Manchester City qualified as the highest-ranked team not already qualified for European competitions of Premiership Fair Play League by The Football Association, the top association among UEFA Fair Play ranking winners.

Results

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Home \ Away ARS AVL BIR BLB BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NEW SOU SUN TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal — 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 6–1 3–1 3–0 5–2 3–1
Aston Villa 1–1 — 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–1
Birmingham City 0–4 3–0 — 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2
Blackburn Rovers 2–0 0–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Bolton Wanderers 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Charlton Athletic 0–3 3–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–6 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–2
Chelsea 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 — 4–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–3
Everton 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 — 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0
Fulham 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 0–1
Leeds United 1–4 3–1 2–0 2–3 2–4 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0
Liverpool 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 — 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Manchester City 1–5 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 3–1 4–1 2–1 0–3 — 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 1–2 0–1
Manchester United 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 1–0 5–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0
Middlesbrough 0–2 2–5 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 — 1–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 3–0 2–2
Newcastle United 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–6 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–0
Southampton 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Sunderland 0–4 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–2 0–1
Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–0 4–3 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 4–1 — 3–1 3–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–6 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–3 — 1–2
West Ham United 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 —
Source: FA Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall

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Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[12]
1 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 25
2 France Thierry Henry Arsenal 24
3 England James Beattie Southampton 23
4 Australia Mark Viduka Leeds United 20
5 England Michael Owen Liverpool 19
6 England Alan Shearer Newcastle United 17
7 France Nicolas Anelka Manchester City 15
8 Italy Gianfranco Zola Chelsea 14
France Robert Pires Arsenal 14
Australia Harry Kewell Leeds United 14
England Paul Scholes Manchester United 14

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Premier League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Michael Owen Liverpool Manchester City 3–0 28 September 2002
James Beattie Southampton Fulham 4–2 27 October 2002
Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Newcastle United 5–3 23 November 2002
Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur Everton 4–3 12 January 2003
Thierry Henry Arsenal West Ham United 3–1 27 January 2003
Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Fulham 3–0 22 March 2003
Mark Viduka Leeds United Charlton Athletic 6–1 5 April 2003
Paul Scholes Manchester United Newcastle United 6–2 12 April 2003
Michael Owen4 Liverpool West Bromwich Albion 6–0 26 April 2003
Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Charlton Athletic 4–1 3 May 2003
Jermaine Pennant Arsenal Southampton 6–1 7 May 2003
Robert Pires
Freddie Ljungberg Arsenal Sunderland 4–0 11 May 2003
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

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  • First goal of the season: Michael Ricketts for Bolton Wanderers against Fulham (17 August 2002)[13]
  • Fastest goal of the season:
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals[14]
    • West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Liverpool (26 April 2003)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals[14]
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Newcastle United 2–6 Manchester United (12 April 2003)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals[15]
    • West Ham United 3–4 Leeds United (10 November 2002)
    • Manchester United 5–3 Newcastle United (23 November 2002)
    • Bolton Wanderers 4–3 Newcastle United (26 December 2002)
    • Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Everton (12 January 2003)

Clean sheets

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Discipline

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  • Worst overall disciplinary record (1 pt per yellow card, 3 pts per red card):
  • Best overall disciplinary record:
  • Most yellow cards (club):
  • Most yellow cards (player): 13 – Iván Campo (Bolton Wanderers)[16]
  • Most red cards (club):
  • Most red card (player): 3[16]
  • Most fouls (player):

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Glenn Hoddle[17] Tottenham Hotspur Sylvain Wiltord[18] Arsenal
September Arsène Wenger[19] Arsenal Thierry Henry[19] Arsenal
October Gérard Houllier[20] Liverpool Gianfranco Zola[20] Chelsea
November David Moyes[21] Everton James Beattie[22] Southampton
December Gordon Strachan[23] Southampton Alan Shearer[24] Newcastle United
January Sir Bobby Robson[25] Newcastle United Paul Scholes[26] Manchester United
February Alan Curbishley[27] Charlton Athletic Robert Pires[28] Arsenal
March Glenn Roeder[29] West Ham United Steven Gerrard[30] Liverpool
April Sir Alex Ferguson[31] Manchester United Ruud van Nistelrooy[31] Manchester United

Annual awards

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PFA Players' Player of the Year

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The PFA Players' Player of the Year award for 2003 was won by Thierry Henry of Arsenal.[32] This was the Frenchman's first award of the season and he beat off competition from the previous winner Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, in alphabetical order, was as follows:

Player Team
James Beattie Southampton
Thierry Henry Arsenal
Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United
Paul Scholes Manchester United
Alan Shearer Newcastle United
Gianfranco Zola Chelsea

PFA Young Player of the Year

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The PFA Young Player of the Year award was won by Jermaine Jenas of Newcastle United.[33] Wayne Rooney was voted runner-up, and John O'Shea finished third in one of his first full seasons as a United player.

The shortlist for the award was as follows:

Player Team
Craig Bellamy Newcastle United
Jermain Defoe West Ham United
Jermaine Jenas Newcastle United
John O'Shea Manchester United
Scott Parker Charlton Athletic
Wayne Rooney Everton

PFA Team of the Year

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Goalkeeper: Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers)
Defence: Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), William Gallas (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
Midfield: Patrick Vieira (Arsenal), Paul Scholes (Manchester United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle United), Robert Pires (Arsenal)
Attack: Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)

Premier League Manager of the Year

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The Premier League Manager of the Year award was won by Sir Alex Ferguson[34] for winning his eighth title and regaining the league after a superb second half to the season, involving an 18-match unbeaten run.

Premier League Player of the Year

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The Premier League Player of the Year award was given to Ruud van Nistelrooy,[35] whose form, creativity and goals all helped Manchester United regain the league from Arsenal.

Premier League Golden Boot

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The Premier League Golden Boot award was also won by Ruud van Nistelrooy who scored 25 goals in 38 league matches and 44 in all competitions. He also equalled his record of eight goals in eight successive matches at the beginning of the season, a milestone he had reached the previous season. Van Nistelrooy finished one goal ahead of Arsenal's Thierry Henry while James Beattie managed 23 league goals for Southampton.

Premier League Golden Gloves

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The Premier League Golden Gloves award was given to Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who proved vital in their quest for UEFA Champions League football. He kept twelve clean sheets – the most in the season – and only conceded 35 goals. Viewers of ITV's On the Ball voted Cudicini, ahead of Southampton keeper Antti Niemi, and Blackburn Rovers' Brad Friedel.[36]

Goal of the Season

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The annual award was won by a wonder goal from Thierry Henry against Tottenham Hotspur, on 16 November 2002, voted by viewers of ITV's The Premiership.

Henry – chance for a break out, Wiltord to his right, Bergkamp to his left...they'll do well to catch up with Thierry Henry though...he's drifted away from Carr – HENRY! What a fabulous solo goal by Thierry Henry. A long distance goal followed by a long distance celebration...and Arsenal are back in the goalscoring business, after their midweek blank. Henry's been short of a goal or two just recently...but look at the confidence as he breaks from inside his own half, shrugging off Etherington, stepping away from Carr and from King...and picking his spot – he had options...but he had eyes for only one thing – the back of Kasey Keller's net. Thierry Henry moves into double figures for the season.

— Clive Tyldesley on Thierry Henry's solo goal when commentating the North London derby for The Premiership on ITV1.[37]

The French striker picked up the ball from his side of the pitch and ran almost 30 yards (27 m), twisting and turning the Spurs defence to unleash a thunderous shot. In celebration, he ran the distance of the whole pitch and skidded in front of the Spurs faithful. The goal proved important as it helped them regain their position at the top of the Premiership from Liverpool.

Premier League Fair Play Award

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The Premier League Fair Play Award was won by Manchester United.[38]

Pos Club Games
played 		Red/Yellow
cards 		Positive
play 		Respect toward
opponents 		Respect toward
referee 		Behaviour of
team officials 		Points Score Average
1 Manchester United 38 332 325 223 226 206 1312 328.00 8.63
2 Newcastle United 38 325 318 217 218 200 1278 319.50 8.41
3 Chelsea 38 314 306 213 221 200 1254 313.50 8.25
4 Liverpool 38 324 301 224 225 180 1254 313.50 8.25
5 Manchester City 38 310 288 224 231 194 1247 311.75 8.20
6 Arsenal 38 315 319 214 212 180 1240 310.00 8.16
7 Middlesbrough 38 318 290 224 229 173 1234 308.50 8.12
8 Blackburn Rovers 38 307 292 219 222 178 1218 304.50 8.01
9 Aston Villa 38 304 283 212 218 201 1218 304.50 8.01
10 Everton 38 304 293 217 214 185 1213 303.25 7.98
11 Sunderland 38 314 255 220 226 196 1211 302.75 7.97
12 Fulham 38 304 284 203 211 203 1205 301.25 7.93
13 Leeds United 38 304 290 206 210 194 1204 301.00 7.92
14 West Bromwich Albion 38 316 273 219 214 181 1203 300.75 7.91
15 Southampton 38 323 282 221 220 154 1200 300.00 7.89
16 Tottenham Hotspur 38 309 291 215 207 174 1196 299.00 7.87
17 West Ham United 38 298 281 211 212 191 1193 298.25 7.85
18 Charlton Athletic 38 316 270 210 214 177 1187 296.75 7.81
19 Bolton Wanderers 38 299 279 218 217 161 1174 293.50 7.72
20 Birmingham City 38 295 271 201 213 179 1159 289.75 7.63

See also

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References

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