During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the

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Season summary

After the Owls made a terrible start to the 2002–03 season, manager

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resigned in October and

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manager Chris Turner - a former Owls goalkeeper - was appointed as his replacement. Turner made a big effort to rejuvenate the side and there were some impressive results during the final weeks of the season, but a failure to beat

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in the penultimate game of the season condemned them to relegation.

Final league table

Results

''Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first''

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

League Cup

Squad

Left club during season

References

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Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...