2002–03_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
2002–03 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 2002–03 football season
During the 2002–03 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Division Two. They finished in six place and were promoted to Division One after beating Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final in Cardiff.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
2002–03 season | |
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Chairman | Sam Hammam |
Manager | Lennie Lawrence |
Division Two | 6th |
FA Cup | Third round |
Carling Cup | Second round |
LDV Vans Trophy | Quarter-finals |
FAW Premier Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Robert Earnshaw (31) All: Robert Earnshaw (35) |
Highest home attendance | 15,245 vs Queens Park Rangers (5 April 2003) |
Lowest home attendance | 11,389 vs Notts County (8 March 2003) |
Average home league attendance | 13,049 |
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The season also saw Robert Earnshaw break the 56-year record of 30 league goals held by Stan Richards and the record of Hughie Ferguson of 32 goals in all competitions.[1]
More information No., Pos ...
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship[2] | FA Cup | League Cup | LDV Vans Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | SCO | Neil Alexander | 48 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | WAL | Rhys Weston | 50 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | WAL | Andy Legg | 46 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | MF | ENG | Gareth Whalley | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Spencer Prior | 46 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | WAL | Danny Gabbidon | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell | 40 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
8 | MF | EIR | Graham Kavanagh | 50 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ENG | Leo Fortune-West | 28 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
10 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 55 | 35 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ENG | Peter Thorne | 55 | 16 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
12 | MF | EIR | Willie Boland | 50 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | WAL | Martyn Margetson | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | FW | WAL | Jason Bowen | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
15 | MF | ENG | Mark Bonner | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | WAL | Leyton Maxwell | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | WAL | James Collins | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | WAL | Scott Young | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ENG | Michael Simpkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | MF | ENG | Gareth Ainsworth | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ENG | Gavin Gordon | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | MF | WAL | David Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | GK | WAL | Mark Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ENG | Chris Barker | 50 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | MF | WAL | Gethin Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Des Hamilton | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | Gary Croft | 51 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | DF | WAL | Ryan Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | WAL | Josh Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | EIR | Alan Mahon | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | SCO | Andy Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | WAL | Kevin Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | WAL | Martyn Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | GK | WAL | Lee Kendall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | WAL | Steve Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | CHN | Fan Zhiyi | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Main article: 2002–03 Football League § Second Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 83 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 82 | |
6 | Cardiff City (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 81 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 80 | |
8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 65 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D |
Position | ~ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Division Two
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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 Aug | Oldham Athletic | A | W 2 – 1 | 8,033 | Campbell, Earnshaw |
13 Aug | Port Vale | H | W 3 – 1 | 13,296 | Thorne, Fortune-West, Legg |
17 Aug | Northampton Town | H | L 1 – 2 | 13,321 | Kavanagh |
24 Aug | Swindon Town | A | W 1 – 0 | 7,564 | Fortune-West |
26 Aug | Luton Town | H | D 0 – 0 | 13,564 | |
31 Aug | Cheltenham Town | A | D 1 – 1 | 4,395 | Campbell |
14 Sep | Stockport County | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,546 | Earnshaw, Kavanagh |
17 Sep | Brentford | H | W 2 – 0 | 12,032 | Legg, Earnshaw |
21 Sep | Notts County | A | W 1 – 0 | 6,118 | Croft |
24 Sep | Plymouth Argyle | A | D 2 – 2 | 11,606 | Earnshaw (2) |
28 Sep | Crewe Alexandra | H | W 2 – 1 | 13,208 | Earnshaw (2) |
5 Oct | Wigan Athletic | A | D 2 – 2 | 8,047 | Earnshaw (2) |
12 Oct | Wycombe Wanderers | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,120 | Kavanagh |
19 Oct | Blackpool | A | L 0 – 1 | 7,744 | |
26 Oct | Tranmere Rovers | H | W 4 – 0 | 12,096 | Thorne (2), Earnshaw, Weston |
29 Oct | Mansfield Town | A | W 1 – 0 | 3,441 | Thorne |
2 Nov | Peterborough United | H | W 3 – 0 | 12,918 | Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Weston |
9 Nov | Barnsley | A | L 2 – 3 | 10,894 | Earnshaw (2) |
24 Nov | Chesterfield | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,331 | Thorne |
29 Nov | Queens Park Rangers | A | W 4 – 0 | 14,345 | Earnshaw (3), Campbell |
14 Dec | Bristol City | H | L 0 – 2 | 15,239 | |
20 Dec | Colchester United | A | W 2 – 1 | 3,096 | Earnshaw (2) |
26 Dec | Luton Town | A | L 0 – 2 | 7,805 | |
29 Dec | Huddersfield Town | H | W 4 – 0 | 13,703 | Bowen (2), Earnshaw (2) |
1 Jan | Swindon Town | H | D 1 – 1 | 13,062 | Earnshaw |
18 Jan | Cheltenham Town | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,605 | Thorne, Earnshaw |
25 Jan | Huddersfield Town | A | L 0 – 1 | 9,462 | |
31 Jan | Oldham Athletic | H | D 1 – 1 | 12,579 | Bowen |
4 Feb | Northampton Town | A | W 1 – 0 | 4,553 | Earnshaw |
8 Feb | Barnsley | H | D 1 – 1 | 12,759 | Gordon |
21 Feb | Plymouth Argyle | H | D 1 – 1 | 14,006 | Earnshaw |
25 Feb | Port Vale | A | W 2 – 0 | 3,831 | Gordon, Thorne |
1 Mar | Stockport County | A | D 1 – 1 | 5,385 | Thorne |
4 Mar | Brentford | A | W 2 – 0 | 5,727 | Young, Earnshaw |
8 Mar | Notts County | H | L 0 – 2 | 11,389 | |
14 Mar | Tranmere Rovers | A | D 3 – 3 | 9,637 | Earnshaw (3) |
18 Mar | Blackpool | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,788 | Earnshaw, Mahon |
21 Mar | Mansfield Town | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,009 | Earnshaw |
5 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | H | L 1 – 2 | 15,245 | Thorne |
8 Apr | Wycombe Wanderers | A | W 4 – 0 | 5,889 | Thorne (2), Mahon, Legg |
13 Apr | Chesterfield | A | W 3 – 0 | 4,398 | Kavanagh, Thorne (2) |
16 Apr | Peterborough United | A | L 0 – 2 | 4,984 | |
19 Apr | Colchester United | H | L 0 – 3 | 12,633 | |
22 Apr | Bristol City | A | L 0 – 2 | 15,615 | |
26 Apr | Wigan Athletic | H | D 0 – 0 | 14,702 | |
3 May | Crewe Alexandra | A | D 1 – 1 | 9,562 | Earnshaw |
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Play-Offs
More information Date, Round ...
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 May | Semi-final (first leg) | Bristol City | H | W 1 – 0 | 19,146 | Thorne |
13 May | Semi-final (second leg) | Bristol City | A | D 0 – 0 | 16,307 | |
25 May | Final | Queens Park Rangers | N | W 1 – 0 (aet) | 66,096 | Campbell |
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League Cup
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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11 Sep | One | Boston United | A | W 5 – 1 | 2,280 | Earnshaw (3), OG, Thorne |
1 Oct | Two | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L 0 – 1 |
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FA Cup
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 Nov | One | Tranmere Rovers | A | D 2 – 2 | 5,592 | Collins, Kavanagh |
26 Nov | One (replay) | Tranmere Rovers | H | W 2 – 1 | 6,853 | Campbell, Collins |
7 Dec | Two | Margate | A | W 3 – 0 | 1,362 | Thorne, Boland, Fortune-West |
4 Jan | Three | Coventry City | H | D 2 – 2 | 16,013 | Earnshaw, Campbell |
15 Jan | Three (replay) | Coventry City | A | L 0 – 3 | 11,997 |
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LDV Vans Trophy
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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12 Nov | One | Exeter City | A | W 3 – 0 | 1,360 | Bowen, Campbell, Fortune-West |
10 Dec | Quarter-final | Bournemouth | A | L 1 – 2 | 3,615 | Gordon |
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FAW Premier Cup
More information Date, Round ...
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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– | Quarter-final | Total Network Solutions | A | W 3 – 1 | – | Gordon (2), Fleetwood |
24 Mar | Semi-final | Newport County | A | L 0 – 0 (Lost 4 – 5 on pens) | 1,160 |
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- "Earnie sends records tumbling". BBC Sport. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- Includes play-off matches and goals
- "Cardiff City 2002-03 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 31 January 2022.