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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 |
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.
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.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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