2002–03 Cardiff City F.C. 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.
The season also saw Robert Earnshaw break the 56 year record of 30 league goals held by Stan Richards and the joint record of Hughie Ferguson and John Toshack of 31 goals in all competitions.[1]
Squad
Fixtures & results
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
| Aug 10 |
Oldham Athletic |
A |
W 2 - 1 |
8,033 |
Campbell, Earnshaw |
| Aug 13 |
Port Vale |
H |
W 3 - 1 |
13,296 |
Thorne, Fortune-West, Legg |
| Aug 17 |
Northampton Town |
H |
L 1 - 2 |
13,321 |
Kavanagh |
| Aug 24 |
Swindon Town |
A |
W 1 - 0 |
7,564 |
Fortune-West |
| Aug 26 |
Luton Town |
H |
D 0 - 0 |
13,564 |
|
| Aug 31 |
Cheltenham Town |
A |
D 1 - 1 |
4,395 |
Campbell |
| Sep 14 |
Stockport County |
H |
W 2 - 1 |
11,546 |
Earnshaw, Kavanagh |
| Sep 17 |
Brentford |
H |
W 2 - 0 |
12,032 |
Legg, Earnshaw |
| Sep 21 |
Notts County |
A |
W 1 - 0 |
6,118 |
Croft |
| Sep 24 |
Plymouth Argyle |
A |
D 2 - 2 |
11,606 |
Earnshaw (2) |
| Sep 28 |
Crewe Alexandra |
H |
W 2 - 1 |
13,208 |
Earnshaw (2) |
| Oct 05 |
Wigan Athletic |
A |
D 2 - 2 |
8,047 |
Earnshaw (2) |
| Oct 12 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
H |
W 1 - 0 |
13,120 |
Kavanagh |
| Oct 19 |
Blackpool |
A |
L 0 - 1 |
7,744 |
|
| Oct 26 |
Tranmere Rovers |
H |
W 4 - 0 |
12,096 |
Thorne (2), Earnshaw, Weston |
| Oct 29 |
Mansfield Town |
A |
W 1 - 0 |
3,441 |
Thorne |
| Nov 02 |
Peterborough United |
H |
W 3 - 0 |
12,918 |
Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Weston |
| Nov 09 |
Barnsley |
A |
L 2 - 3 |
10,894 |
Earnshaw (2) |
| Nov 24 |
Chesterfield |
H |
W 1 - 0 |
13,331 |
Thorne |
| Nov 29 |
Queens Park Rangers |
A |
W 4 - 0 |
14,345 |
Earnshaw (3), Campbell |
| Dec 14 |
Bristol City |
H |
L 0 - 2 |
15,239 |
|
| Dec 20 |
Colchester United |
A |
W 2 - 1 |
3,096 |
Earnshaw (2) |
| Dec 26 |
Luton Town |
A |
L 0 - 2 |
7,805 |
|
| Dec 29 |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
W 4 - 0 |
13,703 |
Bowen (2), Earnshaw (2) |
| Jan 01 |
Swindon Town |
H |
D 1 - 1 |
13,062 |
Earnshaw |
| Jan 18 |
Cheltenham Town |
H |
W 2 - 1 |
11,605 |
Thorne, Earnshaw |
| Jan 25 |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
L 0 - 1 |
9,462 |
|
| Jan 31 |
Oldham Athletic |
H |
D 1 - 1 |
12,579 |
Bowen |
| Feb 04 |
Northampton Town |
A |
W 1 - 0 |
4,553 |
Earnshaw |
| Feb 08 |
Barnsley |
H |
D 1 - 1 |
12,759 |
Gordon |
| Feb 21 |
Plymouth Argyle |
H |
D 1 - 1 |
14,006 |
Earnshaw |
| Feb 25 |
Port Vale |
A |
W 2 - 0 |
3,831 |
Gordon, Thorne |
| Mar 01 |
Stockport County |
A |
D 1 - 1 |
5,385 |
Thorne |
| Mar 04 |
Brentford |
A |
W 2 - 0 |
5,727 |
Young, Earnshaw |
| Mar 08 |
Notts County |
H |
L 0 - 2 |
11,389 |
|
| Mar 14 |
Tranmere Rovers |
A |
D 3 - 3 |
9,637 |
Earnshaw (3) |
| Mar 18 |
Blackpool |
H |
W 2 - 1 |
11,788 |
Earnshaw, Mahon |
| Mar 21 |
Mansfield Town |
H |
W 1 - 0 |
13,009 |
Earnshaw |
| Apr 05 |
Queens Park Rangers |
H |
L 1 - 2 |
15,245 |
Thorne |
| Apr 08 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
A |
W 4 - 0 |
5,889 |
Thorne (2), Mahon, Legg |
| Apr 13 |
Chesterfield |
A |
W 3 - 0 |
4,398 |
Kavanagh, Thorne (2) |
| Apr 16 |
Peterborough United |
A |
L 0 - 2 |
4,984 |
|
| Apr 19 |
Colchester United |
H |
L 0 - 3 |
12,633 |
|
| Apr 22 |
Bristol City |
A |
L 0 - 2 |
15,615 |
|
| Apr 26 |
Wigan Athletic |
H |
D 0 - 0 |
14,702 |
|
| May 03 |
Crewe Alexandra |
A |
D 1 - 1 |
9,562 |
Earnshaw |
| Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers |
| Nov 16 |
One |
Tranmere Rovers |
A |
D 2 - 2 |
5,592 |
Collins, Kavanagh |
| Nov 26 |
One (replay) |
Tranmere Rovers |
H |
W 2 - 1 |
6,853 |
Campbell, Collins |
| Dec 07 |
Two |
Margate |
A |
W 3 - 0 |
1,362 |
Thorne, Boland, Fortune-West |
| Jan 04 |
Three |
Coventry City |
H |
D 2 - 2 |
16,013 |
Earnshaw, Campbell |
| Jan 15 |
Three (replay) |
Coventry City |
A |
L 0 - 3 |
11,997 |
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