2002–03 Fulham F.C. season

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Fulham
League Cup
Fourth round
UEFA Intertoto CupWinners
UEFA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steed Malbranque (6)
All:
Steed Malbranque (13)
Highest home attendance18,800 (vs. Arsenal, 3 November, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance4,717 (vs. Sochaux, 31 July, Intertoto Cup)
Average home league attendance16,707

The 2002–03 season was

FA Premier League. It was also the first season in over 115 years where Fulham did not play at Craven Cottage. Due to pending decisions on re-vamping the cottage, all home games (apart from two early-season fixtures) were played at Loftus Road, the home of Queens Park Rangers. Jean Tigana remained as Fulham manager up until his sacking in April 2003. Former Fulham player Chris Coleman
had not long been retired from the game since suffering a career-ending injury in a car crash when he was appointed caretaker manager for the rest of the season.

Concerning the league, it was another relatively disappointing season for Fulham. Finishing in 14th place, it was seeming Fulham were finding top-flight football more of a struggle than was originally anticipated two years ago. However, an invitation to the Intertoto Cup after the 2001–02 campaign meant that Fulham could play European football for the first time in their history. Upon entering, Fulham went on to be one of the three winners of the competition, allowing them into the first round draw of the UEFA Cup. Performing better than most expected, Fulham reached the third round before being knocked out by German club Hertha BSC.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville
6 MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
7 FW France FRA Steve Marlet
8 MF England ENG Lee Clark
9 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava
10 MF Scotland SCO John Collins
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte
12 GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor[notes 1]
13 GK England ENG Ross Flitney
14 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
15 FW Jamaica JAM Barry Hayles[notes 3]
16 DF England ENG Zat Knight
17 DF France FRA
Parma
)
18 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk
20 FW France FRA Louis Saha
21 GK Argentina ARG Martín Herrera
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma
25 DF Morocco MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou
26 DF England ENG Jon Harley
27 DF Cameroon CMR
Bologna
)
31 MF England ENG Darren Pratley
33 FW England ENG Calum Willock[notes 5]
34 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
36 DF England ENG Mark Hudson
38 FW England ENG Luke Cornwall
39 DF England ENG Dean Leacock
40 MF Latvia LVA Andrejs Štolcers

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett (to West Ham United)
5 DF Wales WAL Chris Coleman (retired)
30 GK England ENG Glyn Thompson (to Northampton Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF United States USA Eddie Lewis (to Preston North End)
35 DF Scotland SCO Kieran McAnespie[notes 6] (to Plymouth Argyle)

Reserves and academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Adam Green
— DF England ENG Zesh Rehman[notes 7]
— MF England ENG Sean Doherty
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin[notes 8]
— FW Scotland SCO Stuart Noble

Transfers

Summer

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava (from Argentina Gimnasia – £2,000,000)
— GK Argentina ARG Martín Herrera (from Spain Alavés – free)
— DF France FRA
Parma
)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto (season-long loan from Japan Gamba Osaka)
— DF Cameroon CMR
Bologna
)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann (released)
— MF Wales WAL Paul Trollope (to England Northampton Town – free)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF United States USA
Eddie Lewis (to England Preston North End
– undisclosed)

Winter

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Luke Cornwall (one-month loan to England Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Rufus Brevett (to England West Ham United - undisclosed)

League table

Main article: 2002–03 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Premier League

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDLWWDLWDLLLLDWLWLLDLDWLLWWDWDLLLWLDWW
Position2314866969911111313121413141415161615151515151513131313151416151514
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 August 2002 (2002-08-17) 1 Fulham 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Fulham, London
15:00 BST Saha 11' (pen.)
Legwinski 34', 79'
Marlet 38'		 Report Ricketts 3' (pen.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,338
Referee: Alan Wiley
24 August 2002 (2002-08-24) 2 Middlesbrough 2–2 Fulham Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00 BST Maccarone 32', 51' Report Davis 89'
Sava 90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,588
Referee: Mike Dean
31 August 2002 (2002-08-31) 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Fulham West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST Moore 48' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,461
Referee: Rob Styles
11 September 2002 (2002-09-11) 4 Fulham 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
19:45 BST Inamoto 68'
Malbranque 84' (pen.)
Legwinski 90'		 Report Richards 36'
Sheringham 44'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,757
Referee: Mark Halsey
14 September 2002 (2002-09-14) 5
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
15:00 BST Report Inamoto 34'
Hayles 54'
Marlet 78'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,432
Referee: Chris Foy
23 September 2002 (2002-09-23) 6 Fulham 0–0 Chelsea Fulham, London
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 7 Everton 2–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Gravesen 45'
Campbell 45+2'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,371
Referee: Steve Dunn
6 October 2002 (2002-10-06) 8 Fulham 1–0 Charlton Athletic Fulham, London
13:00 BST Sava 36' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,775
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) 9 Fulham 1–1 Manchester United Fulham, London
Marlet 35' Report Solskjær 62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Mike Dean
23 October 2002 (2002-10-23) 10 Fulham 0–1 West Ham United Fulham, London
Knight Red card 90' Report Di Canio 90' (pen.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Rob Styles
27 October 2002 (2002-10-27) 11 Southampton 4–2 Fulham Southampton, Hampshire
Beattie 27' (pen.), 42' (53)
Ormerod 72'		 Report Clark 15'
Malbranque 25'		 Stadium:
St. Mary's
Attendance: 26,188
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 12 Fulham 0–1 Arsenal Fulham, London
Report Marlet 31' (o.g.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Jeff Winter
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 13 Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham Birmingham, West Midlands
Leonhardsen
83'		 Report Boa Morte 51' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,563
Referee: Andy D'Urso
17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) 14
UTC
)		 Report Brevett Red card 37'
Marlet Red card 79'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,164
Referee: Matt Messias
23 November 2002 15 Fulham 3–2 Liverpool Fulham, London
Sava 5', 68'
Davis 38'		 Report Hamann 62'
Baroš 86'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Graham Poll
30 November 2002 16 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Fulham Blackburn
Yorke 36'
Brevett 77' (o.g.)		 Report Marlet 60' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,096
Referee: Phil Dowd
7 December 2002 17 Fulham 1–0 Leeds United Fulham, London
Djetou 10' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Paul Durkin
15 December 2002 18
UTC
)		 Report Kirovski 7'
Purse Red card 70'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,962
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 December 2002 19 Newcastle United 2–0 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
15:00 Solano 8'
Bellamy 70'		 Report Womé Red card 66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,576
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2002 20 West Ham United 1–1 Fulham London
Sinclair 65' Report Sava 49' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,025
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2002 21 Fulham 0–1 Manchester City Fulham, London
15:00 Report Anelka 15' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,937
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 January 2003 Fulham P–P West Bromwich Albion Fulham, London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Referee: Graham Barber
11 January 2003 22 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Fulham Horwich
Report Stadium:
University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 25,156
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 January 2003 23 Fulham 1–0 Middlesbrough Fulham, London
Davis 39' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 January 2003 24 Manchester City 4–1 Fulham Manchester
15:00 Anelka 21'
Benarbia 47'
Foé 61'
Wright-Phillips 70'		 Report Malbranque 2' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,260
Referee: Steve Bennett
1 February 2003 25 Arsenal 2–1 Fulham Islington, London
Pires 17', 90' Report Malbranque 29' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,050
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
8 February 2003 26 Fulham 2–1 Aston Villa Fulham, London
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
19 February 2003 27 Fulham 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Fulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
24 February 2003 (2003-02-24) 28 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Fulham London
Sheringham 40' (pen.) Report King 15' (o.g.) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,704
Referee: Graham Barber
1 March 2003 29
Sunderland
Fulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
15 March 2003 30 Fulham 2–2 Southampton Fulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
22 March 2003 31 Manchester United 3–0 Fulham Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
7 April 2003 32 Fulham 0–4 Blackburn Rovers Fulham, London
David Dunn 37' (pen.)
Hakan Şükür 42', 54'
Damien Duff 53'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
12 April 2003 33 Liverpool 2–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Heskey 36'
Owen 59'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,120
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 April 2003 34 Fulham 2–1 Newcastle United Fulham, London
15:00 Lewinski 69'
Clark 86'		 Report Shearer 39'
Griffin Yellow card 63' Red card		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 April 2003 35 Leeds United 2–0 Fulham Leeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka 4', 49' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,220
Referee: Neale Barry
26 April 2003 36 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham Fulham
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
3 May 2003 37 Fulham 2–0 Everton Fulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
11 May 2003 38 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Fulham Charlton
Stadium:
The Valley

League Cup

6 November 2002 (2002-11-06) 3 Fulham 3–1 Bury Fulham, London
Štolcers 40', 53'
Clark 73'		 Report Newby 90' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: David Pugh
4 December 2002 (2002-12-04) 4 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Fulham Wigan, Greater Manchester
Ellington 20', 28' Report Boa Morte 86' Stadium:
JJB Stadium
Attendance: 7,651
Referee: Mark Halsey

FA Cup

5 January 2003 (2003-01-05) 3 Fulham 3–1 Birmingham City Fulham, London
Sava 11'
Goldbæk 23'
Saha 46'		 Report John 90' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Neale Barry
26 January 2003 (2003-01-26) 4 Fulham 3–0 Charlton Athletic Fulham, London
Malbranque 59', 66' (pen.), 87' (pen.) (Report) Fish Red card 86' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) 5 Fulham 1–1 Burnley Fulham, London
Malbranque 45' Report Moore 4' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,062
Referee: Graham Poll
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 5R Burnley 3–0 Fulham Burnley, Lancashire
Taylor 27'
Moore 35'
Diallo 52'		 Report Davis Red card 49' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: Phil Dowd

UEFA Intertoto Cup

6 July 2002 (2002-07-06) 2
Leg 1		 Fulham England 0–0 Finland Haka London, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Ladislav Gadosi
14 July 2002 (2002-07-14) 2
Leg 2		 Haka Finland 1–1 England Fulham Valkeakoski, Finland
19:00 Ristilä 66' Report Marlet 47' Stadium: Tehtaan Kenttä
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Emil Laursen
20 July 2002 (2002-07-20) 3
Leg 1		 Fulham England 1–0 Greece Egaleo London, England
17:00 Saha 77' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Ver Eecke
27 July 2002 (2002-07-27) 3
Leg 2		 Egaleo Greece 1–1 England Fulham Athens, Greece
21:00 Chloros 24' Report Marlet 34' Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ruud Bossen
31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) Semi-final
Leg 1		 Fulham England 1–0 France Sochaux London, England
19:45 Davis 90+2' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,717
Referee: Sorin Corpodean
7 August 2002 (2002-08-07) Semi-final
Leg 2		 Sochaux France 0–2 England Fulham Montbéliard, France
21:30 Report Legwinski 64'
Hayles 72'		 Stadium:
Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Franz-Xaver Wack
13 August 2002 (2002-08-13) Final
Leg 1
Bologna Italy
2–2 England Fulham Bologna, Italy
20:30 Signori 53' (pen.), pen.' Report Inamoto 63'
Legwinski 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,620
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
27 August 2002 (2002-08-27) Final
Leg 2
Bologna
London, England
19:30 Inamoto 12', 47', 50' Report Locatelli 34' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Massimo Busacca

UEFA Cup

19 September 2002 (2002-09-19) 1
Leg 1
Split, Croatia
Report Malbranque 50' Stadium:
Poljud Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fernando Carmona Mendez
3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) 1
Leg 2		 Fulham England 2–2 Croatia Hajduk Split London, England
Marlet 24'
Malbranque 44'		 (Report) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Stefano Farina
31 October 2002 (2002-10-31) 2
Leg 1		 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0–3 England Fulham Zagreb, Croatia
Polovanec Red card Report Boa Morte 35'
Marlet 59'
Hayles 77'		 Stadium:
Maksimir Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
14 November 2002 (2002-11-14) 2
Leg 2
Dinamo Zagreb
London, England
Malbranque 89'
Boa Morte 90'		 Report Olić 52' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
26 November 2002 (2002-11-26) 3
Leg 1		 Hertha BSC Germany 2–1 England Fulham Berlin, Germany
Beinlich 26'
Sava 68' (o.g.)		 Report Marlet 53' Stadium:
Olympiastadion
Attendance: 14,477
Referee: Dick Van Egmond
12 December 2002 (2002-12-12) 3
Leg 2		 Fulham England 0–0 Germany Hertha BSC London, England
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,161
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar 30 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
12 GK Northern Ireland NIR Maik Taylor 28 0 18+1 0 4 0 2 0 3 0
21 GK Argentina ARG Martín Herrera 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Finnan 41 0 32 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
4 DF Wales WAL Andy Melville 40 0 24+2 0 3 0 1 0 10 0
16 DF England ENG Zat Knight 24 0 12+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 3+2 0
17 DF France FRA Martin Djetou 35 1 22+3 1 4 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma 45 0 29 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
25 DF Morocco MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou 26 0 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 0 10 0
26 DF England ENG Jon Harley 19 1 11 1 4 0 0 0 4 0
27 DF Cameroon CMR Pierre Womé 19 1 13+1 1 0+1 0 2 0 1+1 0
36 DF England ENG Mark Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 DF England ENG Dean Leacock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto 33 6 9+10 2 1+1 0 2 0 3+7 4
8 MF England ENG Lee Clark 15 3 9+2 2 0 0 2 1 1+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO John Collins 12 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
11 MF Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte 45 5 25+4 2 2 0 0+1 1 10+3 2
14 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque 55 13 35+2 6 4 4 0 0 12+2 3
18 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski 51 8 33+2 4 3+1 2 0 0 10+2 2
19 MF Denmark DEN Bjarne Goldbæk 20 1 8+2 0 2+1 1 1 0 2+4 0
23 MF England ENG Sean Davis 45 4 28 3 4 0 0+1 0 12 1
40 MF Latvia LVA Andrejs Štolcers 9 2 0+5 0 0 0 2 2 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW France FRA Steve Marlet 44 9 28 4 1+1 0 0 0 13+1 5
9 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava 33 6 13+7 5 3+1 1 1+1 0 6+1 0
15 FW England ENG Barry Hayles 24 3 4+10 1 0 0 1 0 2+7 2
20 FW France FRA Louis Saha 28 7 13+4 5 3 1 0 0 5+3 1
33 FW England ENG Calum Willock 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF England ENG Rufus Brevett 30 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "Tigana exits Fulham". 17 April 2003.

Notes

  1. ^ Taylor was born in Hildesheim, West Germany (now Germany), but qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally as he holds a British passport, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1999.
  2. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally, and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  3. ^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
  4. ^ Djetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996.
  5. ^ Willock was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and would make his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2004.
  6. ^ McAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  7. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  8. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.

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