2002–03 Fulham F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Fulham F.C.'s 105th season in professional football and second consecutive season in the 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.

Fulham
2002–03 season
ChairmanMohamed Al-Fayed
ManagerJean Tigana (until 17 April)[1]
Chris Coleman (from 17 April)
StadiumLoftus Road
FA Premier League14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth 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

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. Position Player
1 GK Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Steve Finnan
4 DF Andy Melville
6 MF Junichi Inamoto (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
7 FW Steve Marlet
8 MF Lee Clark
9 FW Facundo Sava
10 MF John Collins
11 FW Luís Boa Morte
12 GK Maik Taylor[notes 1]
13 GK Ross Flitney
14 MF Steed Malbranque[notes 2]
15 FW Barry Hayles[notes 3]
16 DF Zat Knight
17 DF Martin Djetou[notes 4] (on loan from Parma)
18 MF Sylvain Legwinski
No. Position Player
19 FW Bjarne Goldbæk
20 FW Louis Saha
21 GK Martín Herrera
23 MF Sean Davis
24 DF Alain Goma
25 DF Abdeslam Ouaddou
26 DF Jon Harley
27 DF Pierre Womé (on loan from Bologna)
31 MF Darren Pratley
33 FW Calum Willock[notes 5]
34 FW Elvis Hammond
36 DF Mark Hudson
38 FW Luke Cornwall
39 DF Dean Leacock
40 MF 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. Position Player
3 DF Rufus Brevett (to West Ham United)
5 DF Chris Coleman (retired)
30 GK Glyn Thompson (to Northampton Town)
No. Position Player
31 MF Eddie Lewis (to Preston North End)
35 DF 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. Position Player
DF Adam Green
DF Zesh Rehman[notes 7]
MF Sean Doherty
No. Position Player
MF Michael Timlin[notes 8]
FW 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. Position Player
FW Facundo Sava (from Gimnasia – £2,000,000)
GK Martín Herrera (from Alavés – free)
DF Martin Djetou (two-year loan from Parma)
No. Position Player
MF Junichi Inamoto (season-long loan from Gamba Osaka)
DF Pierre Womé (season-long loan from Bologna)

Out

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

No. Position Player
GK Marcus Hahnemann (released)
MF Paul Trollope (to Northampton Town – free)
No. Position Player
MF Eddie Lewis (to 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. Position Player
FW Luke Cornwall (one-month loan to Lincoln City)
No. Position Player
DF Rufus Brevett (to West Ham United - undisclosed)

League table

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) 1Fulham4–1Bolton WanderersFulham, 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) 2Middlesbrough2–2FulhamMiddlesbrough, 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) 3West Bromwich Albion1–0FulhamWest Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST Moore  48' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,461
Referee: Rob Styles
11 September 2002 (2002-09-11) 4Fulham3–2Tottenham HotspurFulham, 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) 5Sunderland0–3FulhamSunderland, 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) 6Fulham0–0ChelseaFulham, London
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Paul Durkin
28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) 7Everton2–0FulhamLiverpool, 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) 8Fulham1–0Charlton AthleticFulham, London
13:00 BST Sava  36' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,775
Referee: Jeff Winter
19 October 2002 (2002-10-19) 9Fulham1–1Manchester UnitedFulham, London
Marlet  35' Report Solskjær  62' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Mike Dean
23 October 2002 (2002-10-23) 10Fulham0–1West Ham UnitedFulham, London
Knight  90' Report Di Canio  90' (pen.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,858
Referee: Rob Styles
27 October 2002 (2002-10-27) 11Southampton4–2FulhamSouthampton, 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) 12Fulham0–1ArsenalFulham, London
Report Marlet  31' (o.g.) Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Jeff Winter
9 November 2002 (2002-11-09) 13Aston Villa3–1FulhamBirmingham, West Midlands
Ángel  20'
Allbäck  66'
Leonhardsen  83'
Report Boa Morte  51' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,563
Referee: Andy D'Urso
17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) 14Birmingham City0–0FulhamBirmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Brevett  37'
Marlet  79'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,164
Referee: Matt Messias
23 November 2002 15Fulham3–2LiverpoolFulham, London
Sava  5', 68'
Davis  38'
Report Hamann  62'
Baroš  86'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Graham Poll
30 November 2002 16Blackburn Rovers2–1FulhamBlackburn
Yorke  36'
Brevett  77' (o.g.)
Report Marlet  60' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,096
Referee: Phil Dowd
7 December 2002 17Fulham1–0Leeds UnitedFulham, London
Djetou  10' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,494
Referee: Paul Durkin
15 December 2002 18Fulham0–1Birmingham CityFulham, London
14:00 GMT (UTC) Report Kirovski  7'
Purse  70'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,962
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 December 2002 19Newcastle United2–0FulhamNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
15:00 Solano  8'
Bellamy  70'
Report Womé  66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,576
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2002 20West Ham United1–1FulhamLondon
Sinclair  65' Report Sava  49' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,025
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2002 21Fulham0–1Manchester CityFulham, London
15:00 Report Anelka  15' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,937
Referee: Paul Durkin
11 January 2003 22Bolton Wanderers0–0FulhamHorwich
Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 25,156
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 January 2003 23Fulham1–0MiddlesbroughFulham, London
Davis  39' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,253
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 January 2003 24Manchester City4–1FulhamManchester
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 25Arsenal2–1FulhamIslington, London
Pires  17', 90' Report Malbranque  29' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,050
Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme
24 February 2003 (2003-02-24) 28Tottenham Hotspur1–1FulhamLondon
Sheringham  40' (pen.) Report King  15' (o.g.) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,704
Referee: Graham Barber
1 March 2003 29Fulham1–0SunderlandFulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
12 April 2003 33Liverpool2–0FulhamLiverpool, Merseyside
Heskey  36'
Owen  59'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,120
Referee: Alan Wiley
19 April 2003 34Fulham2–1Newcastle UnitedFulham, London
15:00 Lewinski  69'
Clark  86'
Report Shearer  39'
Griffin  63' 
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 April 2003 35Leeds United2–0FulhamLeeds, West Yorkshire
Viduka  4', 49' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 37,220
Referee: Neale Barry
26 April 2003 36Chelsea1–1FulhamFulham
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
3 May 2003 37Fulham2–0EvertonFulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road

League Cup

6 November 2002 (2002-11-06) 3Fulham3–1BuryFulham, London
Štolcers  40', 53'
Clark  73'
Report Newby  90' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: David Pugh
4 December 2002 (2002-12-04) 4Wigan Athletic2–1FulhamWigan, 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) 3Fulham3–1Birmingham CityFulham, 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) 4Fulham3–0Charlton AthleticFulham, London
Malbranque  59', 66' (pen.), 87' (pen.) (Report) Fish  86' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Paul Durkin
16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) 5Fulham1–1BurnleyFulham, London
Malbranque  45' Report Moore  4' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,062
Referee: Graham Poll
26 February 2002 (2002-02-26) 5RBurnley3–0FulhamBurnley, Lancashire
Taylor  27'
Moore  35'
Diallo  52'
Report Davis  49' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: Phil Dowd

UEFA Intertoto Cup

6 July 2002 (2002-07-06) 2
Leg 1
Fulham 0–0 HakaLondon, England
15:00 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Ladislav Gadosi
14 July 2002 (2002-07-14) 2
Leg 2
Haka 1–1 FulhamValkeakoski, 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 1–0 EgaleoLondon, 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 1–1 FulhamAthens, Greece
21:00 Chloros  24' Report Marlet  34' Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ruud Bossen
31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) Semi-final
Leg 1
Fulham 1–0 SochauxLondon, 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 0–2 FulhamMontbéliard, 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 2–2 FulhamBologna, 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
Fulham 3–1 BolognaLondon, 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
Hajduk Split 0–1 FulhamSplit, Croatia
Report Malbranque  50' Stadium: Poljud Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fernando Carmona Mendez
3 October 2002 (2002-10-03) 1
Leg 2
Fulham 2–2 Hajduk SplitLondon, 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 0–3 FulhamZagreb, Croatia
Polovanec 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
Fulham 2–1 Dinamo ZagrebLondon, 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 2–1 FulhamBerlin, 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 0–0 Hertha BSCLondon, England
Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,161
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupContinental
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Edwin van der Sar 3001900000110
12 GK Maik Taylor 28018+10402030
21 GK Martín Herrera 201+10000000
Defenders
2 DF Steve Finnan 410320301050
4 DF Andy Melville 40024+203010100
16 DF Zat Knight 24012+500+10103+20
17 DF Martin Djetou 35122+31401+103+10
24 DF Alain Goma 4502903000130
25 DF Abdeslam Ouaddou 2609+400+1020100
26 DF Jon Harley 191111400040
27 DF Pierre Womé 19113+110+10201+10
36 DF Mark Hudson 1000000+1000
39 DF Dean Leacock 1000001000
Midfielders
6 MF Junichi Inamoto 3369+1021+10203+74
8 MF Lee Clark 1539+2200211+10
10 MF John Collins 1200+500+10203+10
11 MF Luís Boa Morte 45525+42200+1110+32
14 MF Steed Malbranque 551335+26440012+23
18 MF Sylvain Legwinski 51833+243+120010+22
19 MF Bjarne Goldbæk 2018+202+11102+40
23 MF Sean Davis 454283400+10121
40 MF Andrejs Štolcers 920+5000220+20
Forwards
7 FW Steve Marlet 4492841+100013+15
9 FW Facundo Sava 33613+753+111+106+10
15 FW Barry Hayles 2434+10100102+72
20 FW Louis Saha 28713+4531005+31
33 FW Calum Willock 200+20000000
34 FW Elvis Hammond 1003+70000000
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Rufus Brevett 3002000000100

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

References

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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