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

Transfers

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  ARG Facundo Sava (from Gimnasia – £2,000,000)
GK  ARG Martín Herrera (from Alavés – free)
DF  FRA Martin Djetou (two-year loan from Parma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  JPN Junichi Inamoto (season-long loan from Gamba Osaka)
DF  CMR 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. Pos. Nation Player
GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann (released)
MF  WAL Paul Trollope (to Northampton Town – free)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  USA Eddie Lewis (to Preston North End – undisclosed)

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  ENG Luke Cornwall (one-month loan to Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ENG 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) 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 0–3 Fulham 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  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
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) 14 Birmingham City 0–0 Fulham Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT (UTC) Report Brevett  37'
Marlet  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 Fulham 0–1 Birmingham City Fulham, London
14:00 GMT (UTC) Report Kirovski  7'
Purse  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  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
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
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 Fulham 1–0 Sunderland Fulham, London
Stadium: Loftus Road
15 March 2003 30 Fulham 2–2 Southampton Fulham, London
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  63' 
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

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  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  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 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 1–1 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 1–0 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 1–1 Fulham Athens, 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 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 0–2 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 2–2 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
Fulham 3–1 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
Hajduk Split 0–1 Fulham 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 2–2 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 0–3 Fulham Zagreb, 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 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 2–1 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 0–0 Hertha BSC London, 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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