2002–03 Fulham F.C. season

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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

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First-team squad

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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

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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

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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

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Summer

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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)

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)

Winter

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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

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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

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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
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   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
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
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
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: Leoforos Alexandras 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
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

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Appearances and goals

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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   NED Edwin van der Sar 30 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
12 GK   NIR Maik Taylor 28 0 18+1 0 4 0 2 0 3 0
21 GK   ARG Martín Herrera 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IRL Steve Finnan 41 0 32 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
4 DF   WAL Andy Melville 40 0 24+2 0 3 0 1 0 10 0
16 DF   ENG Zat Knight 24 0 12+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 3+2 0
17 DF   FRA Martin Djetou 35 1 22+3 1 4 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
24 DF   FRA Alain Goma 45 0 29 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
25 DF   MAR Abdeslam Ouaddou 26 0 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 0 10 0
26 DF   ENG Jon Harley 19 1 11 1 4 0 0 0 4 0
27 DF   CMR Pierre Womé 19 1 13+1 1 0+1 0 2 0 1+1 0
36 DF   ENG Mark Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
39 DF   ENG Dean Leacock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   JPN Junichi Inamoto 33 6 9+10 2 1+1 0 2 0 3+7 4
8 MF   ENG Lee Clark 15 3 9+2 2 0 0 2 1 1+1 0
10 MF   SCO John Collins 12 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
11 MF   POR Luís Boa Morte 45 5 25+4 2 2 0 0+1 1 10+3 2
14 MF   FRA Steed Malbranque 55 13 35+2 6 4 4 0 0 12+2 3
18 MF   FRA Sylvain Legwinski 51 8 33+2 4 3+1 2 0 0 10+2 2
19 MF   DEN Bjarne Goldbæk 20 1 8+2 0 2+1 1 1 0 2+4 0
23 MF   ENG Sean Davis 45 4 28 3 4 0 0+1 0 12 1
40 MF   LVA Andrejs Štolcers 9 2 0+5 0 0 0 2 2 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW   FRA Steve Marlet 44 9 28 4 1+1 0 0 0 13+1 5
9 FW   ARG Facundo Sava 33 6 13+7 5 3+1 1 1+1 0 6+1 0
15 FW   ENG Barry Hayles 24 3 4+10 1 0 0 1 0 2+7 2
20 FW   FRA Louis Saha 28 7 13+4 5 3 1 0 0 5+3 1
33 FW   ENG Calum Willock 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   GHA Elvis Hammond 10 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   ENG Rufus Brevett 30 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Last updated: 30 May 2003
Source: Competitions

References

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

Notes

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  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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