Fulham F.C. season 2002-03

"Preceding article: Fulham F.C. season 2001-02"
"Succeeding article: Fulham F.C. season 2003-04"
"Also see: Fulham F.C. seasons"----The 2002-03 season was Fulham's 105th season in professional football, and 2nd consecutive season in the Premiership following promotion in the 2000-01 season. 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 QPR. Jean Tigana remained as Fulham manager up until his sacking in April of 2003. Former player Chris Coleman had not long been retired from the game since suffering a career-ending injury from a car crash when he was appointed Caretaker manager to play out 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 Hertha Berlin.

Squad

First-team squad

Transfers 2002-03

ummer

Transfers In

Transfers Out

January

Transfers In
"n/a"

Transfers Out

League table

Matches

Premier League

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date=2002-08-17
team1=Fulham
score=4 – 1
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team2=Bolton
goals1=Saha goal|11|pen
Legwinski goal|34 goal|79
Marlet goal|38
goals2=Ricketts goal|3|pen
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=16,338
referee=Alan Wiley----footballbox
date=2002-08-24
team1=Middlesbrough
score=2 – 2
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/08/24/SOCCER_Middlesbrough.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Maccarone goal|20 goal|28
goals2=Davis goal|90
Sava goal|90
stadium=Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
attendance=28,588
referee=Mike Dean----footballbox
date=2002-08-31
team1=WBA
score=1 – 0
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team2=Fulham
goals1=Moore goal|48
goals2=
stadium=The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
attendance=25,461
referee=Rob Styles----footballbox
date=2002-09-11
team1=Fulham
score=3 – 2
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/09/11/SOCCER_Fulham.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Tottenham
goals1=Inamoto goal|68
Malbranque goal|84|pen
Legwinski goal|90
goals2=Richards goal|36
Sheringham goal|44
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=16,757
referee=Mark Halsey----footballbox
date=2002-09-14
team1=Sunderland
score=0 – 3
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team2=Fulham
goals1=
goals2=Inamoto goal|34
Hayles goal|54
Marlet goal|78
stadium=Stadium of Light, Sunderland
attendance=35,432
referee=Chris Foy----footballbox
date=2002-09-23
team1=Fulham
score=0 – 0
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/09/23/SOCCER_Fulham.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Chelsea
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=16,503
referee=Paul Durkin----footballbox
date=2002-09-28
team1=Everton
score=2 – 0
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/09/28/SOCCER_Everton.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Gravesen goal|45
Campbell goal|45
goals2=
stadium=Goodison Park, Liverpool
attendance=34,371
referee=Steve Dunn----footballbox
date=2002-10-06
team1=Fulham
score=1 – 0
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/10/06/manual_122530.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Charlton
goals1=Sava goal|36
goals2=
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=14,775
referee=Jeff Winter----footballbox
date=2002-10-19
team1=Fulham
score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/10/19/SOCCER_Fulham.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Man Utd
goals1=Marlet goal|35
goals2=Solskjaer goal|62
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=18,103
referee=Mike Dean----footballbox
date=2002-10-23
team1=Fulham
score=0 – 1
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/10/23/SOCCER_Fulham.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=West Ham
goals1=Knight sent off|0|90
goals2=Di Canio goal|90|pen
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=15,858
referee=Rob Styles----footballbox
date=2002-10-27
team1=Southampton
score=4 – 2
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/10/27/SOCCER_Southampton.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Beattie goal|27|pen goal|42 goal|53
Ormerod goal|72
goals2=Clark goal|15
Malbranque goal|25
stadium=St. Mary's, Southampton
attendance=26,188
referee=Mark Halsey----footballbox
date=2002-11-03
team1=Fulham
score=0 – 1
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/11/03/SOCCER_Fulham.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Arsenal
goals1=
goals2=Marlet goal|31|og
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=18,800
referee=Jeff Winter----footballbox
date=2002-11-09
team1=Aston Villa
score=3 – 1
report= [http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/fulham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/11/09/SOCCER_Villa.html&TEAMHD=fulham&DIV=prem&TEAM=FULHAM&RH=Fulham&PREV_SEASON=2001 (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Angel goal|20
Allback goal|66
Leonhardsen goal|83
goals2=Boa Morte goal|51
stadium=Villa Park, Birmingham
attendance=29,563
referee=Andy D'Urso----footballbox
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=Carling Cup=

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date=2002-11-06
team1=Fulham
score=3 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2390949.stm (Report)]
team2=Bury
goals1=Stolcers goal|40 goal|53
Clark goal|73
goals2=Newby goal|90
stadium=Craven Cottage, London
attendance=6,700
referee=David Pugh----footballbox
date=2002-12-04
team1=Wigan
score=2 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2524455.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Ellington goal|20 goal|28
goals2=Boa Morte goal|86
stadium=JJB Stadium, Wigan
attendance=7,651
referee=Mark Halsey

FA Cup

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date=2003-01-05
team1=Fulham
score=3 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2607243.stm (Report)]
team2=Birmingham
goals1=Sava goal|11
Goldbaek goal|23
Saha goal|46
goals2=John goal|90
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=9,203
referee=Neale Barry----footballbox
date=2003-01-26
team1=Fulham
score=3 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2671909.stm (Report)]
team2=Charlton
goals1=Malbranque goal|59 goal|66|pen goal|87|pen
goals2=Fish sent off|0|86
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=12,203
referee=Paul Durkin----footballbox
date=2003-02-16
team1=Fulham
score=1 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2740033.stm (Report)]
team2=Burnley
goals1=Malbranque goal|45
goals2=Moore goal|4
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=13,062
referee=Graham Poll----footballbox
date=2003-02-26
team1=Burnley
score=3 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/2790239.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Taylor goal|27
Moore goal|35
Diallo goal|52
goals2=Davis sent off|0|49
stadium=Turf Moor, Burnley
attendance=11,635
referee=Phil Dowd

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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date=2002-07-06
time=15:00
team1=Fulham
score=0 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/2076852.stm (Report)]
team2=FC Haka
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Craven Cottage, London
attendance=7,908
referee=Ladislav Gadosi----footballbox
date=2002-07-14
time=19:00
team1=FC Haka
score=1 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/f/fulham/2126717.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Ristilä goal|66
goals2=Marlet goal|47
stadium=Tehtaan Kenttä, Valkeakoski
attendance=3,500
referee=Emil Laursen----footballbox
date=2002-07-20
time=17:00
team1=Fulham
score=1 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/f/fulham/2139521.stm (Report)]
team2=Egaleo
goals1=Saha goal|77
goals2=
stadium=Craven Cottage, London
attendance=5,199
referee=Ver Eecke----footballbox
date=2002-07-27
time=21:00
team1=Egaleo
score=1 – 1
report= [http://www.fulhamweb.com/fulhamweb/fix_res/report.asp?match=181 (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Chloros goal|24
goals2=Marlet goal|34
stadium=Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
attendance=2,500
referee=Ruud Bossen----footballbox
date=2002-07-31
time=19:45
team1=Fulham
score=1 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/2162282.stm (Report)]
team2=Sochaux
goals1=Davis goal|90+2
goals2=
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=4,717
referee=Sorin Corpodean----footballbox
date=2002-08-07
time=21:30
team1=Sochaux
score=0 – 2
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2177730.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=
goals2=Legwinski goal|64
Hayles goal|72
stadium=Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
attendance=11,000
referee=Franz-Xaver Wack----footballbox
date=2002-08-13
time=20:30
team1=Bologna
score=2 – 2
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2188318.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Signori goal|53|pen goal|76|pen
goals2=Inamoto goal|63
Legwinski goal|87
stadium=Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
attendance=23,620
referee=Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez----footballbox
date=2002-08-27
time=19:30
team1=Fulham
score=3 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2217215.stm (Report)]
team2=Bologna
goals1=Inamoto goal|12 goal|47 goal|50
goals2=Locatelli goal|34
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=13,756
referee=Massimo Busacca

UEFA Cup

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date=2002-09-19
team1=Hajduk Split
score=0 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2266268.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=
goals2=Malbranque goal|50
stadium=Poljud Stadium, Split
attendance=25,000
referee=Fernando Carmona Mendez----footballbox
date=2002-10-03
team1=Fulham
score=2 – 2
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2293213.stm (Report)]
team2=Hajduk Split
goals1=Marlet goal|24
Malbranque goal|44
goals2=
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=18,500
referee=Stefano Farina----footballbox
date=2002-10-31
team1=Dinamo Zagreb
score=0 – 3
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2375895.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Polovanec sent off|0|32
goals2=Boa Morte goal|35
Marlet goal|59
Hayles goal|77
stadium=Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
attendance=30,000
referee=Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez----footballbox
date=2002-11-14
team1=Fulham
score=2 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2461843.stm (Report)]
team2=Dinamo Zagreb
goals1=Malbranque goal|89
Boa Morte goal|90
goals2=Olic goal|52
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=7,700
referee=Laurent Duhamel----footballbox
date=2002-11-26
team1=Hertha Berlin
score=2 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2503125.stm (Report)]
team2=Fulham
goals1=Beinlich goal|26
Sava goal|68|og
goals2=Marlet goal|53
stadium=Olympiastadion, Berlin
attendance=14,477
referee=Dick Van Egmond----footballbox
date=2002-12-12
team1=Fulham
score=0 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2565797.stm (Report)]
team2=Hertha Berlin
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Loftus Road, London
attendance=15,161
referee=Pierluigi Collina----

External links

* [http://www.fulhamfc.com Fulham's official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/myclub/fulhamfc Fulham on BBC Sport]