| 2002–03 season | |
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| Chairman | Mohamed Al-Fayed |
| Manager | Jean Tigana(until 17 April)[1] Chris Coleman(from 17 April) |
| Stadium | Loftus Road |
| FA Premier League | 14th |
| FA Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Fourth round |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Steed Malbranque (6) All: Steed Malbranque (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,800 (vs.Arsenal, 3 November, Premier League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,717 (vs.Sochaux, 31 July, Intertoto Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 16,707 |
The2002–03 season wasFulham F.C.'s 105th season in professional football and second consecutive season in theFA Premier League. It was also the first season in over 115 years where Fulham did not play atCraven Cottage. Due to pending decisions on re-vamping the cottage, all home games (apart from two early-season fixtures) were played atLoftus Road, the home ofQueens Park Rangers.Jean Tigana remained as Fulham manager up until his sacking in April 2003. Former Fulham playerChris 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 theIntertoto Cup after the2001–02 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 theUEFA Cup. Performing better than most expected, Fulham reached the third round before being knocked out by German clubHertha BSC.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 17 August 2002 (2002-08-17)1 | Fulham | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Fulham,London |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 19:45BST | 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 |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 16,503 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 28 September 2002 (2002-09-28)7 | Everton | 2–0 | Fulham | Liverpool,Merseyside |
| 15:00BST | 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 |
| 13:00BST | 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 |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Report | Brevett 37' Marlet 79' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 26,164 Referee:Matt Messias |
| 23 November 200215 | 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 200216 | 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 200217 | Fulham | 1–0 | Leeds United | Fulham,London |
| Djetou 10' | Report | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 17,494 Referee:Paul Durkin |
| 15 December 200218 | Fulham | 0–1 | Birmingham City | Fulham,London |
| 14:00GMT (UTC) | Report | Kirovski 7' Purse 70' | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 14,962 Referee:Andy D'Urso |
| 21 December 200219 | 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 200220 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Fulham | London |
| Sinclair 65' | Report | Sava 49' | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,025 Referee:Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 December 200221 | 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 200322 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Fulham | Horwich |
| Report | Stadium:University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 25,156 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 19 January 200323 | Fulham | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Fulham,London |
| Davis 39' | Report | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 14,253 Referee:Mark Halsey |
| 29 January 200324 | 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 200325 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Fulham | Islington,London |
| Pires 17',90' | Report | Malbranque 29' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 38,050 Referee:Eddie Wolstenholme |
| 8 February 200326 | Fulham | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Fulham,London |
| Report | Stadium:Loftus Road |
| 19 February 200327 | 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 200329 | Fulham | 1–0 | Sunderland | Fulham,London |
| Stadium:Loftus Road |
| 15 March 200330 | Fulham | 2–2 | Southampton | Fulham,London |
| Stadium:Loftus Road |
| 22 March 200331 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Fulham | Manchester |
| Stadium:Old Trafford |
| 7 April 200332 | Fulham | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers | Fulham,London |
| David Dunn 37' (pen.) Hakan Şükür 42',54'Damien Duff 53' | Stadium:Loftus Road |
| 12 April 200333 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Fulham | Liverpool,Merseyside |
| Heskey 36' Owen 59' | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,120 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 19 April 200334 | 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 200335 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Fulham | Leeds,West Yorkshire |
| Viduka 4',49' | Report | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 37,220 Referee:Neale Barry |
| 11 May 200338 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Fulham | Charlton |
| Stadium:The Valley |
| 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 |
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Haka| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
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Egaleo| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
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Sochaux| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
vBologna| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
vHajduk Split| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
vDinamo Zagreb| 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 |
vFulham| 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 |
vHertha BSC| 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | |||||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
