| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Sam Hammam |
| Manager | Alan Cork Lennie Lawrence |
| Division Two | 4th |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| LDV Vans Trophy | Second round |
| FAW Premier Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Graham Kavanagh (13) All: Graham Kavanagh (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,009 vsLeeds United (6 January 2002) |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,052 vsRushden & Diamonds (16 September 2001) |
| Average home league attendance | 12,522 |
During the 2001–02 seasonCardiff City played in theFootball League Division Two. They finished in fourth place before losing toStoke City in the play-off semi finals after extra time in the second leg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Reading(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 84 | Promotion toFootball League First Division |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 83 | Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 83 | |
| 5 | Stoke City(O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 80 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 78 |
| Round | 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | ~ | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Points | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 83 |
| 11 August 2001 (2001-08-11)1 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 17,403 Referee:Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| 18 August 2001 (2001-08-18)2 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:London Road Attendance: 6,437 Referee:Steve Baines (Derbyshire) |
| 25 August 2001 (2001-08-25)3 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Bournemouth | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 13,383 Referee: Mick Fletcher (Worcestershire) |
| 8 September 2001 (2001-09-08)4 | Reading | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Reading |
| 15:00 |
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| Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,017 Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester) |
| 15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)5 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,454 Referee: Guy Stretton (West Bridgford) |
| 18 September 2001 (2001-09-18)6 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,232 Referee: Trevor Parkes (West Midlands) |
| 22 September 2001 (2001-09-22)7 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 12,280 Referee: John Brandwood (Lichfield) |
| 25 September 2001 (2001-09-25)8 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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| Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 11,667 Referee:Matt Messias (Yorkshire) |
| 29 September 2001 (2001-09-29)9 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 12,002 Referee:Mark Warren (Walsall) |
| 9 October 2001 (2001-10-09)10 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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| Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,804 Referee:Rob Harris (Oxfordshire) |
| 12 October 2001 (2001-10-12)11 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee:Richard Beeby (Northampton) |
| 21 October 2001 (2001-10-21)12 | Swindon Town | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
| 14:15 |
| Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,373 Referee:Chris Foy (Lancashire) |
| 24 October 2001 (2001-10-24)13 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Port Vale |
| Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,552 Referee:Steve Dunn (Bristol) |
| 27 October 2001 (2001-10-27)14 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 13,070 Referee:Anthony Bates (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| 4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)15 | Wrexham | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| 14:15 |
| Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 5,832 Referee: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire) |
| 7 November 2001 (2001-11-07)16 | Bury | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Bury |
| Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,549 Referee: Graham Frankland (Middlesbrough) |
| 10 November 2001 (2001-11-10)17 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Chesterfield | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 9,516 Referee:Paul Rejer (Staffordshire) |
| 20 November 2001 (2001-11-20)18 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 8,013 Referee: Clive Wilkes (Oxford) |
| 24 November 2001 (2001-11-24)19 | Notts County | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,313 Referee:Howard Webb (Yorkshire) |
| 1 December 2001 (2001-12-01)20 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 10,004 Referee:Ray Olivier (Sutton Coldfield) |
| 4 December 2001 (2001-12-04)21 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Brentford | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Adrian Hall (Birmingham) |
| 15 December 2001 (2001-12-15)22 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Mike Pike (Cumbria) |
| 19 December 2001 (2001-12-19)23 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
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| Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 14,331 Referee: Tony Leake (Hertfordshire) |
| 26 December 2001 (2001-12-26)24 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Reading | Cardiff |
| 12:00 |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 16,708 Referee:Dermot Gallagher (Oxfordshire) |
| 29 December 2001 (2001-12-29)25 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
|
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 16,149 Referee:Paul Durkin (Dorset) |
| 12 January 2002 (2002-01-12)26 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,301 Referee:Mark Warren (Walsall) |
| 19 January 2002 (2002-01-19)27 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | Cardiff City | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 7,165 Referee:Joe Ross (Essex) |
| 22 January 2002 (2002-01-22)28 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Stoke City | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,771 Referee:Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) |
| 31 January 2002 (2002-01-31)29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
| Stadium:Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,117 Referee: Lee Cable (Woking) |
| 5 February 2002 (2002-02-05)30 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
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| Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 4,336 Referee: David Crick (Surrey) |
| 9 February 2002 (2002-02-09)31 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 12,045 Referee:Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| 12 February 2002 (2002-02-12)32 | Brentford | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| 19:45 |
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| Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 6,718 Referee:Steve Bennett (Kent) |
| 16 February 2002 (2002-02-16)33 | Wigan Athletic | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Wigan |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:JJB Stadium Attendance: 5,487 Referee: Bill Jordan (Hertfordshire) |
| 19 February 2002 (2002-02-19)34 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bury | Cardiff |
| 19:45 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 8,273 Referee: Phil Prosser (West Yorkshire) |
| 23 February 2002 (2002-02-23)35 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 10,182 Referee:Paul Taylor (Middlesex) |
| 2 March 2002 (2002-03-02)36 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
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| Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 5,495 Referee:Steve Bennett (Kent) |
| 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05)37 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 13,425 Referee: George Cain (Bootle, Merseyside) |
| 9 March 2002 (2002-03-09)38 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 11,629 Referee: Clive Penton (Sussex) |
| 16 March 2002 (2002-03-16)39 | Oldham Athletic | 1–7 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
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| Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 6,786 Referee: Colin Webster (Tyne and Wear) |
| 22 March 2002 (2002-03-22)40 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
| 19:45 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 15,702 Referee:Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) |
| 30 March 2002 (2002-03-30)41 | Chesterfield | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Chesterfield |
| Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 5,442 Referee:Mark Clattenburg (Durham) |
| 1 April 2002 (2002-04-01)42 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Port Vale | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 15,556 Referee: Phil Richards (Preston) |
| 6 April 2002 (2002-04-06)43 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
| Stadium:Layer Road Attendance: 3,970 Referee:Paul Danson (Leicester) |
| 9 April 2002 (2002-04-09)44 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
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| Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 11,660 Referee:Graham Laws (Northumberland) |
| 13 April 2002 (2002-04-13)45 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 17,105 Referee:Paul Rejer (Staffordshire) |
| 20 April 2002 (2002-04-20)46 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Birkenhead |
| Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 8,375 Referee: Roy Pearson (Durham) |
| 28 April 2002 (2002-04-28)First Leg | Stoke City | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
| Stadium:Britannia Stadium Attendance: 21,245 Referee: Tony Leake (Hertfordshire) |
| 1 May 2002 (2002-05-01)Second Leg | Cardiff City | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3agg.) | Stoke City | Cardiff |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 19,367 Referee:Mike Dean (Wirral) |
| 17 November 2001 (2001-11-17)Round 1 | Tiverton | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,648 Referee:Anthony Bates (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| 8 December 2001 (2001-12-08)Round 2 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Port Vale | Cardiff |
| 15:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 9,650 Referee:Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) |
| 6 January 2002 (2002-01-06)Round 3 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
| 16:00 |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 22,009 Referee:Andy D'Urso (Billericay) |
| 27 January 2002 (2002-01-27)Round 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Birkenhead |
| 13:00 |
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| Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 9,442 Referee: Alan Kaye (West Yorkshire) |
| 21 August 2001 (2001-08-21)Round 1 | Millwall | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
| Stadium:The Den Attendance: 5,516 Referee:Paul Danson (Leicester) |
| 16 October 2001 (2001-10-16)Round 1 | Cardiff City | 7–1 | Rushden & Diamonds | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Paul Armstrong (Berkshire) |
| 30 October 2001 (2001-10-30)Round 2 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
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| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,584 Referee: John Brandwood (Lichfield) |
| 16 January 2002 (2002-01-16)Quarter Final | Newtown | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Newtown, Powys |
| 19:15 | Stadium:Latham Park Attendance: 480 |
| 12 March 2002 (2002-03-12)Semi Final | Wrexham | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| 18:55 |
| Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 826 Referee: Brian Lawlor |
| 13 May 2002 (2002-05-13)Final | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Swansea City | Cardiff |
| 19:00 |
| Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 6,229 Referee: Ceri Richards (Llangennech) |