2002–03 Fulham F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Fulham 2002–03 Mohamed Al-Fayed Jean Tigana (until 17 April)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/2957495.stm Tigana exits Fulham 17 April 2003Chris Coleman (from 17 April) Loftus Road FA Premier League 14th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Fourth round UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners UEFA Cup Third round Steed Malbranque (6) Steed Malbranque (13) 18,800 (vs. Arsenal, 3 November, Premier League) 4,717 (vs. Sochaux, 31 July, Intertoto Cup) 16,707 2001–02 2003–04 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. 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 1 NED GK Edwin van der Sar 2 IRL DF Steve Finnan 4 WAL DF Andy Melville 6 JPN MF Junichi Inamoto on loan from Gamba Osaka 7 FRA 1974 FW Steve Marlet 8 ENG MF Lee Clark 9 ARG FW Facundo Sava 10 SCO MF John Collins 11 POR FW Luís Boa Morte 12 NIR GK Maik TaylorTaylor 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. 13 ENG GK Ross Flitney 14 FRA 1974 MF Steed MalbranqueMalbranque 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. 15 JAM FW Barry HaylesHayles 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. 16 ENG DF Zat Knight 17 FRA 1974 DF Martin DjetouDjetou was born in Brogohlo, Ivory Coast, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in 1996. on loan from Parma 18 FRA 1974 MF Sylvain Legwinski 19 DEN MF Bjarne Goldbæk 20 FRA 1974 FW Louis Saha 21 ARG GK Martín Herrera 23 ENG MF Sean Davis 24 FRA 1974 DF Alain Goma 25 MAR DF Abdeslam Ouaddou 26 ENG DF Jon Harley 27 CMR DF Pierre Womé on loan from Bologna 31 ENG MF Darren Pratley 33 ENG FW Calum WillockWillock 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. 34 GHA FW Elvis Hammond 36 ENG DF Mark Hudson 38 ENG FW Luke Cornwall 39 ENG DF Dean Leacock 40 LAT MF Andrejs Štolcers Left club during season 3 ENG DF Rufus Brevett to West Ham United 5 WAL DF Chris Coleman retired 30 ENG GK Glyn Thompson to Northampton Town 31 USA MF Eddie Lewis to Preston North End 35 SCO DF Kieran McAnespieMcAnespie was born in Gosport, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level. to Plymouth Argyle Reserves and academy ENG DF Adam Green ENG DF Zesh RehmanRehman 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. ENG MF Sean Doherty IRL MF Michael TimlinTimlin 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. SCO FW Stuart Noble Transfers Summer In ARG FW Facundo Sava from ARG Gimnasia – £2,000,000 ARG GK Martín Herrera from ESP Alavés – free FRA 1974 DF Martin Djetou two-year loan from ITA Parma JPN MF Junichi Inamoto season-long loan from JPN Gamba Osaka CMR DF Pierre Womé season-long loan from ITA Bologna Out USA GK Marcus Hahnemann released WAL MF Paul Trollope to ENG Northampton Town – free USA MF Eddie Lewis to ENG Preston North End – undisclosed Winter Out ENG FW Luke Cornwall one-month loan to ENG Lincoln City ENG DF Rufus Brevett to ENG West Ham United - undisclosed League table 2002–03 FA Premier League FUL Results Premier League table b Matchday 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 complete WorldFootball.com May 2013 2002 8 17 y 15:00 BST 1 Fulham 4–1 Report Bolton Wanderers Saha 11 pen.Legwinski 34 79Marlet 38 Ricketts 3 pen. Loftus Road Fulham, London 16,338 Alan Wiley W 2002 8 24 y 15:00 BST 2 Middlesbrough 2–2 Report Fulham Maccarone 32 51 Davis 89Sava 90 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire 28,588 Mike Dean D 2002 8 31 y 15:00 BST 3 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report Fulham Moore 48 The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 25,461 Rob Styles L 2002 9 11 y 19:45 BST 4 Fulham 3–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Inamoto 68Malbranque 84 pen.Legwinski 90 Richards 36Sheringham 44 Loftus Road Fulham, London 16,757 Mark Halsey W 2002 9 14 y 15:00 BST 5 Sunderland 0–3 Report Fulham Inamoto 34Hayles 54Marlet 78 Stadium of Light Sunderland, Tyne and Wear 35,432 Chris Foy W 2002 9 23 y 20:00 BST 6 Fulham 0–0 Report Chelsea Loftus Road Fulham, London 16,503 Paul Durkin D 2002 9 28 y 15:00 BST 7 Everton 2–0 Report Fulham Gravesen 45Campbell 45+2 Goodison Park Liverpool, Merseyside 34,371 Steve Dunn L 2002 10 6 y 13:00 BST 8 Fulham 1–0 Report Charlton Athletic Sava 36 Loftus Road Fulham, London 14,775 Jeff Winter W 2002 10 19 y Fulham 9 1–1 Report Manchester United Marlet 35 Solskjær 62 Loftus Road Fulham, London 18,103 Mike Dean D 2002 10 23 y Fulham 10 0–1 Report West Ham United Knight 0 90 Di Canio 90 pen. Loftus Road Fulham, London 15,858 Rob Styles L 2002 10 27 y Southampton 11 4–2 Report Fulham Beattie 27 pen. 42 53Ormerod 72 Clark 15Malbranque 25 St. Mary's Southampton, Hampshire 26,188 Mark Halsey L 2002 11 3 y Fulham 12 0–1 Report Arsenal Marlet 31 o.g. Loftus Road Fulham, London 18,800 Jeff Winter L 2002 11 9 y Aston Villa 13 3–1 Report Fulham Ángel 20Allbäck 66Leonhardsen 83 Boa Morte 51 Villa Park Birmingham, West Midlands 29,563 Andy D'Urso L 14 2002 11 17 y 15:00 GMT (UTC) Birmingham City 0–0 D Report Fulham Brevett 0 37Marlet 0 79 St Andrew's Birmingham, West Midlands 26,164 Matt Messias 15 23 November 2002 Fulham 3–2 Report Liverpool Sava 5 68Davis 38 Hamann 62Baroš 86 Fulham, London Loftus Road 18,144 Graham Poll W 16 30 November 2002 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Report Fulham Yorke 36Brevett 77 o.g. Marlet 60 Ewood Park Blackburn 21,096 Phil Dowd L 17 7 December 2002 Fulham 1–0 Report Leeds United Djetou 10 Loftus Road Fulham, London 17,494 Paul Durkin W 15 December 2002 14:00 GMT (UTC) Fulham 0–1 L Report Birmingham City Kirovski 7Purse 0 70 Loftus Road Fulham, London 14,962 Andy D'Urso 18 19 21 December 2002 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 L Report Fulham Solano 8Bellamy 70 Womé 0 66 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside 51,576 Alan Wiley 20 26 December 2002 West Ham United D 1–1 Report Fulham Sinclair 65 Sava 49 Boleyn Ground London 35,025 Dermot Gallagher 21 28 December 2002 15:00 Fulham 0–1 Report Manchester City Anelka 15 Loftus Road Fulham, London 17,937 Paul Durkin L 1 January 2003 P–P Report Fulham West Bromwich Albion Loftus Road Fulham, London Graham Barber P 11 January 2003 22 0–0 Report Bolton Wanderers Fulham University of Bolton Stadium Horwich 25,156 Alan Wiley D 19 January 2003 23 1–0 Report Fulham Davis 39 Middlesbrough Loftus Road Fulham, London 14,253 Mark Halsey W 24 29 January 2003 15:00 Manchester City 4–1 Report Fulham Anelka 21Benarbia 47Foé 61Wright-Phillips 70 Malbranque 2 Maine Road Manchester 33,260 Steve Bennett L 25 1 February 2003 Arsenal 2–1 Report Fulham Pires 17 90 Malbranque 29 Islington, London Highbury 38,050 Eddie Wolstenholme L 8 February 2003 26 2–1 Report Fulham Aston Villa Loftus Road Fulham, London W 19 February 2003 27 3–0 Fulham West Bromwich Albion Loftus Road Fulham, London W 2003 2 24 y 28 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Report Fulham Sheringham 40 pen. King 15 o.g. White Hart Lane London 34,704 Graham Barber D 1 March 2003 29 1–0 Fulham Sunderland Loftus Road Fulham, London W 15 March 2003 30 2–2 Fulham Southampton Loftus Road Fulham, London D 22 March 2003 31 3–0 Manchester United Fulham Old Trafford Manchester L 32 7 April 2003 Fulham 0–4 Blackburn Rovers David Dunn 37 pen.Hakan Şükür 42 54 Damien Duff 53 Loftus Road Fulham, London L 33 12 April 2003 Liverpool 2–0 Report Fulham Heskey 36Owen 59 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 42,120 Alan Wiley L 34 19 April 2003 15:00 Fulham 2–1 W Report Newcastle United Lewinski 69Clark 86 Shearer 39Griffin 1 63 Loftus Road Fulham, London 17,900 Dermot Gallagher 35 22 April 2003 Leeds United 2–0 Report Fulham Viduka 4 49 Leeds, West Yorkshire Elland Road 37,220 Neale Barry L 26 April 2003 36 1–1 Chelsea Fulham Stamford Bridge Fulham D 3 May 2003 37 2–0 Fulham Everton Loftus Road Fulham, London W 11 May 2003 38 0–1 Charlton Athletic Fulham The Valley Charlton W League Cup W 2002 11 6 y Fulham 3 3–1 Report Bury Štolcers 40 53Clark 73 Newby 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 6,700 David Pugh L 2002 12 4 y Wigan Athletic 4 2–1 Report Fulham Ellington 20 28 Boa Morte 86 JJB Stadium Wigan, Greater Manchester 7,651 Mark Halsey FA Cup W 2003 1 5 y Fulham 3 3–1 Report Birmingham City Sava 11Goldbæk 23Saha 46 John 90 Loftus Road Fulham, London 9,203 Neale Barry W 2003 1 26 y Fulham 4 3–0 (Report) Charlton Athletic Malbranque 59 66 pen. 87 pen. Fish 0 86 Loftus Road Fulham, London 12,203 Paul Durkin D 2003 2 16 y Fulham 5 1–1 Report Burnley Malbranque 45 Moore 4 Loftus Road Fulham, London 13,062 Graham Poll L 2002 2 26 y Burnley 5R 3–0 Report Fulham Taylor 27Moore 35Diallo 52 Davis 0 49 Turf Moor Burnley, Lancashire 11,635 Phil Dowd UEFA Intertoto Cup D 2002 7 6 y 15:00 Fulham ENG 2Leg 1 0–0 Report FIN Haka Craven Cottage London, England 7,908 Ladislav Gadosi D 2002 7 14 y 19:00 Haka FIN 2Leg 2 1–1 Report ENG Fulham Ristilä 66 Marlet 47 Tehtaan Kenttä Valkeakoski, Finland 3,500 Emil Laursen W 2002 7 20 y 17:00 Fulham ENG 3Leg 1 1–0 Report GRE Egaleo Saha 77 Craven Cottage London, England 5,199 Ver Eecke D 2002 7 27 y 21:00 Egaleo GRE 3Leg 2 1–1 https://archive.today/20130123201359/http://www.fulhamweb.com/fulhamweb/fix_res/report.asp?match=181 Report ENG Fulham Chloros 24 Marlet 34 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Athens, Greece 2,500 Ruud Bossen W 2002 7 31 y 19:45 Fulham ENG Semi-finalLeg 1 1–0 Report FRA 1974 Sochaux Davis 90+2 Loftus Road London, England 4,717 Sorin Corpodean W 2002 8 7 y 21:30 Sochaux FRA 1974 Semi-finalLeg 2 0–2 Report ENG Fulham Legwinski 64Hayles 72 Stade Auguste Bonal Montbéliard, France 11,000 Franz-Xaver Wack D 2002 8 13 y 20:30 Bologna ITA FinalLeg 1 2–2 Report ENG Fulham Signori 53 pen. 76 pen. Inamoto 63Legwinski 87 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna, Italy 23,620 Eduardo Iturralde González W 2002 8 27 y 19:30 Fulham ENG FinalLeg 2 3–1 Report ITA Bologna Inamoto 12 47 50 Locatelli 34 Loftus Road London, England 13,756 Massimo Busacca UEFA Cup W 2002 9 19 y Hajduk Split CRO 1Leg 1 0–1 Report ENG Fulham Malbranque 50 Poljud Stadium Split, Croatia 25,000 Fernando Carmona Mendez D 2002 10 3 y Fulham ENG 1Leg 2 2–2 (Report) CRO Hajduk Split Marlet 24Malbranque 44 Loftus Road London, England 18,500 Stefano Farina W 2002 10 31 y Dinamo Zagreb CRO 2Leg 1 0–3 Report ENG Fulham Polovanec 0 32 Boa Morte 35Marlet 59Hayles 77 Maksimir Stadium Zagreb, Croatia 30,000 Eduardo Iturralde González W 2002 11 14 y Fulham ENG 2Leg 2 2–1 Report CRO Dinamo Zagreb Malbranque 89Boa Morte 90 Olić 52 Loftus Road London, England 7,700 Laurent Duhamel L 2002 11 26 y Hertha BSC GER 3Leg 1 2–1 Report ENG Fulham Beinlich 26Sava 68 o.g. Marlet 53 Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany 14,477 Dick Van Egmond D 2002 12 12 y Fulham ENG 3Leg 2 0–0 Report GER Hertha BSC Loftus Road London, England 15,161 Pierluigi Collina Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Edwin van der Sar GK NED 19 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 12 Maik Taylor GK NIR 18+1 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 21 Martín Herrera GK ARG 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Steve Finnan DF IRL 32 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 4 Andy Melville DF WAL 24+2 0 3 0 1 0 10 0 16 Zat Knight DF ENG 12+5 0 0+1 0 1 0 3+2 0 17 Martin Djetou DF FRA 1974 22+3 1 4 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 24 Alain Goma DF FRA 1974 29 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 25 Abdeslam Ouaddou DF MAR 9+4 0 0+1 0 2 0 10 0 26 Jon Harley DF ENG 11 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 27 Pierre Womé DF CMR 13+1 1 0+1 0 2 0 1+1 0 36 Mark Hudson DF ENG 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 39 Dean Leacock DF ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 6 Junichi Inamoto MF JPN 9+10 2 1+1 0 2 0 3+7 4 8 Lee Clark MF ENG 9+2 2 0 0 2 1 1+1 0 10 John Collins MF SCO 0+5 0 0+1 0 2 0 3+1 0 11 Luís Boa Morte MF POR 25+4 2 2 0 0+1 1 10+3 2 14 Steed Malbranque MF FRA 1974 35+2 6 4 4 0 0 12+2 3 18 Sylvain Legwinski MF FRA 1974 33+2 4 3+1 2 0 0 10+2 2 19 Bjarne Goldbæk MF DEN 8+2 0 2+1 1 1 0 2+4 0 23 Sean Davis MF ENG 28 3 4 0 0+1 0 12 1 40 Andrejs Štolcers MF LAT 0+5 0 0 0 2 2 0+2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 7 Steve Marlet FW FRA 1974 28 4 1+1 0 0 0 13+1 5 9 Facundo Sava FW ARG 13+7 5 3+1 1 1+1 0 6+1 0 15 Barry Hayles FW ENG 4+10 1 0 0 1 0 2+7 2 20 Louis Saha FW FRA 1974 13+4 5 3 1 0 0 5+3 1 33 Calum Willock FW ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Elvis Hammond FW GHA 3+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 3 Rufus Brevett DF ENG 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30 May 2003 Competitions October 2016 References Notes notes External links Fulham's official website Fulham on BBC Sport Category:Fulham F.C. seasons Fulham