2001–02 Cardiff City F.C. season

During the 2001–02 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Division Two. They finished in fourth place before losing to Stoke City in the play-off semi finals after extra time in the second leg.

Cardiff City
2001–02 season
ChairmanLebanon Sam Hammam
ManagerEngland Alan Cork
England Lennie Lawrence
Division Two4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
LDV Vans TrophySecond round
FAW Premier CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Graham Kavanagh (13)

All:
Graham Kavanagh (16)
Highest home attendance22,009 vs Leeds United (6 January 2002)
Lowest home attendance2,052 vs Rushden & Diamonds (16 September 2001)
Average home league attendance12,522

Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship[1] FA Cup League Cup Other[2]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Neil Alexander 53 0 48 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   WAL Rhys Weston 44 0 39 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   WAL Andy Legg 41 2 35 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF   ENG Des Hamilton 24 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF   ENG Spencer Prior 44 2 39 2 3 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF   WAL Danny Gabbidon 49 3 44 3 4 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF   WAL Josh Low 27 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
8 MF   EIR Graham Kavanagh 51 16 45 13 4 2 1 0 1 1
9 FW   ENG Leo Fortune-West 46 11 38 10 4 1 1 0 3 0
10 FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw 36 15 32 12 3 2 1 1 0 0
11 FW   WAL Jason Bowen 29 5 26 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF   EIR Willie Boland 50 1 44 1 4 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK   WAL Mark Walton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 FW   WAL Paul Brayson 41 4 35 3 4 1 1 0 1 0
15 MF   ENG Mark Bonner 37 0 31 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF   WAL David Hughes 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
17 DF   SCO Andy Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   WAL Scott Young 40 5 35 4 3 1 0 0 2 0
19 MF   ENG Michael Simpkins 19 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW   ENG Gavin Gordon 19 8 15 2 2 1 1 0 1 5
21 GK   WAL Lee Kendall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW   ENG Kevin Nugent 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
22 FW   ENG Andy Campbell 10 7 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   WAL Leyton Maxwell 23 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
24 MF   WAL Gethin Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 MF   WAL Martyn Giles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF   WAL Kevin Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   WAL James Collins 15 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 5 1
28 DF   ENG Andy Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 DF   ENG Gary Croft 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   WAL Kurt Nogan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Jason Fowler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   WAL Ceri Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   ENG Matt Brazier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK   ENG Stephen Bywater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Russell Perrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Peter Thorne 28 8 28 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   SCO Scott McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF   WAL Leon Jeanne 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
35 DF   WAL Byron Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   WAL Nicky Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Dean Gordon 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standings

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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 to Football League First Division
3 Brentford 46 24 11 11 77 43 +34 83 Qualification for the Second 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
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDDWLWLLDDDWWDWLWDDWWDDDLLWWLWWLLWWWDDWWWWWDWW
Position~711913111517171717151415101188109565610121010101088118788876665444
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
11 Aug Wycombe Wanderers H W 1 – 0 17,403 Gabbidon
18 Aug Peterborough United A D 1 – 1 6,437 Kavanagh
25 Aug Bournemouth H D 2 – 2 13,383 Fortune-West, Earnshaw
8 Sep Reading A W 2 – 1 13,017 Fortune-West (2)
15 Sep Cambridge United A L 1 – 2 3,454 Legg
18 Sep Northampton Town H W 2 – 0 11,232 Kavanagh, Brayson
22 Sep Huddersfield Town H L 1 – 2 12,280 Thorne
25 Sep Queens Park Rangers A L 1 – 2 11,667 Kavanagh
29 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion H D 1 – 1 12,022 Brayson
9 Oct Bristol City A D 1 – 1 13,804 Earnshaw
12 Oct Wigan Athletic H D 2 – 2 11,072 Thorne, Brayson
21 Oct Swindon Town A W 3 – 0 8,373 Earnshaw, Bowen, Kavanagh
24 Oct Port Vale A W 2 – 0 4,552 Prior, Earnshaw
27 Oct Tranmere Rovers H D 1 – 1 13,070 Bowen
4 Nov Wrexham A W 3 – 1 5,832 Gordon, Kavanagh, Fortune-West
7 Nov Bury A L 0 – 3 2,549
10 Nov Chesterfield H W 2 – 1 9,516 Earnshaw, Fortune-West
20 Nov Colchester United H D 1 – 1 8,013 Collins
24 Nov Notts County A D 0 – 0 6,313
1 Dec Oldham Athletic H W 3 – 1 10,004 Earnshaw, Kavanagh (2)
4 Dec Brentford H W 3 – 1 10,184 Thorne, Earnshaw, Gabbidon
15 Dec Blackpool A D 1 – 1 4,880 D Gordon
19 Dec Stoke City A D 1 – 1 14,331 Gordon
26 Dec Reading H D 2 – 2 16,708 Earnshaw (2)
29 Dec Bristol City H L 1 – 3 16,149 Kavanagh
12 Jan Peterborough United H L 0 – 2 11,301
19 Jan Wycombe Wanderers A W 1 – 0 7,165 Kavanagh
22 Jan Stoke City H W 2 – 0 11,771 O.G., Legg
31 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion A L 0 – 1 6,117
5 Feb Bournemouth A W 3 – 1 4,336 Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Boland
9 Feb Swindon Town H W 3 – 0 12,045 Earnshaw, Bowen (2)
12 Feb Brentford A L 1 – 2 6,718 Bowen
16 Feb Wigan Athletic A L 0 – 4 5,487
19 Feb Bury H W 1 – 0 8,273 Kavanagh
23 Feb Cambridge United H W 2 – 0 10,182 Kavanagh (2)
2 Mar Northampton Town A W 2 – 1 5,495 Maxwell, Campbell
5 Mar Queens Park Rangers H D 1 – 1 13,425 Young
9 Mar Blackpool H D 2 – 2 11,629 Campbell (2)
16 Mar Oldham Athletic A W 7 – 1 6,786 Young, Fortune-West (2), Thorne, Campbell (3)
22 Mar Wrexham H W 3 – 2 15,702 Young, Thorne, Gabbidon
30 Mar Chesterfield A W 2 – 0 5,442 Fortune-West, Campbell
1 Apr Port Vale H W 1 – 0 15,556 Thorne
6 Apr Colchester United A W 1 – 0 3,970 Prior
9 Apr Huddersfield Town A D 2 – 2 11,660 Thorne (2)
13 Apr Notts County H W 2 – 1 17,105 Fortune-West, Young
20 Apr Tranmere Rovers A W 1 – 0 8,375 Croft

Play-offs

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 Apr Semi-final (first leg) Stoke City A W 2 – 1 21,245 Earnshaw, Fortune-West
1 May Semi-final (second leg) Stoke City H L 0 – 2 19,367
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 Nov One Tiverton Town A* W 3 – 1 6,638 Brayson, Hamilton, Earnshaw
8 Dec Two Port Vale H W 3 – 0 Earnshaw, Gavin Gordon, Fortune-West
6 Jan Three Leeds United H W 2 – 1 22,009 Kavanagh, Young
27 Jan Four Tranmere Rovers A L 1 – 3 Kavanagh

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 Aug One Millwall A L 1 – 2 5,516 Earnshaw

LDV Vans trophy

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 Sep One Rushden & Diamonds H W 7 – 1 2,052 Bonner, Gordon (5), Giles
30 Sep Two Peterborough United H L 1 -3 2,584 Nugent

FAW Premier Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers
16 Jan Quarter-final Newtown A W 3 – 0 Jeanne, Collins, Wallis
12 Mar Semi-final Wrexham A W 1 – 1
(4–3 on pens)
Giles
13 May Final Swansea City H W 1 – 0 Kavanagh

References

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  1. ^ Includes play-off matches and goals
  2. ^ LDV Vans Trophy and FAW Premier Cup
  3. ^ "England 2001–02". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Cardiff City 2001-02 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

See also

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