2001–02 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2001–02 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerAlan Cork
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

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.

Squad

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  IRL 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  IRL 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

Main article: 2001–02 Football League § Second Division

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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWDDWLWLLDDDWWDWLWDDWWDDDLLWWLWWLLWWWDDWWWWWDWW
Position~711913111517171717151415101188109565610121010101088118788876665444
Points345881111111213141720212424272829323536373838384144444750505053565960616467707376778083
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Division Two

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1 Cardiff City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cardiff
15:00
  • Danny Gabbidon 17'
 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
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,804
Referee: Rob Harris (Oxfordshire)
12 October 2001 (2001-10-12) 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Cardiff
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,629
Referee: Clive Penton (Sussex)
16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 39 Oldham Athletic 1–7 Cardiff City Oldham
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
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)

Play-offs

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.)
(2–3 agg.)		 Stoke City Cardiff
 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,367
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

FA Cup

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
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
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Alan Kaye (West Yorkshire)

League Cup

21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) Round 1 Millwall 2–1 Cardiff City Millwall
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: Paul Danson (Leicester)

LDV Vans Trophy

16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) Round 1 Cardiff City 7–1 Rushden & Diamonds Cardiff
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
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: John Brandwood (Lichfield)

FAW Premier Cup

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.)
(3–4 p)		 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)

References

  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.

Bibliography

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2002). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2002-2003. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1100-0.

See also

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