Cardiff 2002/03

Cardiff finished 6th of 24 in the 2002/03 Second Division with 81 points (won 23, drawn 12, lost 11; scored 68, conceded 43) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 6 matches of 46; lowest 9th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 10 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Cardiff
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 10 Aug 2002	Oldham (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	9th
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Port Vale (home)	3–1 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Northampton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	6	5th
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Swindon (away)	1–0 W	Won	9	3rd
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Luton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	10	5th
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Cheltenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	11	5th
7	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Stockport (home)	2–1 W	Won	14	8th
8	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Brentford (home)	2–0 W	Won	17	4th
9	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Notts County (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	4th
10	Tue 24 Sep 2002	Plymouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	1st
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	1st
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Wigan (away)	2–2 D	Drew	25	2nd
13	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	28	1st
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Blackpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	28	2nd
15	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Tranmere (home)	4–0 W	Won	31	2nd
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Mansfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	1st
17	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Peterborough (home)	3–0 W	Won	37	1st
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Barnsley (away)	2–3 L	Lost	37	3rd
19	Sun 24 Nov 2002	Chesterfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	40	2nd
20	Fri 29 Nov 2002	QPR (away)	4–0 W	Won	43	1st
21	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Bristol City (home)	0–2 L	Lost	43	3rd
22	Fri 20 Dec 2002	Colchester (away)	2–1 W	Won	46	2nd
23	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Luton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	46	3rd
24	Sun 29 Dec 2002	Huddersfield (home)	4–0 W	Won	49	3rd
25	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Swindon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	2nd
26	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Cheltenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	53	4th
27	Sat 25 Jan 2003	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	53	4th
28	Fri 31 Jan 2003	Oldham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	4th
29	Tue 4 Feb 2003	Northampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	3rd
30	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Barnsley (home)	1–1 D	Drew	58	3rd
31	Fri 21 Feb 2003	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	59	3rd
32	Tue 25 Feb 2003	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	62	3rd
33	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Stockport (away)	1–1 D	Drew	63	3rd
34	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Brentford (away)	2–0 W	Won	66	3rd
35	Sat 8 Mar 2003	Notts County (home)	0–2 L	Lost	66	3rd
36	Fri 14 Mar 2003	Tranmere (away)	3–3 D	Drew	67	3rd
37	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Blackpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	70	3rd
38	Fri 21 Mar 2003	Mansfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	73	2nd
39	Sat 5 Apr 2003	QPR (home)	1–2 L	Lost	73	4th
40	Tue 8 Apr 2003	Wycombe (away)	4–0 W	Won	76	3rd
41	Sun 13 Apr 2003	Chesterfield (away)	3–0 W	Won	79	3rd
42	Wed 16 Apr 2003	Peterborough (away)	0–2 L	Lost	79	3rd
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Colchester (home)	0–3 L	Lost	79	3rd
44	Tue 22 Apr 2003	Bristol City (away)	0–2 L	Lost	79	4th
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Wigan (home)	0–0 D	Drew	80	5th
46	Sat 3 May 2003	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	81	6th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.