2001–02 Cardiff City F.C. season
Introduction 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
Standings ===Results by round===
Fixtures and results ===Division Two===+DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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===+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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  ===FA Cup===+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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* – Tiverton Town were drawn as the home side but the match was switched to Ninian Park.===League Cup===+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 21 Aug  One Millwall  A  L 1 – 2  5,516  Earnshaw===LDV Vans trophy===+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 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===+DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers 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
See also * List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons* 2001–02 in English football