| Season: | 2002–03 |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round |
| Cup3 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup4 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Robert Earnshaw (31) |
| Season Topscorer: | Robert Earnshaw (35) |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,245 vs Queens Park Rangers (5 April 2003) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 11,389 vs Notts County (8 March 2003) |
| Average Attendance: | 13,049 |
| Nextseason: | 2003–04 |
During the 2002–03 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Division Two. They finished in six place and were promoted to Division One after beating Queens Park Rangers in the play-off final in Cardiff.
The season also saw Robert Earnshaw break the 56-year record of 30 league goals held by Stan Richards and the record of Hughie Ferguson of 32 goals in all competitions.[1]
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| 10 Aug | A | W 2 – 1 | 8,033 | Campbell, Earnshaw | ||
| 13 Aug | H | W 3 – 1 | 13,296 | Thorne, Fortune-West, Legg | ||
| 17 Aug | H | L 1 – 2 | 13,321 | Kavanagh | ||
| 24 Aug | A | W 1 – 0 | 7,564 | Fortune-West | ||
| 26 Aug | H | D 0 – 0 | 13,564 | |||
| 31 Aug | A | D 1 – 1 | 4,395 | Campbell | ||
| 14 Sep | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,546 | Earnshaw, Kavanagh | ||
| 17 Sep | H | W 2 – 0 | 12,032 | Legg, Earnshaw | ||
| 21 Sep | A | W 1 – 0 | 6,118 | Croft | ||
| 24 Sep | A | D 2 – 2 | 11,606 | Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 28 Sep | H | W 2 – 1 | 13,208 | Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 5 Oct | A | D 2 – 2 | 8,047 | Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 12 Oct | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,120 | Kavanagh | ||
| 19 Oct | A | L 0 – 1 | 7,744 | |||
| 26 Oct | H | W 4 – 0 | 12,096 | Thorne (2), Earnshaw, Weston | ||
| 29 Oct | A | W 1 – 0 | 3,441 | Thorne | ||
| 2 Nov | H | W 3 – 0 | 12,918 | Kavanagh, Earnshaw, Weston | ||
| 9 Nov | A | L 2 – 3 | 10,894 | Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 24 Nov | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,331 | Thorne | ||
| 29 Nov | A | W 4 – 0 | 14,345 | Earnshaw (3), Campbell | ||
| 14 Dec | H | L 0 – 2 | 15,239 | |||
| 20 Dec | A | W 2 – 1 | 3,096 | Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 26 Dec | A | L 0 – 2 | 7,805 | |||
| 29 Dec | H | W 4 – 0 | 13,703 | Bowen (2), Earnshaw (2) | ||
| 1 Jan | H | D 1 – 1 | 13,062 | Earnshaw | ||
| 18 Jan | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,605 | Thorne, Earnshaw | ||
| 25 Jan | A | L 0 – 1 | 9,462 | |||
| 31 Jan | H | D 1 – 1 | 12,579 | Bowen | ||
| 4 Feb | A | W 1 – 0 | 4,553 | Earnshaw | ||
| 8 Feb | H | D 1 – 1 | 12,759 | Gordon | ||
| 21 Feb | H | D 1 – 1 | 14,006 | Earnshaw | ||
| 25 Feb | A | W 2 – 0 | 3,831 | Gordon, Thorne | ||
| 1 Mar | A | D 1 – 1 | 5,385 | Thorne | ||
| 4 Mar | A | W 2 – 0 | 5,727 | Young, Earnshaw | ||
| 8 Mar | H | L 0 – 2 | 11,389 | |||
| 14 Mar | A | D 3 – 3 | 9,637 | Earnshaw (3) | ||
| 18 Mar | H | W 2 – 1 | 11,788 | Earnshaw, Mahon | ||
| 21 Mar | H | W 1 – 0 | 13,009 | Earnshaw | ||
| 5 Apr | H | L 1 – 2 | 15,245 | Thorne | ||
| 8 Apr | A | W 4 – 0 | 5,889 | Thorne (2), Mahon, Legg | ||
| 13 Apr | A | W 3 – 0 | 4,398 | Kavanagh, Thorne (2) | ||
| 16 Apr | A | L 0 – 2 | 4,984 | |||
| 19 Apr | H | L 0 – 3 | 12,633 | |||
| 22 Apr | A | L 0 – 2 | 15,615 | |||
| 26 Apr | H | D 0 – 0 | 14,702 | |||
| 3 May | A | D 1 – 1 | 9,562 | Earnshaw |
| 10 May | Semi-final (first leg) | H | W 1 – 0 | 19,146 | Thorne | ||
| 13 May | Semi-final (second leg) | A | D 0 – 0 | 16,307 | |||
| 25 May | N | W 1 – 0 (aet) | 66,096 | Campbell |
| 11 Sep | One | A | W 5 – 1 | 2,280 | Earnshaw (3), OG, Thorne | |
| 1 Oct | Two | A | L 0 – 1 |
| 16 Nov | One | A | D 2 – 2 | 5,592 | Collins, Kavanagh | ||
| 26 Nov | One (replay) | H | W 2 – 1 | 6,853 | Campbell, Collins | ||
| 7 Dec | Two | A | W 3 – 0 | 1,362 | Thorne, Boland, Fortune-West | ||
| 4 Jan | Three | H | D 2 – 2 | 16,013 | Earnshaw, Campbell | ||
| 15 Jan | Three (replay) | A | L 0 – 3 | 11,997 |
| 12 Nov | One | A | W 3 – 0 | 1,360 | Bowen, Campbell, Fortune-West | ||
| 10 Dec | Quarter-final | A | L 1 – 2 | 3,615 | Gordon |
| – | Quarter-final | A | W 3 – 1 | – | Gordon (2), Fleetwood | ||
| 24 Mar | Semi-final | A | L 0 – 0 (Lost 4 – 5 on pens) | 1,160 |