Colchester United v Cardiff City, 20 December 2002
| Score | 2-1 to Cardiff City |
| Referee | Uriah Rennie |
| Competition | League Division 2 |
| Venue | Layer Road, Colchester |
| Attendance | 3,096 |
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Goals:
| Micky Stockwell | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Simon Brown
Defender/Right back
Sam Stockley
Defender/Centre back
Scott B Fitzgerald
Defender/Centre back
Mark Warren
Defender/Centre back
Alan White
Midfielder
Bobby Bowry
Midfielder
Kem Izzet
Midfielder
Micky Stockwell
Midfielder/Forward
Karl Duguid
Forward
Dean Morgan
Forward
Kevin Rapley
Substitutions:
| Simon Atangana for Dean Morgan | 45 |
| Thomas Pinault for Micky Stockwell | 64 |
| Adrian Coote for Sam Stockley | 78 |
Cards:
| Alan White | 51 | Y |
| Kem Izzet | 54 | Y |
| Kevin Rapley | 58 | R |
| Mark Warren | 70 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Pat Baldwin and Richard McKinney.Goals:
| Robert Earnshaw | 45 |
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| Robert Earnshaw | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Neil Alexander
Goalkeeper
Spencer Prior
Defender
Rhys Weston
Defender
FAN Zhi Yi
Defender
Andy Legg
Defender/Midfielder
Chris Barker
Defender/Left back
Willie Boland
Midfielder
Graham Kavanagh
Midfielder
Andy Campbell
Forward
Robert Earnshaw
Forward
Peter Thorne
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gary Croft for Andy Campbell | 80 |
| Leo Fortune-West for Robert Earnshaw | 90 |
Cards:
| FAN Zhi Yi | 59 | R |
| Graham Kavanagh | 69 | Y |
| Willie Boland | 88 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 16th Unused substitutes: Pat Baldwin and Richard McKinney.Comments:
League position: 2nd Unused substitutes: Jason Bowen, Layton Maxwell and Martyn Margetson.