Division 1| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 286 | 780 | 2.72 | 131 | 45.80% | 73 | 25.52% | 82 | 28.67% |
| 2002/03 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 54 | XXOW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | ||
| 2 | Leicester City | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 51 | WWOW | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 42 | WLLW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Norwich City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 42 | WLLW | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 42 | WWOW | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 6 | Reading | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 39 | LLOW | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Wolves | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 37 | XLWO | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Watford | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 37 | WLLW | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | |
| 9 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 36 | WWWL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | |
| 10 | 2 | Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 36 | WWWL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
| 11 | 3 | Rotherham United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 34 | LWWO | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 21 | |
| 12 | 4 | Gillingham | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 34 | WWWX | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Derby County | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 33 | LWWL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| 14 | 1 | Wimbledon | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 39 | +0 | 32 | XLWW | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | |
| 15 | 2 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 32 | LLWL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 | |
| 16 | 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 31 | LWLW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |
| 17 | Millwall | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 30 | XLLW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 28 | XWXL | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 19 | 1 | Walsall | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 28 | LWWL | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |
| 20 | Bradford City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 22 | LWLL | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 20 | WLLL | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 17 | XXLX | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | ||
| 23 | Brighton & HA | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 14 | LLXX | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 14 | LLXL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 19 | +1 | David JOHNSON (Nottingham Forest, 2p) |
| 14 | +1 | David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 2p) |
| 12 | +1 | Svetoslav TODOROV (Portsmouth) |
| Alan LEE (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| 11 | Paul McVEIGH (Norwich City) | |
| Neil SHIPPERLEY (Wimbledon, 2p) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| +1 | Darren BYFIELD (Rotherham United) | |
| 9 | Nathan BLAKE (Wolves) | |
| Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | ||
| 8 | Andy JOHNSON (Crystal Palace, 1p) | |
| JÚNIOR (Walsall) | ||
| +1 | Brian DEANE (Leicester City) | |
| +1 | Jay BOTHROYD (Coventry City) | |
| Steve KABBA (Sheffield United) | ||
| Paul DICKOV (Leicester City, 2p) | ||
| Carl ASABA (Sheffield United, 3p) | ||
| 7 | Jorge LEITÃO (Walsall) | |
| +1 | Gary McALLISTER (Coventry City, 3p) | |
| +1 | Marlon HAREWOOD (Nottingham Forest, 1p) | |
| +1 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 4p) | |
| +1 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | |
| Pablo COUÑAGO (Ipswich Town) | ||
| James SCOWCROFT (Leicester City) |
| Friday, 20 December 2002 | |||||
| 24 | Brighton & HA | 0-1 | Leicester City | ||
| 72 | Deane | ||||
| Saturday, 21 December 2002 | |||||
| 24 | Coventry City | 3-0 | Derby County | ||
| 30 | McAllister | ||||
| 35 | Hignett | ||||
| 54 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 24 | Gillingham | 4-2 | Burnley | ||
| 17 | Wallace | 28 | Taylor | ||
| 41 | Smith | 76(p) | Blake | ||
| 45 | Smith | ||||
| 64 | King | ||||
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 49 | Santos | ||||
| 52 | Mansaram | ||||
| 24 | Millwall | 1-1 | Wolves | ||
| 43 | Roberts | 5 | Kennedy | ||
| 24 | Norwich City | 2-1 | Walsall | ||
| 55 | Mackay | 50(og) | Easton | ||
| 60 | Mulryne | ||||
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Reading | ||
| 4 | Johnson | ||||
| 67 | Harewood | ||||
| 24 | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 19 | Todorov | 54 | Gaardsøe | ||
| 24 | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 58(og) | Alexander | ||||
| 24 | Watford | 1-0 | Bradford City | ||
| 90(p) | Cox | ||||
| 24 | Wimbledon | 1-1 | Stoke City | ||
| 82 | Connolly | 88 | Iwelumo | ||
| Sunday, 22 December 2002 | |||||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 1-3 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 69 | Byfield | 12 | Black | ||
| 45 | Gray | ||||
| 51 | Black | ||||
