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 | ||||
| 142 | 378 | 2.66 | 57 | 40.14% | 38 | 26.76% | 47 | 33.10% |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 31 | WWLW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Leicester City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 27 | OWOW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 | OWWW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 23 | WWXW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Sheffield United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 21 | WLXW | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Coventry City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 | WLXW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 7 | 1 | Watford | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | +0 | 21 | WWXX | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | 3 | Rotherham United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 18 | LLWW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | 3 | Reading | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | WXWL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 10 | 1 | Derby County | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 | XWLW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| 11 | 2 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 | XLXX | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 15 | WWXX | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| 13 | 3 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 15 | LXXL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| 14 | 3 | Wolves | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 14 | LLWL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 15 | 1 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 14 | XXXW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 16 | 1 | Walsall | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 14 | XWWL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 17 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | +0 | 13 | XXOX | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 18 | 1 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 13 | XLLW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 19 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 12 | LWLL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 20 | 1 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 12 | LWLX | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 21 | 1 | Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 | LLLL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 9 | LLOO | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 8 | WLWL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 24 | Brighton & HA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 4 | LLLL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | +2 | David JOHNSON (Nottingham Forest, 1p) |
| 8 | Paul McVEIGH (Norwich City) | |
| +1 | Darren BYFIELD (Rotherham United) | |
| +1 | Alan LEE (Rotherham United, 2p) | |
| 6 | +2 | Malcolm CHRISTIE (Derby County) |
| Jamie CURETON (Reading) | ||
| 5 | Nathan BLAKE (Wolves) | |
| +2 | Michael TONGE (Sheffield United) | |
| Brian DEANE (Leicester City) | ||
| +1 | Jay BOTHROYD (Coventry City) | |
| Neil SHIPPERLEY (Wimbledon, 1p) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| Paul DICKOV (Leicester City, 2p) | ||
| +1 | Svetoslav TODOROV (Portsmouth) | |
| 4 | Andy COOKE (Stoke City) | |
| +1 | Michael PROCTOR (Bradford City) | |
| +1 | Vincent PÉRICARD (Portsmouth) | |
| +1 | Wayne ALLISON (Sheffield United) | |
| +1 | Paul MERSON (Portsmouth, 2p) | |
| +2 | Steve KABBA (Grimsby Town) | |
| +1 | Andy HUGHES (Reading) | |
| Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | ||
| Paul SHAW (Gillingham) | ||
| Phillip MULRYNE (Norwich City) | ||
| Shefki KUQI (Sheffield Wednesday) |
| Saturday, 5 October 2002 | |||||
| 12 | Bradford City | 1-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 20 | Proctor | 39(p) | Alexander | ||
| 12 | Gillingham | 0-2 | Coventry City | ||
| 46 | Bothroyd | ||||
| 53 | Pipe | ||||
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 0-3 | Reading | ||
| 13 | Hughes | ||||
| 32 | Forster | ||||
| 90(og) | Pouton | ||||
| 12 | Millwall | 1-2 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 44 | Davies | 65 | Johnson | ||
| 85 | Johnson | ||||
| 12 | Norwich City | 0-0 | Leicester City | ||
| 12 | Rotherham United | 2-3 | Portsmouth | ||
| 34 | Byfield | 15 | Péricard | ||
| 73(p) | Lee | 23 | Todorov | ||
| 45(p) | Merson | ||||
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-3 | Burnley | ||
| 67 | Donnelly | 8 | Taylor | ||
| 57 | Little | ||||
| 60 | Moore | ||||
| 12 | Stoke City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 85 | Iwelumo | 77 | Adebola | ||
| 12 | Watford | 1-0 | Brighton & HA | ||
| 40 | Helguson | ||||
| 12 | Wolves | 1-3 | Sheffield United | ||
| 35(og) | Ullathorne | 45 | Tonge | ||
| 48 | Allison | ||||
| 50 | Tonge | ||||
| 12 | Derby County | 2-2 | Walsall | ||
| 19 | Christie | 64 | Corica | ||
| 53 | Christie | 90(p) | Aranalde | ||
| Sunday, 6 October 2002 | |||||
| 12 | Wimbledon | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 90 | Ambrose | ||||
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | |||||
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 3-0 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 8 | Kabba | ||||
| 18(p) | Pouton | ||||
| 61 | Kabba | ||||
