| 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 | ||||
| 341 | 932 | 2.73 | 148 | 43.40% | 95 | 27.86% | 98 | 28.74% |
| 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 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 60 | XLXW | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Leicester City | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 58 | WLOW | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Sheffield United | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 52 | WWOW | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 45 | XXXL | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | |
| 5 | 1 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 44 | LXXL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | |
| 6 | Coventry City | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 43 | XOXO | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 7 | Reading | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 43 | LOLW | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 8 | Wolves | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 42 | XWXL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 42 | XXWX | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 10 | Watford | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 42 | WLXL | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 41 | WXWW | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Rotherham United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 41 | WXLL | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | |
| 13 | Millwall | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 40 | WWLW | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Gillingham | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 39 | WXXW | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | |
| 15 | 1 | Derby County | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 38 | WXXL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | |
| 16 | 2 | Burnley | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 38 | XXXW | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | |
| 17 | Wimbledon | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 43 | +0 | 35 | XXOX | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 18 | Preston North End | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 32 | XLLL | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 19 | 1 | Bradford City | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 31 | WLWW | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 27 | |
| 20 | 1 | Walsall | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 30 | OLXL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 25 | LLXX | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 22 | Stoke City | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 24 | LOWW | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | ||
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 23 | LWWL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 24 | Brighton & HA | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 46 | -20 | 20 | XOXW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 20 | +1 | David JOHNSON (Nottingham Forest, 2p) |
| 14 | David CONNOLLY (Wimbledon, 2p) | |
| 13 | +1 | Svetoslav TODOROV (Portsmouth) |
| 12 | Paul McVEIGH (Norwich City) | |
| +1 | Darren BYFIELD (Rotherham United, 1p) | |
| Alan LEE (Rotherham United, 2p) | ||
| 11 | +2 | Andy GRAY (Bradford City, 3p) |
| Neil SHIPPERLEY (Wimbledon, 2p) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| +2 | Paul DICKOV (Leicester City, 3p) | |
| 10 | Pablo COUÑAGO (Ipswich Town) | |
| 9 | Nathan BLAKE (Wolves) | |
| Brian DEANE (Leicester City) | ||
| +2 | Steve CLARIDGE (Millwall, 1p) | |
| +1 | Gareth TAYLOR (Burnley) | |
| +1 | Steve KABBA (Sheffield United) | |
| Ricardo FULLER (Preston North End) | ||
| 8 | +1 | Malcolm CHRISTIE (Derby County) |
| Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 5p) | ||
| Andy JOHNSON (Crystal Palace, 1p) | ||
| JÚNIOR (Walsall) | ||
| Jay BOTHROYD (Coventry City) | ||
| Carl ASABA (Sheffield United, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Heiðar HELGUSON (Watford) |
| Friday, 17 January 2003 | |||||
| 29 | Sheffield United | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 62 | Kabba | 47 | Quinn | ||
| 65 | Brown | ||||
| 78 | Allison | ||||
| Saturday, 18 January 2003 | |||||
| 29 | Brighton & HA | 1-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| 54 | Zamora | 64 | Todorov | ||
| 29 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Burnley | ||
| 62(p) | Popovic | 44 | Taylor | ||
| 29 | Gillingham | 3-2 | Leicester City | ||
| 32 | Shaw | 50 | Sinclair | ||
| 45(og) | Elliott | 61 | Wright | ||
| 86 | Sidibé | ||||
| 29 | Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Millwall | ||
| 43 | Claridge | ||||
| 84(p) | Claridge | ||||
| 29 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 33 | Williams | 87 | Sara | ||
| 29 | Reading | 0-0 | Walsall | ||
| 29 | Stoke City | 1-3 | Derby County | ||
| 63 | Greenacre | 50 | Christie | ||
| 74 | Zavagno | ||||
| 90 | Morris | ||||
| 29 | Wolves | 1-1 | Wimbledon | ||
| 43 | Miller | 46 | Francis | ||
| 29 | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 30 | Bent | ||||
| 74 | Bent | ||||
| 86 | Bent | ||||
| 29 | Rotherham United | 3-2 | Bradford City | ||
| 21 | McIntosh | 2 | Jørgensen | ||
| 50 | Garner | 62(p) | Gray | ||
| 60(p) | Byfield | ||||
| Sunday, 19 January 2003 | |||||
| 29 | Watford | 2-1 | Norwich City | ||
| 45 | Nielsen | 53(og) | Cox | ||
| 90 | Helguson | ||||
| Saturday, 25 January 2003 | |||||
| 27 | Grimsby Town | 1-2 | Bradford City | ||
| 15 | Boulding | 57 | Gray | ||
| 90 | Jørgensen | ||||
| 28 | Preston North End | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 30 | Cartwright | 16 | Johnson | ||
| Tuesday, 28 January 2003 | |||||
| 27 | Reading | 1-3 | Leicester City | ||
| 54 | Hughes | 17 | Dickov | ||
| 26 | Dickov | ||||
| 34 | Heath | ||||