| 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 | ||||
| 215 | 552 | 2.56 | 97 | 45.12% | 54 | 25.12% | 64 | 29.77% |
| 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 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 38 | WWXX | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 37 | XWWW | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Cardiff City | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 37 | LWWW | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 34 | XWWW | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 31 | WLLW | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | QPR | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 | LOXL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 29 | LWOW | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | +0 | 27 | LLLW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 9 | Chesterfield | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 27 | LWLO | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Luton Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 26 | OLWX | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 24 | XWXL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 23 | OLWX | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 13 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 23 | OOWL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Northampton Town | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 22 | WWLL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 15 | 1 | Stockport County | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 21 | XLWL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 16 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 21 | XLOL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |
| 17 | 4 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 20 | WLXX | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 18 | 1 | Swindon Town | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 | XWXW | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
| 19 | 1 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 18 | XXOW | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | |
| 20 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 18 | OLLX | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 21 | 1 | Colchester United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 | XLXX | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| 22 | 1 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 17 | WLXL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |
| 23 | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 17 | XWLW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 15 | XWLL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 13 | +2 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 2p) |
| +2 | Rob HULSE (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| Luke BECKETT (Stockport County) | ||
| 10 | Scott MURRAY (Bristol City) | |
| +1 | Sam PARKIN (Swindon Town, 1p) | |
| 9 | Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 2p) | |
| +1 | Iyseden CHRISTIE (Mansfield Town) | |
| 8 | Clyde WIJNHARD (Oldham Athletic, 1p) | |
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | ||
| +1 | Andy CLARKE (Peterborough United) | |
| Steve HOWARD (Luton Town) | ||
| Marco GABBIADINI (Northampton Town, 1p) | ||
| 7 | Kevin GALLEN (QPR) | |
| 6 | Mark STALLARD (Notts County) | |
| Danny ALLSOPP (Notts County) | ||
| Scott TAYLOR (Blackpool) | ||
| Rowan VINE (Brentford) | ||
| 5 | +1 | Julian ALSOP (Cheltenham Town) |
| Brett ANGELL (Port Vale) | ||
| Simon HAWORTH (Tranmere Rovers) | ||
| Chris ROBERTS (Bristol City) | ||
| +1 | David FRIIO (Plymouth Argyle) | |
| Craig FAULCONBRIDGE (Wycombe Wanderers) | ||
| Mark McCAMMON (Brentford) | ||
| Andrew FOTIADIS (Luton Town) | ||
| Marc BRIDGE-WILKINSON (Port Vale, 2p) | ||
| John MURPHY (Blackpool) | ||
| +2 | Lee PEACOCK (Bristol City) | |
| Paul WOTTON (Plymouth Argyle, 1p) |
| Saturday, 9 November 2002 | |||||
| 18 | Barnsley | 3-2 | Cardiff City | ||
| 22 | Morgan | 23 | Earnshaw | ||
| 30 | Fallon | 42 | Earnshaw | ||
| 64 | Morgan | ||||
| 18 | Blackpool | 0-2 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 12 | Dinning | ||||
| 86 | Flynn | ||||
| 18 | Colchester United | 2-2 | Bristol City | ||
| 55 | Pinault | 42 | Peacock | ||
| 66 | Bowry | 58 | Peacock | ||
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2-1 | Brentford | ||
| 21 | Hulse | 62 | Sonko | ||
| 82 | Hulse | ||||
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 18 | Luton Town | 0-0 | Port Vale | ||
| 18 | Notts County | 2-2 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 63 | Liburd | 43 | Lawrence | ||
| 85 | Caskey | 90 | Christie | ||
| 18 | Peterborough United | 1-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| 82 | Clarke | ||||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 2-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 4 | Stonebridge | 74(p) | Eyres | ||
| 7 | Friio | 76 | Corazzin | ||
| 18 | QPR | 0-1 | Northampton Town | ||
| 61 | Trollope | ||||
| 18 | Stockport County | 1-1 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 40 | Burgess | 31 | Alsop | ||
| 18 | Swindon Town | 1-1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2 | Parkin | 80 | Jones | ||