| 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 | ||||
| 352 | 916 | 2.60 | 151 | 42.90% | 93 | 26.42% | 108 | 30.68% |
| 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 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 69 | OWLW | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 58 | XXWW | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 57 | WXLW | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | |
| 4 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 55 | XLXW | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 12 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 52 | OXXL | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | ||
| 6 | QPR | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 49 | WLWW | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | ||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 45 | LWWX | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | ||
| 8 | Luton Town | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 44 | XWWL | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 9 | Blackpool | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 44 | OWXW | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 42 | LWWL | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 11 | Swindon Town | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 39 | XWXW | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | ||
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 38 | WLXO | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Brentford | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 38 | OXLW | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| 14 | 1 | Chesterfield | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 38 | LOLL | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | |
| 15 | 2 | Notts County | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 49 | -6 | 31 | XLLW | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | |
| 16 | 1 | Peterborough United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 31 | XWLW | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | |
| 17 | 1 | Port Vale | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 41 | -10 | 31 | LOWX | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| 18 | Stockport County | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 30 | XXLL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 | Northampton Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 30 | LXLL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | ||
| 20 | Barnsley | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 29 | XOLL | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 21 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 29 | OLLW | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 33 | |
| 22 | 1 | Colchester United | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 28 | XLLL | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |
| 23 | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 28 | WOOL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |
| 24 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 28 | WWLL | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21 | |
| 23 | +1 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 2p) |
| 22 | Luke BECKETT (Stockport County) | |
| 19 | +1 | Rob HULSE (Crewe Alexandra) |
| 17 | Sam PARKIN (Swindon Town, 3p) | |
| 15 | Iyseden CHRISTIE (Mansfield Town) | |
| 14 | Simon HAWORTH (Tranmere Rovers) | |
| Mark STALLARD (Notts County, 2p) | ||
| Steve HOWARD (Luton Town) | ||
| 13 | Scott MURRAY (Bristol City) | |
| Andy CLARKE (Peterborough United) | ||
| 12 | Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 3p) | |
| 11 | Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | |
| Marco GABBIADINI (Northampton Town, 2p) | ||
| 9 | Kevin GALLEN (QPR, 1p) | |
| +1 | Martin SMITH (Huddersfield Town, 1p) | |
| Chris ROBERTS (Bristol City) | ||
| +1 | Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| +1 | Danny ALLSOPP (Notts County) | |
| John MURPHY (Blackpool) | ||
| Rowan VINE (Brentford) | ||
| 8 | Clyde WIJNHARD (Oldham Athletic, 1p) | |
| Wayne CORDEN (Mansfield Town, 2p) | ||
| Bruce DYER (Barnsley, 1p) |
| Sunday, 2 February 2003 | |||||
| 30 | Chesterfield | 2-4 | QPR | ||
| 11 | Hurst | 13 | Pacquette | ||
| 90 | Brandon | 22 | Shittu | ||
| 83 | Furlong | ||||
| 89 | Thomson | ||||
| Tuesday, 4 February 2003 | |||||
| 27 | Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 8 | Brown | 50 | Sharps | ||
| 64 | Naylor | ||||
| 72 | Devaney | ||||
| 26 | Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 82(p) | Smith | ||||
| 29 | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Brentford | ||
| 27 | Northampton Town | 0-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 58 | Earnshaw | ||||
| 26 | Notts County | 2-2 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 61(p) | Caskey | 2 | Jones | ||
| 87 | Allsopp | 13 | Hulse | ||