| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 378 | 984 | 2.60 | 159 | 42.06% | 100 | 26.46% | 119 | 31.48% |
| 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 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 70 | XOWL | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 61 | WXXW | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 58 | XWXL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 58 | WLXL | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Bristol City | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 53 | LOLO | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | ||
| 6 | QPR | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | WXWL | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 7 | Blackpool | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 51 | WWXO | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | ||
| 8 | Luton Town | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 50 | WLWX | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 48 | WLLW | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | |
| 10 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 45 | LWLW | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | |
| 11 | 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 | WOWL | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Swindon Town | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 42 | LWXW | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | |
| 13 | Brentford | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 33 | +0 | 39 | LOLO | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 14 | Chesterfield | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 39 | LLOL | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Barnsley | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 36 | WWXX | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 24 | |
| 16 | 3 | Notts County | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 34 | WLXL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | |
| 17 | 3 | Colchester United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 34 | WWXL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | |
| 18 | 3 | Port Vale | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 34 | LWLL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | |
| 19 | 3 | Stockport County | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 33 | LWXX | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 25 | |
| 20 | 3 | Peterborough United | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 32 | OXWL | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | |
| 21 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 32 | LWOL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 34 | |
| 22 | 1 | Northampton Town | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 51 | -21 | 31 | LXLX | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 31 | |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 30 | XOWW | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 29 | LXLW | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | ||
| 23 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 2p) | |
| 22 | Luke BECKETT (Stockport County) | |
| 19 | Rob HULSE (Crewe Alexandra) | |
| 17 | +1 | Mark STALLARD (Notts County, 3p) |
| Sam PARKIN (Swindon Town, 3p) | ||
| 15 | +1 | Simon HAWORTH (Tranmere Rovers) |
| Iyseden CHRISTIE (Mansfield Town) | ||
| 14 | Steve HOWARD (Luton Town) | |
| 13 | Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 3p) | |
| +1 | John MURPHY (Blackpool) | |
| Scott MURRAY (Bristol City) | ||
| Andy CLARKE (Peterborough United) | ||
| 11 | +2 | Martin SMITH (Huddersfield Town, 1p) |
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | ||
| +2 | Bruce DYER (Barnsley, 2p) | |
| Marco GABBIADINI (Northampton Town, 2p) | ||
| 10 | +1 | Kevin GALLEN (QPR, 1p) |
| 9 | Chris ROBERTS (Bristol City) | |
| Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) | ||
| Danny ALLSOPP (Notts County) | ||
| Wayne CORDEN (Mansfield Town, 2p) | ||
| Rowan VINE (Brentford) |
| Friday, 14 February 2003 | |||||
| 32 | Colchester United | 1-0 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 88 | McGleish | ||||
| Saturday, 15 February 2003 | |||||
| 32 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Brentford | ||
| 27 | Murphy | ||||
| 32 | Huddersfield Town | 3-3 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 54 | Irons | 37 | McCann | ||
| 56 | Smith | 40 | Alsop | ||
| 59 | Smith | 71 | McCann | ||
| 32 | Luton Town | 3-2 | Northampton Town | ||
| 26 | Hughes | 23 | Burgess | ||
| 58 | Nicholls | 71(p) | Johnson | ||
| 84 | Hughes | ||||
| 32 | Notts County | 2-0 | Bristol City | ||
| 51(p) | Stallard | ||||
| 67 | Heffernan | ||||
| 32 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 57 | Haworth | ||||
| 32 | QPR | 4-0 | Port Vale | ||
| 52 | Shittu | ||||
| 61 | Furlong | ||||
| 79 | Padula | ||||
| 89 | Gallen | ||||
| 32 | Stockport County | 1-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 46 | Daly | 9 | Murray | ||
| 89 | Eyres | ||||
| 32 | Swindon Town | 0-3 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 25 | Ryan | ||||
| 57 | Bulman | ||||
| 73 | Faulconbridge | ||||
| 32 | Barnsley | 2-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| 20 | Fallon | 18 | Brandon | ||
| 33 | Dyer | ||||
| Tuesday, 18 February 2003 | |||||
| 26 | Cheltenham Town | 1-3 | Barnsley | ||
| 2 | Naylor | 18 | Sheron | ||
| 63 | Dyer | ||||
| 90 | Jones | ||||