| 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 | ||||
| 443 | 1,144 | 2.58 | 190 | 42.89% | 118 | 26.64% | 135 | 30.47% |
| 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 | 37 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 82 | XXOW | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 | XLWL | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | ||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 67 | XLWX | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 18 | ||
| 4 | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 66 | OWLW | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Bristol City | 37 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 65 | WLWW | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 26 | ||
| 6 | QPR | 37 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 61 | OWWL | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 52 | -1 | 59 | XWOW | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | ||
| 8 | Luton Town | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 57 | XWLL | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Blackpool | 37 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 55 | XLLW | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | ||
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | XLWX | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 46 | XWLL | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | |
| 12 | 1 | Brentford | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 46 | LXLL | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | |
| 13 | 1 | Swindon Town | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 46 | LLLW | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 30 | |
| 14 | Notts County | 37 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 | XWWW | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Colchester United | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 45 | WXLW | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 31 | |
| 16 | 1 | Barnsley | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 44 | XWWX | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 43 | XWLL | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Stockport County | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 40 | WLWX | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 29 | |
| 19 | 1 | Peterborough United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 39 | LXLW | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 30 | |
| 20 | 1 | Port Vale | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 39 | XWLL | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | |
| 21 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 76 | -20 | 39 | WLWL | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 39 | |
| 22 | 1 | Cheltenham Town | 37 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 37 | XWWL | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | |
| 23 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 36 | LLLW | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 35 | XWLL | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | ||
| 28 | +3 | Rob EARNSHAW (Cardiff City, 2p) |
| 25 | +2 | Luke BECKETT (Stockport County) |
| 21 | +1 | Mark STALLARD (Notts County, 4p) |
| Rob HULSE (Crewe Alexandra) | ||
| 19 | Sam PARKIN (Swindon Town, 3p) | |
| 18 | Iyseden CHRISTIE (Mansfield Town) | |
| 16 | +1 | Simon HAWORTH (Tranmere Rovers) |
| +1 | Steve HOWARD (Luton Town) | |
| 15 | Andy LIDDELL (Wigan Athletic, 5p) | |
| John MURPHY (Blackpool) | ||
| 14 | Scott MURRAY (Bristol City) | |
| +1 | Bruce DYER (Barnsley, 2p) | |
| 13 | Andy CLARKE (Peterborough United) | |
| 12 | Kevin GALLEN (QPR, 2p) | |
| Martin SMITH (Huddersfield Town, 1p) | ||
| Tony THORPE (Luton Town) | ||
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | ||
| 11 | +1 | Wayne CORDEN (Mansfield Town, 3p) |
| Marco GABBIADINI (Northampton Town, 2p) | ||
| 10 | Chris ROBERTS (Bristol City) | |
| Rowan VINE (Brentford) |
| Friday, 14 March 2003 | |||||
| 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 3-3 | Cardiff City | ||
| 47 | Haworth | 35 | Earnshaw | ||
| 78 | Hume | 68 | Earnshaw | ||
| 89 | Jones | 90 | Earnshaw | ||
| Saturday, 15 March 2003 | |||||
| 37 | Blackpool | 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| 40 | Taylor | 29 | Keith | ||
| 37 | Brentford | 1-2 | Stockport County | ||
| 39 | Antoine-Curier | 51 | Beckett | ||
| 54 | Beckett | ||||
| 37 | Bristol City | 1-0 | Peterborough United | ||
| 12 | Robins | ||||
| 37 | Cheltenham Town | 1-1 | Northampton Town | ||
| 60 | Yates | 75 | Harsley | ||
| 37 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Port Vale | ||
| 54 | Sorvel | 73 | Brisco | ||
| 37 | Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Swindon Town | ||
| 15 | Mendes | 45 | Reeves | ||
| 39(p) | Corden | ||||
| 37 | Notts County | 1-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| 79 | Stallard | 11 | Folan | ||
| 37 | Oldham Athletic | 0-0 | QPR | ||
| 37 | Wigan Athletic | 1-1 | Luton Town | ||
| 75 | Roberts | 57 | Howard | ||
| 37 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2-2 | Barnsley | ||
| 34 | McSporran | 76 | Sheron | ||
| 82 | Johnson | 86 | Dyer | ||
| 37 | Colchester United | 2-0 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 74 | Izzet | ||||
| 81 | McGleish | ||||