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Championship ♂ 2002-2003
Final table, results and statistics of the 2002-2003 season.
Champions : Portsmouth FC Wikidata
Final table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 92:41 | +51 | 91 |
| 2 | Leicester | 43 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 67:39 | +28 | 85 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 71:48 | +23 | 80 |
| 4 | Reading | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 56:45 | +11 | 73 |
| 5 | Nottm Forest | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 74:47 | +27 | 70 |
| 6 | Ipswich | 43 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 72:56 | +16 | 66 |
| 7 | Norwich | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 58:49 | +9 | 66 |
| 8 | Wolves | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 72:40 | +32 | 65 |
| 9 | Millwall | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 56:65 | -9 | 63 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 75:69 | +6 | 62 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 43 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 53:63 | -10 | 59 |
| 12 | Preston | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 66:66 | 0 | 58 |
| 13 | Watford | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 53:70 | -17 | 57 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 43 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 55:50 | +5 | 55 |
| 15 | Rotherham | 43 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 61:60 | +1 | 55 |
| 16 | Walsall | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 55:67 | -12 | 51 |
| 17 | Derby | 44 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 53:70 | -17 | 51 |
| 18 | Coventry | 43 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 44:55 | -11 | 50 |
| 19 | Bradford | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 49:73 | -24 | 49 |
| 20 | Burnley | 43 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 61:87 | -26 | 49 |
| 21 | Stoke | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 42:60 | -18 | 47 |
| 22 | Brighton | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 48:65 | -17 | 42 |
| 23 | Sheffield Weds | 43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 52:70 | -18 | 41 |
| 24 | Grimsby | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 45:75 | -30 | 38 |
Table recalculated from the results: without any points deductions, and without the league's own tie-break or end-of-season rules (play-offs, halved points).
Home table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50:20 | +30 | 51 |
| 2 | Leicester | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34:11 | +23 | 46 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 37:20 | +17 | 46 |
| 4 | Nottm Forest | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 49:21 | +28 | 45 |
| 5 | Norwich | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34:17 | +17 | 43 |
| 6 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33:21 | +12 | 42 |
| 7 | Preston | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44:27 | +17 | 40 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38:28 | +10 | 38 |
| 9 | Watford | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33:26 | +7 | 38 |
| 10 | Wolves | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 40:19 | +21 | 36 |
| 11 | Millwall | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31:29 | +2 | 36 |
| 12 | Ipswich | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45:33 | +12 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 29:16 | +13 | 33 |
| 14 | Walsall | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33:32 | +1 | 33 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30:30 | 0 | 33 |
| 16 | Derby | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31:30 | +1 | 31 |
| 17 | Rotherham | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26:25 | +1 | 30 |
| 18 | Stoke | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23:25 | -2 | 30 |
| 19 | Bradford | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27:35 | -8 | 29 |
| 20 | Sheffield Weds | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 28 |
| 21 | Burnley | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31:44 | -13 | 28 |
| 22 | Brighton | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28:29 | -1 | 24 |
| 23 | Coventry | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21:25 | -4 | 24 |
| 24 | Grimsby | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25:34 | -9 | 21 |
Away table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42:21 | +21 | 40 |
| 2 | Leicester | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33:28 | +5 | 39 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34:28 | +6 | 34 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27:23 | +4 | 32 |
| 5 | Reading | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 23:24 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Wolves | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32:21 | +11 | 29 |
| 7 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25:36 | -11 | 27 |
| 8 | Coventry | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 26 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23:33 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Rotherham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35:35 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Nottm Forest | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25:26 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37:41 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Norwich | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26:34 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Burnley | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30:43 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | Bradford | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22:38 | -16 | 20 |
| 17 | Derby | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22:40 | -18 | 20 |
| 18 | Watford | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20:44 | -24 | 19 |
| 19 | Walsall | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22:35 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Brighton | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20:36 | -16 | 18 |
| 21 | Preston | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22:39 | -17 | 18 |
| 22 | Stoke | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19:35 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Grimsby | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20:41 | -21 | 17 |
| 24 | Sheffield Weds | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23:38 | -15 | 13 |
The season in numbers
| Matches played | 520 |
| Goals scored | 1430 (2,75 per match) |
| Home wins | 234 (45 %) |
| Draws | 137 (26 %) |
| Away wins | 149 (29 %) |
| Goalless matches (0-0) | 43 |
| Best attack | Portsmouth (92) |
| Best defence | Leicester (39) |
| Biggest win | Millwall 0 – 6 Rotherham 10/08/2002 Wolves 6 – 0 Gillingham 22/03/2003 |
| Highest-scoring match | Grimsby 6 – 5 Burnley 29/10/2002 Burnley 4 – 7 Watford 05/04/2003 |
Results grid row: home team; column: away team (number = final position)
All results
August 2002 69 match(es)
September 2002 60 match(es)
October 2002 57 match(es)
November 2002 63 match(es)
December 2002 60 match(es)
January 2003 32 match(es)
February 2003 33 match(es)
March 2003 79 match(es)
April 2003 55 match(es)
May 2003 12 match(es)
| 04/05/2003 | Wimbledon | 2 – 1 | Burnley |
| 04/05/2003 | Grimsby | 2 – 2 | Brighton |
| 04/05/2003 | Gillingham | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace |
| 04/05/2003 | Watford | 2 – 0 | Sheffield United |
| 04/05/2003 | Stoke | 1 – 0 | Reading |
| 04/05/2003 | Millwall | 2 – 0 | Coventry |
| 04/05/2003 | Rotherham | 2 – 2 | Nottm Forest |
| 04/05/2003 | Sheffield Weds | 2 – 1 | Walsall |
| 04/05/2003 | Bradford | 0 – 5 | Portsmouth |
| 04/05/2003 | Norwich | 2 – 0 | Preston |
| 04/05/2003 | Derby | 1 – 4 | Ipswich |
| 04/05/2003 | Wolves | 1 – 1 | Leicester |
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