Final League Division One 2002/2003 league table
Season completed Sunday, 4th May 2003 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | 98 | +52 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 | 92 | +33 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | 80 | +20 |
| 4 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | 79 | +15 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | 76 | +37 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 | 74 | +32 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | 70 | +16 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | 69 | +11 |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 66 | -10 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 65 | +3 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 62 | -9 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | 61 | -2 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 70 | 60 | -16 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 | 59 | +7 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 0 |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 | 55 | -24 |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 | 54 | -12 |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 52 | -19 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 73 | 52 | -22 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 62 | 50 | -16 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 69 | 50 | -24 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 73 | 46 | -17 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 67 | 45 | -18 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 85 | 39 | -37 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Nottingham Forest 1 Sheffield United 1 | 29,064 |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Reading 1 | 27,678 |
| Thu 15th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Sheffield United 4 Nottingham Forest 3 (aet) | 30,212 |
| Wed 14th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Reading 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 | 24,060 |
| Mon 26th May | Final | Sheffield United 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 | 69,473 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 33,016 | Derby County 3-0 Reading | Sat 10th Aug | 849 | Milton Keynes 2-1 Rotherham U. | Tue 29th Oct | |
| 32,082 | Leicester City 1-0 Wolves | Sat 28th Sep | 1,053 | Milton Keynes 2-0 Preston N.E. | Mon 21st Apr | |
| 32,065 | Leicester City 1-0 Nottm. Forest | Tue 8th Apr | 1,178 | Milton Keynes 2-2 Bradford City | Sat 8th Feb | |
| 31,909 | Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & HA | Sat 19th Apr | 1,255 | Milton Keynes 3-2 Walsall | Sat 16th Nov | |
| 31,904 | Leicester City 4-1 Millwall | Sat 14th Dec | 1,325 | Milton Keynes 1-0 Sheff. Utd. | Mon 7th Apr | |
| 31,775 | Leicester City 1-1 Portsmouth | Mon 17th Feb | 1,330 | Stoke City 1-1 Portsmouth | Sat 14th Dec | |
