| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 34 | 83 | 40 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 42 | 78 | 43 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 48 | 69 | 15 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | 67 | 30 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 41 | 64 | 20 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 60 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 59 | -1 |
| 8 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 52 | -3 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | 51 | -7 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 50 | -11 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 44 | 49 | 4 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 56 | 49 | -11 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 48 | -8 |
| 14 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 48 | -9 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 57 | 47 | 1 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 45 | -5 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 51 | 44 | -10 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 38 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 42 | -17 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 65 | 26 | -36 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 38 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 65 | 19 | -44 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading | 2โ1 | aet | Molineux ยท 27,678 |
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United | 1โ1 | aet | City Ground ยท 29,064 |
| Wed 14 May 2003 | Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0โ1 | aet | Madejski Stadium ยท 24,060 |
| Reading 1โ3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (on aggregate โ Wolverhampton Wanderers advance) | ||||
| Thu 15 May 2003 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | 4โ3 | aet | Bramall Lane ยท 30,212 |
| Sheffield United 5โ4 Nottingham Forest (on aggregate โ Sheffield United advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Mon 26 May 2003 | Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0โ3 | aet | Millennium Stadium ยท 69,473 |
| ๐ Wolverhampton Wanderers promoted to the Premier League | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 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 Wanderers | 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 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Cardiff City v Bristol City | 1โ0 | aet | Ninian Park ยท 19,146 |
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Oldham Athletic v Queens Park Rangers | 1โ1 | aet | Boundary Park ยท 12,152 |
| Tue 13 May 2003 | Bristol City v Cardiff City | 0โ0 | aet | Ashton Gate ยท 16,307 |
| Cardiff City 1โ0 Bristol City (on aggregate โ Cardiff City advance) | ||||
| Wed 14 May 2003 | Queens Park Rangers v Oldham Athletic | 1โ0 | aet | Loftus Road ยท 17,201 |
| Queens Park Rangers 2โ1 Oldham Athletic (on aggregate โ Queens Park Rangers advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sun 25 May 2003 | Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers | 1โ0 | aet | Millennium Stadium ยท 66,096 |
| ๐ Cardiff City promoted to the Division One | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 25 | 100 | 43 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 40 | 86 | 36 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 83 | 31 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | 83 | 24 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 82 | 30 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 81 | 25 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 80 | 9 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 65 | 11 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 5 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | 60 | -4 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 54 | 58 | -3 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 56 | 58 | -4 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 64 | 58 | -8 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 70 | 55 | -5 |
| 15 | Notts County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 70 | 55 | -8 |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 54 | -9 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 70 | 53 | -16 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 | 52 | -7 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 64 | 52 | -13 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 73 | 50 | -30 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 | -15 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 61 | 45 | -22 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 66 | 97 | 44 | -31 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 79 | 39 | -39 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Bury v AFC Bournemouth | 0โ0 | aet | Gigg Lane ยท 5,782 |
| Sat 10 May 2003 | Lincoln City v Scunthorpe United | 5โ2 | aet | Sincil Bank ยท 8,902 |
| Tue 13 May 2003 | AFC Bournemouth v Bury | 3โ1 | aet | Dean Court ยท 7,945 |
| AFC Bournemouth 3โ1 Bury (on aggregate โ AFC Bournemouth advance) | ||||
| Wed 14 May 2003 | Scunthorpe United v Lincoln City | 0โ1 | aet | Glanford Park ยท 8,295 |
| Scunthorpe United 2โ6 Lincoln City (on aggregate โ Lincoln City advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 24 May 2003 | AFC Bournemouth v Lincoln City | 5โ2 | aet | Millennium Stadium ยท 32,148 |
| ๐ AFC Bournemouth promoted to the Division Two | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 73 | 47 | 87 | 26 |
| 2 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 85 | 20 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 84 | 50 | 84 | 34 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 74 | 12 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 49 | 72 | 19 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 70 | 9 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 57 | 56 | 70 | 1 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 47 | 69 | 10 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 0 |
| 10 | York City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 66 | -1 |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 63 | 63 | -1 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 67 | 70 | 61 | -3 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 58 | 53 | 59 | 5 |
| 14 | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 54 | -1 |
| 15 | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 56 | 54 * | -1 |
| 16 | Macclesfield | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 57 | 63 | 54 | -6 |
| 17 | Southend United | 46 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 47 | 59 | 54 | -12 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 61 | 53 | -10 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 63 | 70 | 52 | -7 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 51 | -7 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 65 | 49 | -17 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 52 | 78 | 49 | -26 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 48 | -14 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 53 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 62 | 92 | 41 | -30 |