Football League Division 1
2002/03
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Portsmouth |
46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 45 | +52 | 98 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Leicester
City |
46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 92 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Sheffield
United |
46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 80 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 4th |
Reading |
46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 79 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 76 | ♦▲PO Winners |
| 6th |
Nottingham
Forest |
46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 74 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th |
Ipswich
Town |
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 70 | - |
| 8th |
Norwich
City |
46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 69 | - |
| 9th |
Millwall |
46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 66 | - |
| 10th |
Wimbledon |
46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 73 | +3 | 65 | - |
| 11th |
Gillingham |
46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 62 | - |
| 12th |
Preston
North End |
46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | -2 | 61 | - |
| 13th |
Watford |
46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 70 | -16 | 60 | - |
| 14th |
Crystal
Palace |
46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 59 | - |
| 15th |
Rotherham
United |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 59 | - |
| 16th |
Burnley |
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 89 | -24 | 55 | - |
| 17th |
Walsall |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 54 | - |
| 18th |
Derby
County |
46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 52 | - |
| 19th |
Bradford
City |
46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 52 | - |
| 20th |
Coventry
City |
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 50 | - |
| 21st |
Stoke
City |
46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 69 | -24 | 50 | - |
| 22nd |
Sheffield
Wednesday |
46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 46 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd |
Brighton
& Hove Albion |
46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 45 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th |
Grimsby
Town |
46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 85 | -37 | 39 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Division 1 Playoffs |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 10/05/2003 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| 10/05/2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Reading |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 14/05/2003 | Reading | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-1 on aggregate | |||
| 15/05/2003 | Sheffield United | 4-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield United won 5-4 on aggregate | |||
| Final | |||
| 26/05/2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sheffield United |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼West Ham United were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Sunderland were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Sheffield United Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Reading Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Wolverhampton Wanderers Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Nottingham Forest Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Wolverhampton Wanderers were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated to Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Wigan Athletic were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ▲Cardiff City were Promoted from Football League Division 2 |
| ♦▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted from Football League Division 2 via the Playoffs |