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