Football League Division 2  2002/03

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Wigan Athletic 46 29 13 4 68 25 +43 100 ▲Champions
2nd   Crewe Alexandra 46 25 11 10 76 40 +36 86 ▲Runners Up
3rd   Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 +31 83 Playoffs
4th   Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 35 +24 83 Playoffs
5th   Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38 +30 82 Playoffs
6th   Cardiff City 46 23 12 11 68 43 +25 81 ▲PO Winners
7th   Tranmere Rovers 46 23 11 12 66 57 +9 80 -
8th   Plymouth Argyle 46 17 14 15 63 52 +11 65 -
9th   Luton Town 46 17 14 15 67 62 +5 65 -
10th   Swindon Town 46 16 12 18 59 63 -4 60 -
11th   Peterborough United 46 14 16 16 51 54 -3 58 -
12th   Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56 -4 58 -
13th   Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64 -8 58 -
14th   Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 -5 55 -
15th   Notts County 46 13 16 17 62 70 -8 55 -
16th   Brentford 46 14 12 20 47 56 -9 54 -
17th   Port Vale 46 14 11 21 54 70 -16 53 -
18th   Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 13 20 59 66 -7 52 -
19th   Barnsley 46 13 13 20 51 64 -13 52 -
20th   Chesterfield 46 14 8 24 43 73 -30 50 -
21st   Cheltenham Town 46 10 18 18 53 68 -15 48 ▼Relegated
22nd   Huddersfield Town 46 11 12 23 39 61 -22 45 ▼Relegated
23rd   Mansfield Town 46 12 8 26 66 97 -31 44 ▼Relegated
24th   Northampton Town 46 10 9 27 40 79 -39 39 ▼Relegated

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Football League Division 2 Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
Sat May 10 Cardiff City 1-0 Bristol City
Sat May 10 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Queens Park Rangers

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

Tue May 13 Bristol City 0-0 Cardiff City
Cardiff City Won 1-0 on aggregate
Wed May 14 Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Oldham Athletic
Queens Park Rangers Won 2-1 on aggregate
Final
Sun May 25 Cardiff City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Sheffield Wednesday were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▲Wigan Athletic were Promoted to Football League Division 1
 ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted to Football League Division 1
  ♦Bristol City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Queens Park Rangers Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Oldham Athletic Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦Cardiff City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦▲Cardiff City were Promoted to Football League Division 1 via the Playoffs
 ▼Cheltenham Town were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Huddersfield Town were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Northampton Town were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▲Rushden & Diamonds were Promoted from Football League Division 3
 ▲Hartlepool United were Promoted from Football League Division 3
 ▲Wrexham were Promoted from Football League Division 3
  ♦▲AFC Bournemouth were Promoted from Football League Division 3 via the Playoffs