Football League Division 2  2002/03

Pos Club Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1st  Wigan Athletic 46 29 13 4 68 25 100 ▲Champions
2nd  Crewe Alexandra 46 25 11 10 76 40 86 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bristol City 46 24 11 11 79 48 83 ♦Playoffs
4th  Queens Park Rangers 46 24 11 11 69 45 83 ♦Playoffs
5th  Oldham Athletic 46 22 16 8 68 38 82 ♦Playoffs
6th  Cardiff City 46 23 12 11 68 43 81 ▲PO Winners
7th  Tranmere Rovers 46 23 11 12 66 57 80 -
8th  Plymouth Argyle 46 17 14 15 63 52 65 -
9th  Luton Town 46 17 14 15 67 62 65 -
10th  Swindon Town 46 16 12 18 59 63 60 -
11th  Peterborough United 46 14 16 16 51 54 58 -
12th  Colchester United 46 14 16 16 52 56 58 -
13th  Blackpool 46 15 13 18 56 64 58

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14th  Stockport County 46 15 10 21 65 70 55

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15th  Notts County 46 13 16 17 62 70 55

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16th  Brentford 46 14 12 20 47 56 54

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17th  Port Vale 46 14 11 21 54 70 53

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18th  Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 13 20 59 66 52 -
19th  Barnsley 46 13 13 20 51 64 52 -
20th  Chesterfield 46 14 8 24 43 73 50 -
21st  Cheltenham Town 46 10 18 18 53 68 48 ▼Relegated
22nd  Huddersfield Town 46 11 12 23 39 61 45 ▼Relegated
23rd  Mansfield Town 46 12 8 26 66 97 44 ▼Relegated
24th  Northampton Town 46 10 9 27 40 79 39 ▼Relegated

 

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