2002-08-24
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | St Andrew's | 27,527 | |
| Lineups | Yorke | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | Reebok Stadium | 21,753 | |
| Djorkaeff | Lineups | Bart-Williams (p), Euell | ||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Southampton | Anfield Road | 43,058 | |
| Diouf 2, Murphy (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Maine Road | 34,776 | |
| Huckerby | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | Fulham | Riverside Stadium | 28,588 | |
| Maccarone 2 | Lineups | Davis, Sava | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Everton | Stadium of Light | 37,698 | |
| Lineups | Campbell | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | White Hart Lane | 35,384 | |
| Redknapp | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Leeds United | The Hawthorns | 26,598 | |
| Marshall | Lineups | Kewell, Bowyer, Viduka | ||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 2 | Arsenal | Upton Park | 35,046 | |
| Cole J, Kanoute | Lineups | Henry, Wiltord | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 3 | 1 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-31 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 4 | 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-27 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | -4 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Southampton | A |
| 6 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-27 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 7 | 1 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Birmingham City | H |
| 8 | -6 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 2002-08-31 | Sunderland | A |
| 9 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | -7 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 2002-09-02 | Liverpool | A |
| 11 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-27 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 12 | 7 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Aston Villa | A |
| 13 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-31 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 14 | -1 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Leeds United | A |
| 15 | -4 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Chelsea | H |
| 16 | 4 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-31 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 17 | -2 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Manchester City | H |
| 18 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-27 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | -2 | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 2002-08-28 | Everton | A |
| 20 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 2002-09-01 | Aston Villa | H |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 0 | 0 | Grimsby Town | Valley Parade | 10,914 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Burnley | 0 | 1 | Sheffield United | Turf Moor | 12,868 | |
| Lineups | Onuora | |||||
| Coventry City | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Highfield Road | 15,526 | |
| Hughes (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 1 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Pride Park | 29,954 | |
| Christie | Lineups | Rae 2, Miller, Cooper | ||||
| Leicester City | 2 | 1 | Reading | Leicester City Stadium | 22,978 | |
| Deane, Dickov (p) | Lineups | Cureton (p) | ||||
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | Ipswich Town | The Den | 8,097 | |
| May | Lineups | Bent D | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | Carrow Road | 20,588 | |
| McVeigh | Lineups | |||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | Watford | Fratton Park | 17,901 | |
| Merson (p), Todorov, Burton | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 4 | 3 | Stoke City | Deepdale | 15,422 | |
| Healy 2, Fuller, Cresswell | Lineups | Clarke 2 (2p), Cooke | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 2 | Rotherham United | Hillsborough | 22,873 | |
| Armstrong | Lineups | Lee (p), Garner | ||||
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Bescot Stadium | 5,096 | |
| Sonner (p), Wrack | Lineups | Prutton | ||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Selhurst Park | 2,522 | |
| Shipperley (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Stoke City | A |
| 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | 1 | Coventry City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Watford | A |
| 5 | -4 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | L | W | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | 2 | Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 9 | W | L | W | W | # | 2002-08-27 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 7 | 2 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | W | D | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Derby County | H |
| 8 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 2002-08-26 | Bradford City | H |
| 9 | -2 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | L | W | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Rotherham United | A |
| 10 | 7 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Gillingham | A |
| 11 | 5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Millwall | H |
| 12 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 2002-08-28 | Wimbledon | H |
| 13 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 2002-08-27 | Leicester City | H |
| 14 | -1 | Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 15 | 4 | Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | W | L | D | L | # | 2002-08-28 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 16 | -4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Walsall | H |
| 17 | 3 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 | W | D | L | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 18 | -4 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Coventry City | H |
| 19 | -1 | Bradford City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 20 | -5 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Burnley | H |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Portsmouth | H |
| 22 | 1 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Sheffield United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 24 | 0 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 2002-08-27 | Reading | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Ashton Gate | 9,597 | |
| Bell, Murray, Roberts | Lineups | |||||
| Cheltenham Town | 1 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Whaddon Road | 4,713 | |
| Spencer | Lineups | Coughlan, Wotton | ||||
| Colchester United | 0 | 1 | Brentford | Layer Road | 3,135 | |
| Lineups | Hunt (p) | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Kirklees Stadium | 8,467 | |
| Booth | Lineups | Hulse | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 3 | Barnsley | Kenilworth Road | 6,230 | |
| Nicholls (p), Spring | Lineups | Perrett OG, Sheron, Dyer | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 2 | Chesterfield | Field Mill | 7,258 | |
| Lineups | Payne, Davies | |||||
| Notts County | 0 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | Meadow Lane | 6,302 | |
| Lineups | Liddell 2 | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Boundary Park | 5,933 | |
| Hill, Wijnhard | Lineups | |||||
| Port Vale | 0 | 1 | Stockport County | Vale Park | 4,070 | |
| Lineups | Beckett | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Peterborough United | Loftus Road | 11,510 | |
| Gallen 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 0 | 1 | Cardiff City | County Ground | 7,564 | |
| Lineups | Fortune-West | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Port Vale | H |
| 2 | 2 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | W | D | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 3 | 3 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | W | L | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Luton Town | H |
| 4 | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | W | W | W | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 5 | -3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Brentford | A |
| 6 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | L | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 7 | -2 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 8 | -5 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | L | W | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 9 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Blackpool | A |
| 10 | 3 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Notts County | H |
| 11 | 7 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 12 | 8 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | -5 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | L | D | W | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | -5 | Northampton Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | L | W | D | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 15 | 6 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Cheltenham Town | H |
| 17 | -6 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 4 | L | D | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Stockport County | A |
| 18 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | D | W | L | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 19 | -4 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Peterborough United | A |
| 20 | -4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 21 | -4 | Peterborough United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Colchester United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston United | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | York Street | 5,159 | Largest home gate 2002-03 |
| Weatherstone S, Clare | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | Leyton Orient | Abbey Stadium | 3,716 | |
| Kitson 2 | Lineups | Campbell-Ryce | ||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | Brunton Park | 6,475 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Hull City | 1 | 1 | Bury | Boothferry Park | 8,804 | |
| Johnson | Lineups | Abbott | ||||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 3 | Exeter City | Aggborough Stadium | 2,195 | |
| Henriksen 2, Ayres 2 | Lineups | Flack, Thomas, Roscoe | ||||
| Macclesfield Town | 0 | 1 | Wrexham | Moss Rose | 2,592 | |
| Lineups | Sam | |||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 1 | Southend United | Kassam Stadium | 5,162 | |
| Lineups | Rawle | |||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Spotland | 2,834 | |
| McEvilly | Lineups | Nicholls | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | York City | Glanford Park | 3,540 | |
| Smith OG, Carruthers | Lineups | Duffield | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | Gay Meadow | 3,548 | |
| Rodgers | Lineups | Darby | ||||
| Swansea City | 2 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | Vetch Field | 4,325 | |
| Wood, Mumford | Lineups | |||||
| Torquay United | 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Plainmoor | 2,403 | |
| Richardson | Lineups | Humphreys | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Rushden & Diamonds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 2 | 7 | Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Hull City | H |
| 4 | -2 | York City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | L | W | W | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Boston United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | D | W | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Bury | A |
| 6 | 8 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | W | D | W | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | 1 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | D | W | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | -1 | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | D | W | W | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Darlington | A |
| 9 | -5 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Kidderminster Harriers | H |
| 10 | -4 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | L | W | L | W | # | 2002-08-27 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 11 | 7 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 12 | 1 | Darlington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | L | D | W | # | 2002-08-27 | Carlisle United | H |
| 13 | 7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 14 | 7 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Rushden & Diamonds | A |
| 15 | -4 | Exeter City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | -6 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Lincoln City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | D | W | L | L | # | 2002-08-26 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | 4 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 | W | L | L | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Cambridge United | H |
| 19 | -7 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | L | W | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Macclesfield Town | H |
| 20 | -3 | Torquay United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 2002-08-26 | Exeter City | A |
| 21 | -2 | Hull City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 2002-08-26 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 22 | -7 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 2002-08-27 | Oxford United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 2002-08-27 | Swansea City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Boston United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | W | D | L | D | # | 2002-08-26 | York City | A |
