Final League Division Two 2002/2003 league table
Season completed Saturday, 3rd May 2003 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 68 | 25 | 100 | +43 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 40 | 86 | +36 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 83 | +31 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 45 | 83 | +24 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 82 | +30 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 81 | +25 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 80 | +9 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 65 | +11 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 67 | 62 | 65 | +5 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 63 | 60 | -4 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 54 | 58 | -3 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 56 | 58 | -4 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 64 | 58 | -8 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 65 | 70 | 55 | -5 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 62 | 70 | 55 | -8 |
| 16 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 54 | -9 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 70 | 53 | -16 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 59 | 66 | 52 | -7 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 51 | 64 | 52 | -13 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 73 | 50 | -30 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 | -15 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 61 | 45 | -22 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 66 | 97 | 44 | -31 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 79 | 39 | -39 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Cardiff City 1 Bristol City 0 | 19,146 |
| Sat 10th May | Semi Final 1st Leg | Oldham Athletic 1 Queens Park Rangers 1 | 12,152 |
| Tue 13th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Bristol City 0 Cardiff City 0 | 16,307 |
| Wed 14th May | Semi Final 2nd Leg | Queens Park Rangers 1 Oldham Athletic 0 | 17,201 |
| Sun 25th May | Final | Cardiff City 1 Queens Park Rangers 0 (aet) | 66,096 |
| Attendance records | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Match | Date | Lowest | Match | Date | |
| 38,314 | Port Vale 0-2 Cardiff City | Tue 25th Feb | 2,721 | Colchester U. 1-0 Wigan Ath. | Sat 31st Aug | |
| 18,085 | Bristol City 0-0 Plymouth Arg. | Thu 26th Dec | 2,845 | Colchester U. 1-1 Cheltenham T. | Sat 7th Sep | |
| 16,921 | Q.P.R. 0-0 Crewe Alex. | Sat 26th Apr | 2,846 | Colchester U. 2-2 Tranmere Rvs. | Sat 4th Jan | |
| 15,786 | Q.P.R. 2-0 Luton Town | Sat 12th Apr | 2,949 | Colchester U. 1-2 Crewe Alex. | Sat 11th Jan | |
| 15,615 | Bristol City 2-0 Cardiff City | Tue 22nd Apr | 3,021 | Colchester U. 0-1 Oldham Ath. | Sat 21st Sep | |
| 15,559 | Q.P.R. 1-1 Brentford | Sat 21st Dec | 3,039 | Port Vale 5-2 Chesterfield | Tue 11th Feb | |



