| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | A | Boston United | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Mayes 9; Stock 54 | 4,184 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-02 | H | Kidderminster Harriers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,771 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Feeney 64 | 4,315 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 4,325 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-02 | H | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Holmes 42 | 4,842 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Connell 41 | 1,795 |
| 7 | 07-Sep-02 | A | Exeter City | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Connell 36; Elliott 41p; O'Connor 73 | 4,466 |
| 8 | 14-Sep-02 | H | Bury | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | O'Connor 71 | 4,851 |
| 9 | 17-Sep-02 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Purches 22; Maher 58; Connell 85 | 4,527 |
| 10 | 21-Sep-02 | A | Darlington | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Holmes 27; Connell 82 | 2,950 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | H | Carlisle United | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | Tindall 62; Connell 77p; Stock 86 | 5,103 |
| 12 | 05-Oct-02 | A | Lincoln City | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Purches 13; Connell 64 | 3,273 |
| 13 | 13-Oct-02 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Elliott 61; Steve Fletcher 85 | 5,998 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-02 | A | Leyton Orient | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,622 |
| 15 | 26-Oct-02 | H | York City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Steve Fletcher 78 | 5,755 |
| 16 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Torquay United | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 3,543 |
| 17 | 02-Nov-02 | H | Bristol Rovers | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Steve Fletcher 16 | 6,924 |
| 18 | 09-Nov-02 | A | Wrexham | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Thomas 30; Hayter 54 | 3,105 |
| 19 | 23-Nov-02 | A | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | O'Connor 71p | 4,221 |
| 20 | 30-Nov-02 | H | Scunthorpe United | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Broadhurst 59; Hayter 66 | 6,527 |
| 21 | 14-Dec-02 | A | Shrewsbury Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 2,869 |
| 22 | 21-Dec-02 | H | Hull City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 6,098 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-02 | A | Oxford United | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 8,349 |
| 24 | 28-Dec-02 | H | Rochdale | D | 3-3 | (2-2) | Browning 6; Steve Fletcher 45; O'Connor 87p | 6,240 |
| 25 | 18-Jan-03 | H | Macclesfield Town | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Elliott 68; Hayter 73 | 5,840 |
| 26 | 01-Feb-03 | H | Boston United | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Feeney 90; Redfearn(og) 90 | 5,180 |
| 27 | 04-Feb-03 | A | Kidderminster Harriers | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 2,157 |
| 28 | 08-Feb-03 | H | Wrexham | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Feeney 52, 55 | 5,445 |
| 29 | 11-Feb-03 | H | Swansea City | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Hayter 45; O'Connor 89p, 90p | 5,511 |
| 30 | 15-Feb-03 | A | Bristol Rovers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 6,347 |
| 31 | 22-Feb-03 | H | Exeter City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Holmes 36; O'Connor 80 | 6,674 |
| 32 | 01-Mar-03 | A | Bury | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Feeney 12 | 2,914 |
| 33 | 04-Mar-03 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Feeney 43 | 4,353 |
| 34 | 08-Mar-03 | H | Darlington | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | O'Connor 28; Hayter 67 | 5,758 |
| 35 | 11-Mar-03 | A | Rochdale | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Carl Fletcher 31 | 1,958 |
| 36 | 15-Mar-03 | A | York City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 3,642 |
| 37 | 18-Mar-03 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Jones(og) 9; Joseph(og) 17; Feeney 60 | 5,078 |
| 38 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Torquay United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Clist(og) 90 | 7,181 |
| 39 | 25-Mar-03 | A | Cambridge United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Steve Fletcher 42 | 2,885 |
| 40 | 29-Mar-03 | A | Hartlepool United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,625 |
| 41 | 05-Apr-03 | A | Scunthorpe United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Hayter 49; Thomas 77 | 4,488 |
| 42 | 12-Apr-03 | H | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Purches 9 | 6,767 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | A | Hull City | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | Steve Fletcher 5 | 15,816 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | H | Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | McDonald 22; Elliott 45 | 7,102 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | H | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 7,578 |
| 46 | 03-May-03 | A | Carlisle United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Hayter 86, 90 | 7,402 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Nov-02 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Thomas 38; Elliott 73 | 5,371 |
| 2 | 07-Dec-02 | A | Southend United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Broadhurst 41 | 5,721 |
| 2r | 17-Dec-02 | H | Southend United | W | 3-2 | (1-2) | Steve Fletcher 39; Holmes 80; Browning 89 | 5,456 |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | H | Crewe Alexandra | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 7,252 |
| 3r | 14-Jan-03 | A | Crewe Alexandra | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Hayter 38; Steve Fletcher 98 [aet, pen 1-3] | 4,540 |
| 4 | 26-Jan-03 | A | Stoke City | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 12,004 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Sep-02 | H | Brentford | D | 3-3 | (3-1) | Thomas 3, 40; Connell 15 [aet, pen 2-4] | 3,302 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 22-Oct-02 | A | Oxford United | W | 3-2 | (3-0) | Steve Fletcher 24; Hayter 34; Purches 38 | 4,663 |
| 2 | 12-Nov-02 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Feeney 90 | 2,724 |
| 3 | 10-Dec-02 | H | Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Elliott 79; Hayter 114 [aet Golden Goal] | 3,615 |
| QF | 21-Jan-03 | H | Bristol City | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | Carl Fletcher 15 | 5,125 |
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| Division Three Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 10-May-03 | A | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,782 |
| SF L2 | 13-May-03 | H | Bury | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | O'Connor 21; Hayter 38, 60 | 7,945 |
| F | 24-May-03 | N | Lincoln City | W | 5-2 | (2-1) | Steve Fletcher 29; Carl Fletcher 45, 77; Purches 56; O'Connor 60 | 32,148 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings