| English Div 2 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | A | Northampton Town | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Sorvel 30 | 5,694 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-02 | H | Notts County | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 6,141 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Colchester United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Hulse 9; Bell 81 | 5,138 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | A | Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Hulse 17 | 8,467 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-02 | H | Cheltenham Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Jack 44 | 5,488 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Mansfield Town | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | Walker 30; Jack 36; Hulse 38; Foster 48; Lunt 65 | 4,183 |
| 7 | 07-Sep-02 | H | Chesterfield | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,837 |
| 8 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Peterborough United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,345 |
| 9 | 17-Sep-02 | A | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Hulse 26, 31 | 4,909 |
| 10 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Curtis(og) 57; Hulse 73 | 6,875 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Hulse 48 | 13,208 |
| 12 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Queens Park Rangers | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Jones 29, 69 | 7,683 |
| 13 | 12-Oct-02 | A | Stockport County | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Lunt 6; Hulse 31, 85; Jones 53 | 6,468 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-02 | H | Plymouth Argyle | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 6,733 |
| 15 | 26-Oct-02 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Hulse 32, 81 | 6,374 |
| 16 | 29-Oct-02 | H | Luton Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 6,030 |
| 17 | 02-Nov-02 | A | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 7,086 |
| 18 | 09-Nov-02 | H | Brentford | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Hulse 21, 82 | 5,663 |
| 19 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Blackpool | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Hulse 8; Sodje 59; Tierney 63 | 7,019 |
| 20 | 30-Nov-02 | A | Bristol City | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | Foster 32; Hulse 35 | 12,585 |
| 21 | 14-Dec-02 | H | Barnsley | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Foster 17; Jack 82 | 5,633 |
| 22 | 21-Dec-02 | A | Swindon Town | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Ashton 18; Foster 40; Jack 59 | 4,957 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-02 | A | Cheltenham Town | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | Ashton 6; Vaughan 38; Jack 40; Brammer 67p | 5,548 |
| 24 | 29-Dec-02 | H | Oldham Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Hulse 56 | 9,006 |
| 25 | 01-Jan-03 | H | Mansfield Town | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Walton 60; Miles 90 | 6,931 |
| 26 | 11-Jan-03 | A | Colchester United | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Jones 56, 62 | 2,949 |
| 27 | 18-Jan-03 | H | Huddersfield Town | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Jones 90 | 5,819 |
| 28 | 25-Jan-03 | A | Oldham Athletic | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | Hulse 60, 86; Ashton 88 | 7,597 |
| 29 | 01-Feb-03 | H | Northampton Town | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | Jones 39, 70; Vaughan 41 | 6,164 |
| 30 | 04-Feb-03 | A | Notts County | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | Jones 2; Hulse 13 | 3,875 |
| 31 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Brentford | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Lunt 52, 64p | 5,424 |
| 32 | 22-Feb-03 | A | Chesterfield | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Wright 33; Jack 85 | 3,956 |
| 33 | 25-Feb-03 | H | Wigan Athletic | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 8,917 |
| 34 | 01-Mar-03 | H | Peterborough United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 5,704 |
| 35 | 04-Mar-03 | H | Wycombe Wanderers | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | Ashton 8, 62; Lunt 24p; Hulse 59 | 5,398 |
| 36 | 08-Mar-03 | A | Tranmere Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Hulse 47 | 8,670 |
| 37 | 15-Mar-03 | H | Port Vale | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Sorvel 54 | 7,554 |
| 38 | 18-Mar-03 | A | Plymouth Argyle | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Jack 4; Ashton 13, 68 | 7,777 |
| 39 | 22-Mar-03 | A | Luton Town | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Ashton 7, 21; Vaughan 50; Jack 78 | 6,607 |
| 40 | 29-Mar-03 | H | Stockport County | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Jack 77 | 7,336 |
| 41 | 12-Apr-03 | A | Blackpool | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Lunt 69 | 7,623 |
| 42 | 15-Apr-03 | H | Bristol City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Lunt 15p | 7,901 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | H | Swindon Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 6,384 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | A | Barnsley | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Sorvel 34; Hulse 62 | 9,396 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | A | Queens Park Rangers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 16,921 |
| 46 | 03-May-03 | H | Cardiff City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Walker 45 | 9,562 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Nov-02 | A | Port Vale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Ashton 85 | 5,507 |
| 2 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Mansfield Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Rix 6; Brammer 63p; Ashton 78 | 4,563 |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 7,252 |
| 3r | 14-Jan-03 | H | AFC Bournemouth | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Jones 29; Sodje 120 [aet, pen 1-3] | 4,540 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Sep-02 | A | Port Vale | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Jack 17, 20 | 3,765 |
| 2 | 01-Oct-02 | A | Manchester City | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Jack 1; Hulse 86 | 21,820 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 22-Oct-02 | A | Mansfield Town | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Hulse 4, 14, 59; Jack 62 | 1,874 |
| 2 | 12-Nov-02 | H | Blackpool | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Ashton 60; Jack 71 | 2,600 |
| 3 | 10-Dec-02 | H | Doncaster Rovers | W | 8-0 | (3-0) | Vaughan 13; Ashton 19, 24, 76; Jack 54, 64; Jones 83; Lunt 86 | 2,189 |
| QF | 29-Jan-03 | A | Shrewsbury Town | L | 2-4 | (0-1) | Hulse 57; Ashton 81 | 4,646 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings