| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 18,910 |
| 2 | 14-Aug-02 | H | Preston North End | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Johnson 69; Jess 83 | 18,065 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Johnson 3; Lester 47; Scimeca 69, 73 | 21,129 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | A | Walsall | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Prutton 83 | 5,096 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-02 | H | Wimbledon | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Johnson 16, 45 | 16,431 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Coventry City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Scimeca 16 | 13,732 |
| 7 | 14-Sep-02 | H | Watford | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 17,865 |
| 8 | 18-Sep-02 | H | Gillingham | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | Harewood 4, 17p, 65; Johnson 39 | 16,073 |
| 9 | 21-Sep-02 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Johnson 17, 86p, 90 | 7,072 |
| 10 | 25-Sep-02 | A | Stoke City | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Dawson 35; Johnson 45 | 14,554 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | H | Rotherham United | W | 3-2 | (3-1) | Johnson 3, 39; Bopp 18 | 25,089 |
| 12 | 05-Oct-02 | A | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Johnson 65, 85 | 10,521 |
| 13 | 20-Oct-02 | A | Derby County | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 30,547 |
| 14 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Leicester City | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Johnson 76p; Lester 90 | 29,497 |
| 15 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Norwich City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 20,986 |
| 16 | 02-Nov-02 | H | Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Lester 54, 61; Harewood 63 | 22,579 |
| 17 | 09-Nov-02 | A | Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 18,971 |
| 18 | 16-Nov-02 | H | Bradford City | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | Lester 18; Johnson 25; Louis-Jean 36 | 19,653 |
| 19 | 23-Nov-02 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Harewood 45 | 27,953 |
| 20 | 27-Nov-02 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Harewood 8; Johnson 45; Lester 76 | 29,137 |
| 21 | 30-Nov-02 | H | Ipswich Town | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Johnson 5, 63 | 24,898 |
| 22 | 07-Dec-02 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 13,869 |
| 23 | 14-Dec-02 | A | Bradford City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 12,245 |
| 24 | 21-Dec-02 | H | Reading | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Johnson 4; Harewood 67 | 25,831 |
| 25 | 26-Dec-02 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 26,362 |
| 26 | 28-Dec-02 | H | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Dawson 90 | 28,165 |
| 27 | 01-Jan-03 | H | Walsall | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Thompson 15 | 28,441 |
| 28 | 18-Jan-03 | H | Coventry City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Williams 33 | 24,487 |
| 29 | 25-Jan-03 | A | Preston North End | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Johnson 16 | 13,508 |
| 30 | 01-Feb-03 | A | Wimbledon | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Harewood 29, 32; Johnson 90 | 3,382 |
| 31 | 08-Feb-03 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Dawson 4; Harewood 59 | 26,012 |
| 32 | 22-Feb-03 | H | Stoke City | W | 6-0 | (4-0) | Harewood 13, 24, 28p, 45; Johnson 53; Jess 85 | 24,085 |
| 33 | 01-Mar-03 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Huckerby 66 | 17,934 |
| 34 | 04-Mar-03 | A | Gillingham | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | Huckerby 7, 17; Harewood 46; Thompson 55 | 7,277 |
| 35 | 10-Mar-03 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Reid 23; Williams 90 | 25,507 |
| 36 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 6,830 |
| 37 | 19-Mar-03 | H | Derby County | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | Harewood 13, 49p; Huckerby 15 | 29,725 |
| 38 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Norwich City | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Huckerby 11; Harewood 22; Williams 56; Brennan 82 | 27,296 |
| 39 | 05-Apr-03 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 4-3 | (3-2) | Thompson 27; Harewood 29, 75; Naylor(og) 33 | 29,503 |
| 40 | 08-Apr-03 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 32,065 |
| 41 | 11-Apr-03 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | Johnson 40; Dawson 74 | 27,209 |
| 42 | 15-Apr-03 | A | Sheffield United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 23,317 |
| 43 | 18-Apr-03 | A | Reading | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 21,612 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | H | Burnley | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Dawson 75; Johnson 90 | 25,403 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | H | Millwall | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | Jess 19; Bopp 22; Johnson 72 | 29,463 |
| 46 | 04-May-03 | A | Rotherham United | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | Lester 63; Westcarr 66 | 9,942 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | A | West Ham United | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Harewood 17; Reid 50 | 29,612 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Sep-02 | H | Kidderminster Harriers | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Lester 24, 71p; Scimeca 45; Johnson 51 | 4,498 |
| 2 | 02-Oct-02 | H | Walsall | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Johnson 79 | 6,343 |
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| Division One Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 10-May-03 | H | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Johnson 55 | 29,064 |
| SF L2 | 15-May-03 | A | Sheffield United | L | 3-4 | (1-0) | Johnson 30; Reid 58; Page(og) 119 [aet] | 30,212 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings