| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | H | Wrexham | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Calvo-Garcia 14 | 3,879 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-02 | A | Exeter City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Carruthers 81 | 3,722 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | A | Leyton Orient | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 4,028 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | H | York City | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Torpey 1; Carruthers 40 | 3,540 |
| 5 | 26-Aug-02 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 3,849 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | Dawson 16; Carruthers 25 | 3,178 |
| 7 | 07-Sep-02 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 4,204 |
| 8 | 14-Sep-02 | H | Kidderminster Harriers | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Brough 70 | 2,676 |
| 9 | 17-Sep-02 | H | Carlisle United | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | Torpey 13, 75; Carruthers 72 | 2,342 |
| 10 | 21-Sep-02 | A | Macclesfield Town | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Carruthers 30; Torpey 45, 60 | 1,929 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | H | Shrewsbury Town | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Sparrow 53 | 2,988 |
| 12 | 05-Oct-02 | A | Oxford United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Beagrie 58p | 5,658 |
| 13 | 12-Oct-02 | H | Cambridge United | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Sparrow 30 | 3,140 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-02 | A | Rochdale | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Carruthers 50, 72 | 3,442 |
| 15 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Torquay United | W | 5-1 | (2-1) | Carruthers 39; Torpey 45, 82, 90; McCombe 73 | 2,911 |
| 16 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Darlington | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Carruthers 5 | 3,059 |
| 17 | 02-Nov-02 | A | Hull City | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 11,885 |
| 18 | 09-Nov-02 | H | Boston United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Beagrie 16p; Torpey 66 | 3,730 |
| 19 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Swansea City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Carruthers 23p; Sparrow 45 | 2,886 |
| 20 | 30-Nov-02 | A | AFC Bournemouth | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Torpey 25 | 6,527 |
| 21 | 14-Dec-02 | H | Bury | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 3,011 |
| 22 | 21-Dec-02 | A | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Brough 25; Carruthers 49 | 4,089 |
| 23 | 26-Dec-02 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,096 |
| 24 | 29-Dec-02 | A | Southend United | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Carruthers 75; Byrne 81 | 4,248 |
| 25 | 01-Jan-03 | A | York City | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Torpey 14p; Carruthers 37; Graves 50 | 4,554 |
| 26 | 11-Jan-03 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Sparrow 27; Kilford 67 | 3,242 |
| 27 | 18-Jan-03 | A | Bristol Rovers | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Carruthers 64 | 6,617 |
| 28 | 21-Jan-03 | H | Exeter City | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Carruthers 28 | 2,461 |
| 29 | 25-Jan-03 | H | Southend United | W | 4-1 | (3-1) | Carruthers 11; Kilford 36; Calvo-Garcia 43; Hayes 70 | 3,096 |
| 30 | 01-Feb-03 | A | Wrexham | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Sparrow 83 | 3,129 |
| 31 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Boston United | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 3,358 |
| 32 | 15-Feb-03 | H | Hull City | W | 3-1 | (0-0) | Hayes 50; Sparrow 76, 82 | 6,284 |
| 33 | 22-Feb-03 | H | Lincoln City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 5,141 |
| 34 | 01-Mar-03 | A | Kidderminster Harriers | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Beagrie 32, 73p; Carruthers 33 | 2,834 |
| 35 | 08-Mar-03 | H | Macclesfield Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Hayes 53 | 3,398 |
| 36 | 11-Mar-03 | A | Carlisle United | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Beagrie 18; Dawson 67 | 3,124 |
| 37 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Torquay United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Sparrow 8 | 2,486 |
| 38 | 18-Mar-03 | H | Rochdale | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | Hayes 10, 66; Kilford 31 | 3,616 |
| 39 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Darlington | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 3,904 |
| 40 | 29-Mar-03 | A | Cambridge United | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Hayes 67 | 3,951 |
| 41 | 05-Apr-03 | H | AFC Bournemouth | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 4,488 |
| 42 | 12-Apr-03 | A | Swansea City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Carruthers 75 | 6,014 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | H | Hartlepool United | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Hayes 32; Carruthers 72, 82; Calvo-Garcia 86 | 5,280 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | A | Bury | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 3,898 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | H | Oxford United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Hayes 30; Dalglish 90 | 5,629 |
| 46 | 03-May-03 | A | Shrewsbury Town | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Dalglish 50, 81 | 4,127 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Nov-02 | A | Northwich Victoria | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Torpey 38, 48, 72p | 1,724 |
| 2 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Carlisle United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 3,590 |
| 2r | 23-Dec-02 | A | Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Carruthers 25 | 6,809 |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | H | Leeds United | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 8,329 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Sep-02 | A | Preston North End | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Torpey 10 [aet] | 5,594 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 22-Oct-02 | H | Blackpool | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Torpey 14; Dawson 46 | 1,475 |
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| Division Three Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 10-May-03 | A | Lincoln City | L | 3-5 | (1-2) | Calvo-Garcia 26, 69; Stanton 70 | 8,902 |
| SF L2 | 14-May-03 | H | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 8,295 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings