| English Premiership |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 28,341 |
| 2 | 24-Aug-02 | A | Liverpool | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | | 43,058 |
| 3 | 28-Aug-02 | H | Chelsea | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Fernandes 51 | 31,208 |
| 4 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Taricco(og) 30 | 35,573 |
| 5 | 11-Sep-02 | H | Everton | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Pahars 73p | 29,190 |
| 6 | 14-Sep-02 | A | West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 26,383 |
| 7 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 25,714 |
| 8 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Bridge 82 | 22,692 |
| 9 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Manchester City | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Ormerod 2, 43 | 31,009 |
| 10 | 21-Oct-02 | A | Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Beattie 48p | 25,817 |
| 11 | 27-Oct-02 | H | Fulham | W | 4-2 | (2-2) | Beattie 27p, 42, 53; Ormerod 72 | 26,188 |
| 12 | 02-Nov-02 | A | Manchester United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | | 67,691 |
| 13 | 09-Nov-02 | H | Blackburn Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Beattie 38p | 30,059 |
| 14 | 16-Nov-02 | A | Newcastle United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Beattie 2 | 51,812 |
| 15 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Arsenal | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Beattie 45, 59p; Delgado 67 | 31,797 |
| 16 | 02-Dec-02 | A | West Ham United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Beattie 90 | 28,844 |
| 17 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Beattie 60p, 83 | 31,132 |
| 18 | 14-Dec-02 | H | Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Marsden 52 | 32,061 |
| 19 | 21-Dec-02 | A | Leeds United | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Fernandes 89 | 36,687 |
| 20 | 26-Dec-02 | A | Chelsea | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 39,428 |
| 21 | 28-Dec-02 | H | Sunderland | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | Beattie 73; Tessem 90 | 31,423 |
| 22 | 01-Jan-03 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Beattie 82 | 31,890 |
| 23 | 11-Jan-03 | A | Middlesbrough | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | Beattie 40, 60 | 27,443 |
| 24 | 18-Jan-03 | H | Liverpool | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 32,104 |
| 25 | 28-Jan-03 | A | Sunderland | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Beattie 50 | 34,102 |
| 26 | 01-Feb-03 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 32,085 |
| 27 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 24,896 |
| 28 | 22-Feb-03 | A | Everton | L | 1-2 | (1-0) | Beattie 33 | 36,569 |
| 29 | 01-Mar-03 | H | West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Beattie 8 | 31,915 |
| 30 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Fulham | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Beattie 81; Michael Svensson 90 | 18,031 |
| 31 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | Beattie 40; Davies 90 | 31,888 |
| 32 | 05-Apr-03 | H | West Ham United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Beattie 44 | 31,941 |
| 33 | 19-Apr-03 | H | Leeds United | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Ormerod 31; Beattie 45; Anders Svensson 53 | 32,032 |
| 34 | 21-Apr-03 | A | Birmingham City | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | Anders Svensson 26; Ormerod 77 | 29,115 |
| 35 | 26-Apr-03 | A | Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Beattie 90 | 25,894 |
| 36 | 03-May-03 | H | Bolton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 30,951 |
| 37 | 07-May-03 | A | Arsenal | L | 1-6 | (1-5) | Tessem 35 | 38,052 |
| 38 | 11-May-03 | A | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Michael Svensson 34 | 34,957 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Michael Svensson 13; Tessem 50; Anders Svensson 56; Beattie 79 | 25,589 |
| 4 | 25-Jan-03 | H | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Davies 90 | 23,809 |
| 4r | 05-Feb-03 | A | Millwall | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | Oakley 21, 102 [aet] | 10,197 |
| 5 | 15-Feb-03 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Anders Svensson 71; Tessem 74 | 31,103 |
| QF | 09-Mar-03 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Marsden 56; Butler(og) 81 | 31,715 |
| SF | 13-Apr-03 | N | Watford | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Ormerod 43; Robinson(og) 79 | 42,602 |
| F | 17-May-03 | N | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 73,726 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 2 | 02-Oct-02 | H | Tranmere Rovers | W | 6-1 | (3-1) | Marsden 1; Ormerod 25, 43, 68; Fernandes 52; Michael Svensson 66 | 16,603 |
| 3 | 06-Nov-02 | A | Liverpool | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Delgado 55 | 35,870 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings