| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | H | Gillingham | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 2,476 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-02 | A | Grimsby Town | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,625 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | A | Watford | L | 2-3 | (1-2) | Nowland 17; Francis 86 | 10,292 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Shipperley 73p | 2,522 |
| 5 | 28-Aug-02 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-2 | (0-2) | | 16,431 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | H | Wolverhampton Wndrs | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Shipperley 4, 77; Gray 54 | 3,223 |
| 7 | 07-Sep-02 | H | Leicester City | L | 2-3 | (2-2) | Williams 11; Shipperley 16 | 2,165 |
| 8 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | McAnuff 90 | 14,832 |
| 9 | 17-Sep-02 | A | Portsmouth | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | Shipperley 11 | 18,837 |
| 10 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Coventry City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 2,077 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Burnley | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 12,259 |
| 12 | 06-Oct-02 | H | Ipswich Town | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 3,238 |
| 13 | 12-Oct-02 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Nethercott(og) 71 | 8,248 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-02 | H | Crystal Palace | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Shipperley 77; Agyemang 79 | 6,538 |
| 15 | 26-Oct-02 | A | Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Connolly 12 | 17,372 |
| 16 | 29-Oct-02 | H | Rotherham United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Shipperley 19; Connolly 60 | 849 |
| 17 | 02-Nov-02 | H | Norwich City | W | 4-2 | (3-0) | Shipperley 24; Connolly 42, 45p, 83 | 3,908 |
| 18 | 09-Nov-02 | A | Bradford City | W | 5-3 | (2-3) | Connolly 30, 45, 49, 61; Darlington 89 | 10,615 |
| 19 | 16-Nov-02 | H | Walsall | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | McAnuff 25; Shipperley 69p; Francis 90 | 1,255 |
| 20 | 25-Nov-02 | A | Derby County | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Shipperley 8; Connolly 88 | 25,597 |
| 21 | 30-Nov-02 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Morgan 42; Connolly 63; Shipperley 89 | 2,131 |
| 22 | 07-Dec-02 | A | Preston North End | W | 5-3 | (1-2) | Connolly 40, 65p; McAnuff 72, 82; Reo-Coker 90 | 12,415 |
| 23 | 14-Dec-02 | A | Walsall | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 6,596 |
| 24 | 21-Dec-02 | H | Stoke City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Connolly 82 | 1,697 |
| 25 | 26-Dec-02 | H | Watford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 2,643 |
| 26 | 11-Jan-03 | H | Grimsby Town | D | 3-3 | (0-1) | Agyemang 67; Darlington 69; Francis 73 | 1,336 |
| 27 | 18-Jan-03 | A | Wolverhampton Wndrs | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Francis 46 | 23,716 |
| 28 | 01-Feb-03 | H | Nottingham Forest | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | Gray 59; Francis 63 | 3,382 |
| 29 | 04-Feb-03 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Connolly 39, 79; Volz 48 | 6,111 |
| 30 | 08-Feb-03 | H | Bradford City | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Ainsworth 47; Shipperley 71 | 1,178 |
| 31 | 22-Feb-03 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 31,438 |
| 32 | 01-Mar-03 | H | Reading | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Francis 31; Tapp 85 | 3,869 |
| 33 | 04-Mar-03 | H | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Agyemang 66; Ainsworth 87 | 10,356 |
| 34 | 08-Mar-03 | A | Coventry City | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | Connolly 12; Shipperley 76 | 11,976 |
| 35 | 11-Mar-03 | A | Gillingham | D | 3-3 | (1-0) | Connolly 4; Reo-Coker 79; Shipperley 87p | 7,884 |
| 36 | 15-Mar-03 | H | Millwall | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Shipperley 19; Agyemang 90 | 2,952 |
| 37 | 18-Mar-03 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Andersen 45 | 13,713 |
| 38 | 22-Mar-03 | A | Rotherham United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Connolly 59 | 5,896 |
| 39 | 25-Mar-03 | A | Norwich City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 21,059 |
| 40 | 05-Apr-03 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 2-4 | (0-1) | Connolly 54; Agyemang 55 | 17,649 |
| 41 | 07-Apr-03 | H | Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Shipperley 38 | 1,325 |
| 42 | 12-Apr-03 | H | Derby County | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 1,934 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | A | Stoke City | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Shipperley 51 | 12,587 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | H | Preston North End | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Shipperley 60, 65 | 1,053 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 5-1 | (1-0) | Shipperley 28; Nowland 60; Connolly 83, 85; Tapp 88 | 25,564 |
| 46 | 04-May-03 | H | Burnley | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Connolly 55, 81 | 1,972 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 04-Jan-03 | A | Rotherham United | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Shipperley 36; McAnuff 85; Morgan 90 | 4,527 |
| 4 | 25-Jan-03 | A | Walsall | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 6,600 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Sep-02 | A | Southend United | W | 4-1 | (1-0) | Andersen 45; Tapp 65; Shipperley 68, 90 | 2,634 |
| 2 | 01-Oct-02 | A | Portsmouth | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | McAnuff 7; Leigertwood 16; Shipperley 59 | 11,754 |
| 3 | 05-Nov-02 | H | Rotherham United | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | Agyemang 35 | 664 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings