| English Div 1 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Aug-02 | A | Bradford City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 13,223 |
| 2 | 14-Aug-02 | H | Walsall | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Cameron 11, 55; Newton 86 | 27,904 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Burnley | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Blake 1; Irwin 49; Cooper 87 | 25,031 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | A | Derby County | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | Rae 19, 88; Cooper 77; Miller 90 | 29,954 |
| 5 | 27-Aug-02 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Blake 60; Sturridge 68 | 27,096 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Wimbledon | L | 2-3 | (1-1) | Ingimarsson 15; Sturridge 70 | 3,223 |
| 7 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Crystal Palace | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | Ingimarsson 31; Blake 71 | 16,961 |
| 8 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Reading | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 25,560 |
| 9 | 24-Sep-02 | H | Preston North End | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Blake 23, 85; Sturridge 45; Miller 86 | 23,695 |
| 10 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Leicester City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 32,082 |
| 11 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Sheffield United | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | | 24,625 |
| 12 | 19-Oct-02 | A | Stoke City | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Cameron 78; Blake 90 | 16,885 |
| 13 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Grimsby Town | W | 4-1 | (1-1) | Irwin 30; Miller 66; Ndah 71; Sturridge 90 | 23,875 |
| 14 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Gillingham | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Cameron 28p; Blake 45, 52, 59 | 10,036 |
| 15 | 02-Nov-02 | A | Watford | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Cooper 90 | 16,524 |
| 16 | 06-Nov-02 | H | Portsmouth | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Sturridge 62 | 27,022 |
| 17 | 11-Nov-02 | H | Brighton & Hove Albion | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Miller 76 | 23,016 |
| 18 | 16-Nov-02 | A | Coventry City | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Lescott 38; Rae 77 | 18,998 |
| 19 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Miller 76; Sturridge 80 | 27,953 |
| 20 | 30-Nov-02 | A | Rotherham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 6,736 |
| 21 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Norwich City | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Cole 37 | 25,753 |
| 22 | 14-Dec-02 | H | Coventry City | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 25,577 |
| 23 | 21-Dec-02 | A | Millwall | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | Kennedy 5 | 9,091 |
| 24 | 26-Dec-02 | A | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Butler 85 | 18,641 |
| 25 | 28-Dec-02 | H | Bradford City | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Ndah 54 | 25,812 |
| 26 | 01-Jan-03 | H | Derby County | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Ince 66 | 26,442 |
| 27 | 11-Jan-03 | A | Walsall | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Ndah 64 | 11,037 |
| 28 | 18-Jan-03 | H | Wimbledon | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Miller 43 | 23,716 |
| 29 | 01-Feb-03 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | Proudlock 24, 42; Miller 67; Sturridge 89 | 21,381 |
| 30 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Brighton & Hove Albion | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | Miller 65 | 6,754 |
| 31 | 19-Feb-03 | A | Ipswich Town | W | 4-2 | (1-2) | Miller 11, 63; Naylor 74; Ndah 81 | 27,700 |
| 32 | 22-Feb-03 | A | Preston North End | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Ndah 53; Miller 83 | 16,070 |
| 33 | 25-Feb-03 | H | Watford | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 24,591 |
| 34 | 01-Mar-03 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Miller 40, 83, 90p; Sturridge 77 | 26,010 |
| 35 | 05-Mar-03 | H | Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Ince 48 | 26,901 |
| 36 | 12-Mar-03 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Miller 44 | 19,731 |
| 37 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 19,558 |
| 38 | 18-Mar-03 | H | Stoke City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 25,235 |
| 39 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Gillingham | W | 6-0 | (5-0) | Blake 16; Cameron 22; Kennedy 37, 45; Miller 45, 48 | 25,171 |
| 40 | 05-Apr-03 | H | Rotherham United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 25,944 |
| 41 | 08-Apr-03 | A | Grimsby Town | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | Blake 13 | 4,983 |
| 42 | 11-Apr-03 | A | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | Blake 9; Cameron 26 | 27,209 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | H | Millwall | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | Newton 5, 80; Cameron 78 | 27,015 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | A | Norwich City | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | Ndah 52; Sturridge 74; Miller 90 | 20,843 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | A | Sheffield United | D | 3-3 | (2-1) | Ndah 10; Sturridge 45, 62p | 22,211 |
| 46 | 04-May-03 | H | Leicester City | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Miller 57 | 28,190 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 3 | 05-Jan-03 | H | Newcastle United | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | Ince 6; Kennedy 28; Ndah 49 | 27,316 |
| 4 | 25-Jan-03 | H | Leicester City | W | 4-1 | (2-1) | Ndah 5, 45; Miller 51, 71 | 28,164 |
| 5 | 16-Feb-03 | H | Rochdale | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | Ndah 32; Miller 79; Proudlock 90 | 23,921 |
| QF | 09-Mar-03 | A | Southampton | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 31,715 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Sep-02 | A | Swansea City | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | Blake 16; Pollet 34; Rae 78 | 4,799 |
| 2 | 01-Oct-02 | A | Rotherham United | D | 4-4 | (1-1) | Newton 45p; Miller 58; Rae 70; Scott(og) 120 [aet, pen 4-2] | 5,064 |
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| Division One Play-offs |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| SF L1 | 10-May-03 | H | Reading | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Murty(og) 75; Naylor 84 | 27,678 |
| SF L2 | 14-May-03 | A | Reading | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Rae 81 | 24,060 |
| F | 26-May-03 | N | Sheffield United | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | Kennedy 6; Blake 22; Miller 45 | 69,473 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings