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2002-03

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Before this season

Final League Tables


      DIVISION ONE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Portsmouth                       46   29   11    6   97   45   98
   2  Leicester City                   46   26   14    6   73   40   92
   3  Sheffield United                 46   23   11   12   72   52   80
   4  Reading                          46   25    4   17   61   46   79
   5  Wolverhampton Wanderers          46   20   16   10   81   44   76
   6  Nottingham Forest                46   20   14   12   82   50   74
   7  Ipswich Town                     46   19   13   14   80   64   70
   8  Norwich City                     46   19   12   15   60   49   69
   9  Millwall                         46   19    9   18   59   69   66
  10  Wimbledon                        46   18   11   17   76   73   65
  11  Gillingham                       46   16   14   16   56   65   62
  12  Preston North End                46   16   13   17   68   70   61
  13  Watford                          46   17    9   20   54   70   60
  14  Crystal Palace                   46   14   17   15   59   52   59
  15  Rotherham United                 46   15   14   17   62   62   59
  16  Burnley                          46   15   10   21   65   89   55
  17  Walsall                          46   15    9   22   57   69   54
  18  Derby County                     46   15    7   24   55   74   52
  19  Bradford City                    46   14   10   22   51   73   52
  20  Coventry City                    46   12   14   20   46   62   50
  21  Stoke City                       46   12   14   20   45   69   50
  22  Sheffield Wednesday              46   10   16   20   56   73   46
  23  Brighton & Hove Albion           46   11   12   23   49   67   45
  24  Grimsby Town                     46    9   12   25   48   85   39

Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Nottingham Forest 1 Sheffield United 1, Sheffield United 4 Nottingham Forest 3
Sheffield United won 5-4 on aggregate
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Reading 1, Reading 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-1 on aggregate

Final
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Sheffield United 0 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

      DIVISION TWO
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Wigan Athletic                   46   29   13    4   68   25  100
   2  Crewe Alexandra                  46   25   11   10   76   40   85
   3  Bristol City                     46   24   11   11   79   48   83
   4  Queens Park Rangers              46   24   11   11   69   45   83
   5  Oldham Athletic                  46   22   16    8   68   38   82
   6  Cardiff City                     46   23   12   11   68   43   81
   7  Tranmere Rovers                  46   23   11   12   66   57   80
   8  Plymouth Argyle                  46   17   14   15   63   52   65
   9  Luton Town                       46   17   14   15   67   62   65
  10  Swindon Town                     46   16   12   18   59   63   60
  11  Peterborough United              46   14   16   16   51   54   58
  12  Colchester United                46   14   16   16   52   56   58
  13  Blackpool                        46   15   13   18   56   64   58
  14  Stockport County                 46   15   10   21   65   70   55
  15  Notts County                     46   13   16   17   62   70   55
  16  Brentford                        46   14   12   20   47   56   54
  17  Port Vale                        46   14   11   21   54   70   53
  18  Wycombe Wanderers                46   13   13   20   59   66   52
  19  Barnsley                         46   13   13   20   51   64   52
  20  Chesterfield                     46   14    8   24   43   73   50
  21  Cheltenham Town                  46   10   18   18   53   68   48
  22  Huddersfield Town                46   11   12   23   39   61   45
  23  Mansfield Town                   46   12    8   26   66   97   44
  24  Northampton Town                 46   10    9   27   40   79   39

Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Cardiff City 1 Bristol City 0, Bristol City 0 Cardiff City 0
Cardiff City won 1-0 on aggregate
Oldham Athletic 1 Queens Park Rangers 1, Queens Park Rangers 1 Oldham Athletic 0
Queens Park Rangers won 2-1 on aggregate

Final
Cardiff City 1 Queens Park Rangers 0 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

      DIVISION THREE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Rushden & Diamonds               46   24   15    7   73   47   87
   2  Hartlepool United                46   24   13    9   71   51   85
   3  Wrexham                          46   23   15    8   84   50   84
   4  A F C Bournemouth                46   20   14   12   60   48   74
   5  Scunthorpe United                46   19   15   12   68   49   72
   6  Lincoln City                     46   18   16   12   46   37   70
   7  Bury                             46   18   16   12   57   56   70
   8  Oxford United                    46   19   12   15   57   47   69
   9  Torquay United                   46   16   18   12   71   71   66
  10  York City                        46   17   15   14   52   53   66
  11  Kidderminster Harriers           46   16   15   15   62   63   63
  12  Cambridge United                 46   16   13   17   67   70   61
  13  Hull City                        46   14   17   15   58   53   59
  14  Darlington                       46   12   18   16   58   59   54
  15  Boston United                    46   15   13   18   55   56   54  *
  16  Macclesfield Town                46   14   12   20   57   63   54
  17  Southend United                  46   17    3   26   47   59   54
  18  Leyton Orient                    46   14   11   21   51   61   53
  19  Rochdale                         46   12   16   18   63   70   52
  20  Bristol Rovers                   46   12   15   19   50   57   51
  21  Swansea City                     46   12   13   21   48   65   49
  22  Carlisle United                  46   13   10   23   52   78   49
  23  Exeter City                      46   11   15   20   50   64   48
  24  Shrewsbury Town                  46    9   14   23   62   92   41
* - Boston United 4 points deducted for financial irregularities in the previous season

Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Bury 0 A F C Bournemouth 0, A F C Bournemouth 3 Bury 1
A F C Bournemouth won 3-1 on aggregate
Lincoln City 5 Scunthorpe United 3, Scunthorpe United 0 Lincoln City 1
Lincoln City won 6-3 on aggregate

Final
A F C Bournemouth 5 Lincoln City 2 (@ Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

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