First Division 2002/03

Now the Championship.

Portsmouth won the 2002/03 First Division with 98 points, 6 points ahead of Leicester. Portsmouth, Leicester and Wolves were promoted. Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton and Grimsby were relegated. 2.74 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 45% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Portsmouth · Champions	46	29	11	6	97	45	+52	98	Champions
2	Leicester · Promoted	46	26	14	6	73	40	+33	92	Promoted
3	Sheffield United	46	23	11	12	72	52	+20	80
4	Reading	46	25	4	17	61	46	+15	79
5	Wolves · Promoted	46	20	16	10	81	44	+37	76	Promoted
6	Nottingham Forest	46	20	14	12	82	50	+32	74
7	Ipswich	46	19	13	14	80	64	+16	70
8	Norwich	46	19	12	15	60	49	+11	69
9	Millwall	46	19	9	18	59	69	-10	66
10	Wimbledon	46	18	11	17	76	73	+3	65
11	Gillingham	46	16	14	16	56	65	-9	62
12	Preston	46	16	13	17	68	70	-2	61
13	Watford	46	17	9	20	54	70	-16	60
14	Crystal Palace	46	14	17	15	59	52	+7	59
15	Rotherham	46	15	14	17	62	62	0	59
16	Burnley	46	15	10	21	65	89	-24	55
17	Walsall	46	15	9	22	57	69	-12	54
18	Derby	46	15	7	24	55	74	-19	52
19	Bradford	46	14	10	22	51	73	-22	52
20	Coventry	46	12	14	20	46	62	-16	50
21	Stoke	46	12	14	20	45	69	-24	50
22	Sheffield Wednesday · Relegated	46	10	16	20	56	73	-17	46	Relegated
23	Brighton · Relegated	46	11	12	23	49	67	-18	45	Relegated
24	Grimsby · Relegated	46	9	12	25	48	85	-37	39	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.74 goals per game: the highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 98 points: 10th highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2002/03	League average
Goals per game	2.74	2.57
Home wins	45%	44%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	29%	28%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.46 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	98	94
Most points relegated	46	46
Fewest points safe	50	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.