Premier League 2002/03

Manchester United won the 2002/03 Premier League with 83 points, 5 points ahead of Arsenal. West Ham, West Brom and Sunderland were relegated. 2.63 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 49% and 24% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Manchester United · Champions	38	25	8	5	74	34	+40	83	Champions
2	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	85	42	+43	78
3	Newcastle	38	21	6	11	63	48	+15	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	68	38	+30	67
5	Liverpool	38	18	10	10	61	41	+20	64
6	Blackburn	38	16	12	10	52	43	+9	60
7	Everton	38	17	8	13	48	49	-1	59
8	Southampton	38	13	13	12	43	46	-3	52
9	Manchester City	38	15	6	17	47	54	-7	51
10	Tottenham	38	14	8	16	51	62	-11	50
11	Middlesbrough	38	13	10	15	48	44	+4	49
12	Charlton	38	14	7	17	45	56	-11	49
13	Birmingham	38	13	9	16	41	49	-8	48
14	Fulham	38	13	9	16	41	50	-9	48
15	Leeds	38	14	5	19	58	57	+1	47
16	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	42	47	-5	45
17	Bolton	38	10	14	14	41	51	-10	44
18	West Ham · Relegated	38	10	12	16	42	59	-17	42	Relegated
19	West Brom · Relegated	38	6	8	24	29	65	-36	26	Relegated
20	Sunderland · Relegated	38	4	7	27	21	65	-44	19	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.63 goals per game: 12th lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 83 points: 8th lowest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.
A relegated club had 42 points: the highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs for a relegated side.

Season in numbers

Measure	2002/03	League average
Goals per game	2.63	2.70
Home wins	49%	46%
Draws	24%	26%
Away wins	27%	29%
Goalless draws	6%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.66 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	83	88
Most points relegated	42	34
Fewest points safe	44	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.