Gillingham 2002/03

Gillingham finished 11th of 24 in the 2002/03 First Division with 62 points (won 16, drawn 14, lost 16; scored 56, conceded 65). They were top of the table after 2 matches of 46; lowest 17th, after match 21. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 7 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Gillingham
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 10 Aug 2002	Wimbledon (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	10th
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Millwall (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	9	5th
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Preston (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	5th
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Leicester (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	7th
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Portsmouth (home)	1–3 L	Lost	10	10th
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Brighton (away)	4–2 W	Won	13	6th
9	Wed 18 Sep 2002	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–4 L	Lost	13	9th
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Sheffield United (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	9th
11	Sun 29 Sep 2002	Crystal Palace (away)	2–2 D	Drew	15	10th
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Coventry (home)	0–2 L	Lost	15	13th
13	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Rotherham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	13th
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Watford (home)	3–0 W	Won	19	11th
15	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	22	9th
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Wolves (home)	0–4 L	Lost	22	11th
17	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	12th
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Reading (home)	0–1 L	Lost	23	14th
19	Sat 16 Nov 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–1 D	Drew	24	15th
20	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Walsall (away)	0–1 L	Lost	24	16th
21	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Stoke (home)	1–1 D	Drew	25	17th
22	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Bradford (away)	3–1 W	Won	28	17th
23	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–0 W	Won	31	16th
24	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Burnley (home)	4–2 W	Won	34	11th
25	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Millwall (away)	2–2 D	Drew	35	12th
26	Sat 11 Jan 2003	Derby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	36	15th
27	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Leicester (home)	3–2 W	Won	39	13th
28	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Preston (away)	0–3 L	Lost	39	15th
29	Mon 10 Feb 2003	Reading (away)	1–2 L	Lost	39	17th
30	Sat 15 Feb 2003	Grimsby (home)	3–0 W	Won	42	14th
31	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Portsmouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	42	15th
32	Tue 25 Feb 2003	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	45	11th
33	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Brighton (home)	3–0 W	Won	48	8th
34	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–4 L	Lost	48	10th
35	Tue 11 Mar 2003	Wimbledon (home)	3–3 D	Drew	49	9th
36	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	10th
37	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Watford (away)	1–0 W	Won	53	10th
38	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Wolves (away)	0–6 L	Lost	53	10th
39	Tue 25 Mar 2003	Sheffield United (away)	2–2 D	Drew	54	9th
40	Sat 29 Mar 2003	Ipswich (home)	1–3 L	Lost	54	9th
41	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	55	9th
42	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Walsall (home)	0–1 L	Lost	55	13th
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Burnley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	55	14th
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Bradford (home)	1–0 W	Won	58	13th
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Coventry (away)	0–0 D	Drew	59	13th
46	Sun 4 May 2003	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	62	11th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.