Manchester United · Premier League 2002/03

Manchester United 2002/03

Manchester United finished 1st of 20 in the 2002/03 Premier League with 83 points (won 25, drawn 8, lost 5; scored 74, conceded 34) and won the title. They were top of the table after 7 matches of 38; lowest 9th, after match 6. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 18 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Manchester United
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 20-club Premier League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 17 Aug 2002	West Brom (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	4th
2	Fri 23 Aug 2002	Chelsea (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	2nd
3	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Sunderland (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	8th
4	Tue 3 Sep 2002	Middlesbrough (home)	1–0 W	Won	8	4th
5	Wed 11 Sep 2002	Bolton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	8	7th
6	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Leeds (away)	0–1 L	Lost	8	9th
7	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Tottenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	11	7th
8	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Charlton (away)	3–1 W	Won	14	4th
9	Mon 7 Oct 2002	Everton (home)	3–0 W	Won	17	4th
10	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Fulham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	3rd
11	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Aston Villa (home)	1–1 D	Drew	19	4th
12	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Southampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	22	3rd
13	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Manchester City (away)	1–3 L	Lost	22	5th
14	Sun 17 Nov 2002	West Ham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	5th
15	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Newcastle (home)	5–3 W	Won	26	5th
16	Sun 1 Dec 2002	Liverpool (away)	2–1 W	Won	29	4th
17	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Arsenal (home)	2–0 W	Won	32	3rd
18	Sat 14 Dec 2002	West Ham (home)	3–0 W	Won	35	2nd
19	Sun 22 Dec 2002	Blackburn (away)	0–1 L	Lost	35	3rd
20	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Middlesbrough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	35	3rd
21	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Birmingham (home)	2–0 W	Won	38	3rd
22	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Sunderland (home)	2–1 W	Won	41	2nd
23	Sat 11 Jan 2003	West Brom (away)	3–1 W	Won	44	2nd
24	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Chelsea (home)	2–1 W	Won	47	2nd
25	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Southampton (away)	2–0 W	Won	50	2nd
26	Tue 4 Feb 2003	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	53	2nd
27	Sun 9 Feb 2003	Manchester City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	2nd
28	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Bolton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	2nd
29	Wed 5 Mar 2003	Leeds (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	2nd
30	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Aston Villa (away)	1–0 W	Won	61	2nd
31	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Fulham (home)	3–0 W	Won	64	1st
32	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Liverpool (home)	4–0 W	Won	67	2nd
33	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Newcastle (away)	6–2 W	Won	70	1st
34	Wed 16 Apr 2003	Arsenal (away)	2–2 D	Drew	71	1st
35	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Blackburn (home)	3–1 W	Won	74	1st
36	Sun 27 Apr 2003	Tottenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	77	1st
37	Sat 3 May 2003	Charlton (home)	4–1 W	Won	80	1st
38	Sun 11 May 2003	Everton (away)	2–1 W	Won	83	1st

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.