Newcastle 2002/03

Newcastle finished 3rd of 20 in the 2002/03 Premier League with 69 points (won 21, drawn 6, lost 11; scored 63, conceded 48). They were top of the table after 1 match of 38; lowest 19th, after match 4. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 9 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Newcastle
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	Mon 19 Aug 2002	West Ham (home)	4–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Manchester City (away)	0–1 L	Lost	3	10th
3	Mon 2 Sep 2002	Liverpool (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	13th
4	Wed 11 Sep 2002	Leeds (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	19th
5	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Chelsea (away)	0–3 L	Lost	4	19th
6	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Sunderland (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	13th
7	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Birmingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	10	10th
8	Sat 5 Oct 2002	West Brom (home)	2–1 W	Won	13	6th
9	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Blackburn (away)	2–5 L	Lost	13	11th
10	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Charlton (home)	2–1 W	Won	16	8th
11	Mon 4 Nov 2002	Middlesbrough (home)	2–0 W	Won	19	8th
12	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Arsenal (away)	0–1 L	Lost	19	9th
13	Sat 16 Nov 2002	Southampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	22	6th
14	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Manchester United (away)	3–5 L	Lost	22	7th
15	Sun 1 Dec 2002	Everton (home)	2–1 W	Won	25	6th
16	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Aston Villa (away)	1–0 W	Won	28	6th
17	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Southampton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	29	6th
18	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Fulham (home)	2–0 W	Won	32	4th
19	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Bolton (away)	3–4 L	Lost	32	6th
20	Sun 29 Dec 2002	Tottenham (home)	2–1 W	Won	35	4th
21	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Liverpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	4th
22	Sat 11 Jan 2003	West Ham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	39	4th
23	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Manchester City (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	3rd
24	Wed 22 Jan 2003	Bolton (home)	1–0 W	Won	45	3rd
25	Wed 29 Jan 2003	Tottenham (away)	1–0 W	Won	48	2nd
26	Sun 9 Feb 2003	Arsenal (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	3rd
27	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Leeds (away)	3–0 W	Won	52	3rd
28	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Chelsea (home)	2–1 W	Won	55	3rd
29	Wed 5 Mar 2003	Middlesbrough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	55	3rd
30	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Charlton (away)	2–0 W	Won	58	3rd
31	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Blackburn (home)	5–1 W	Won	61	3rd
32	Sun 6 Apr 2003	Everton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	3rd
33	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Manchester United (home)	2–6 L	Lost	61	3rd
34	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Fulham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	3rd
35	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Aston Villa (home)	1–1 D	Drew	62	4th
36	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Sunderland (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	3rd
37	Sat 3 May 2003	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	3rd
38	Sun 11 May 2003	West Brom (away)	2–2 D	Drew	69	3rd

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.