Nottingham Forest · First Division 2002/03

Nottingham Forest 2002/03

Nottingham Forest finished 6th of 24 in the 2002/03 First Division with 74 points (won 20, drawn 14, lost 12; scored 82, conceded 50). Highest position 3rd, after match 20; lowest 19th, after match 1. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 11 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Nottingham Forest
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	Portsmouth (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	19th
2	Wed 14 Aug 2002	Preston (home)	2–2 D	Drew	1	19th
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	4–0 W	Won	4	9th
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Walsall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	12th
5	Wed 28 Aug 2002	Wimbledon (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	10th
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Coventry (away)	1–0 W	Won	10	6th
7	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Watford (home)	0–1 L	Lost	10	11th
8	Wed 18 Sep 2002	Gillingham (home)	4–1 W	Won	13	8th
9	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Grimsby (away)	3–0 W	Won	16	7th
10	Wed 25 Sep 2002	Stoke (away)	2–2 D	Drew	17	7th
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Rotherham (home)	3–2 W	Won	20	4th
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Millwall (away)	2–1 W	Won	23	4th
13	Sun 20 Oct 2002	Derby (away)	0–0 D	Drew	24	4th
14	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Leicester (home)	2–2 D	Drew	25	6th
15	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	26	6th
16	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Sheffield United (home)	3–0 W	Won	29	5th
17	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	30	5th
18	Sat 16 Nov 2002	Bradford (home)	3–0 W	Won	33	4th
19	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Wolves (away)	1–2 L	Lost	33	4th
20	Wed 27 Nov 2002	Brighton (home)	3–2 W	Won	36	3rd
21	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	3rd
22	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Burnley (away)	0–1 L	Lost	39	3rd
23	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Bradford (away)	0–1 L	Lost	39	3rd
24	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Reading (home)	2–0 W	Won	42	3rd
25	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–2 L	Lost	42	4th
26	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Portsmouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	42	5th
27	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Walsall (home)	1–1 D	Drew	43	4th
28	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Coventry (home)	1–1 D	Drew	44	4th
29	Sat 25 Jan 2003	Preston (away)	1–1 D	Drew	45	4th
30	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Wimbledon (away)	3–2 W	Won	48	4th
31	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Crystal Palace (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	4th
32	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Stoke (home)	6–0 W	Won	54	4th
33	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Watford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	5th
34	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Gillingham (away)	4–1 W	Won	58	3rd
35	Mon 10 Mar 2003	Grimsby (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	4th
36	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Brighton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	59	5th
37	Wed 19 Mar 2003	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	62	5th
38	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Norwich (home)	4–0 W	Won	65	5th
39	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Ipswich (away)	4–3 W	Won	68	4th
40	Tue 8 Apr 2003	Leicester (away)	0–1 L	Lost	68	4th
41	Fri 11 Apr 2003	Wolves (home)	2–2 D	Drew	69	4th
42	Tue 15 Apr 2003	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	69	5th
43	Fri 18 Apr 2003	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	69	5th
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Burnley (home)	2–0 W	Won	72	6th
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Millwall (home)	3–3 D	Drew	73	6th
46	Sun 4 May 2003	Rotherham (away)	2–2 D	Drew	74	6th

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.