Port Vale 2002/03

Port Vale finished 17th of 24 in the 2002/03 Second Division with 53 points (won 14, drawn 11, lost 21; scored 54, conceded 70). Highest position 9th, after match 9; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Port Vale
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

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

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 10 Aug 2002	Tranmere (home)	1–4 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Cardiff (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	24th
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Chesterfield (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	24th
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Stockport (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	24th
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	3	22nd
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	6	19th
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Swindon (away)	2–1 W	Won	9	15th
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Colchester (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	11th
9	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Notts County (home)	3–2 W	Won	15	9th
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Blackpool (away)	2–3 L	Lost	15	10th
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Bristol City (home)	2–3 L	Lost	15	13th
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Huddersfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	12th
13	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Oldham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	12th
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Brentford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	14th
15	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Crewe (home)	1–2 L	Lost	18	14th
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Cheltenham (away)	1–0 W	Won	21	12th
17	Sat 2 Nov 2002	QPR (home)	0–0 D	Drew	22	13th
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Luton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	23	13th
19	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Northampton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	23	16th
20	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Mansfield (home)	4–2 W	Won	26	12th
21	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Wycombe (away)	1–3 L	Lost	26	14th
22	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Plymouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	26	15th
23	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Wigan (home)	0–1 L	Lost	26	18th
24	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Barnsley (away)	1–2 L	Lost	26	19th
25	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Stockport (away)	1–1 D	Drew	27	17th
26	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Peterborough (away)	2–1 W	Won	30	15th
27	Sat 25 Jan 2003	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	31	15th
28	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Tranmere (away)	0–1 L	Lost	31	16th
29	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Luton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	31	19th
30	Tue 11 Feb 2003	Chesterfield (home)	5–2 W	Won	34	15th
31	Sat 15 Feb 2003	QPR (away)	0–4 L	Lost	34	17th
32	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Swindon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	35	19th
33	Tue 25 Feb 2003	Cardiff (home)	0–2 L	Lost	35	19th
34	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Colchester (away)	1–4 L	Lost	35	20th
35	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Notts County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	35	22nd
36	Sat 8 Mar 2003	Blackpool (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	19th
37	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Crewe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	39	20th
38	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Brentford (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	18th
39	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Cheltenham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	42	19th
40	Sat 29 Mar 2003	Oldham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	43	19th
41	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Mansfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	46	17th
42	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Northampton (home)	3–2 W	Won	49	16th
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Plymouth (away)	0–3 L	Lost	49	19th
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Wycombe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	18th
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Huddersfield (home)	5–1 W	Won	53	16th
46	Sat 3 May 2003	Bristol City (away)	0–2 L	Lost	53	17th

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.