Portsmouth 2002/03

Portsmouth finished 1st of 24 in the 2002/03 First Division with 98 points (won 29, drawn 11, lost 6; scored 97, conceded 45) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 41 matches of 46; lowest 5th, after match 1. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Portsmouth
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	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	5th
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Sheffield United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	4th
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Crystal Palace (away)	3–2 W	Won	7	4th
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Watford (home)	3–0 W	Won	10	3rd
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Grimsby (away)	1–0 W	Won	13	1st
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Brighton (home)	4–2 W	Won	16	1st
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Gillingham (away)	3–1 W	Won	19	1st
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Millwall (home)	1–0 W	Won	22	1st
9	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Wimbledon (home)	4–1 W	Won	25	1st
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	25	1st
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Bradford (home)	3–0 W	Won	28	1st
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Rotherham (away)	3–2 W	Won	31	1st
13	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Coventry (home)	1–1 D	Drew	32	1st
14	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Burnley (away)	3–0 W	Won	35	1st
15	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Preston (home)	3–2 W	Won	38	1st
16	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Leicester (home)	0–2 L	Lost	38	1st
17	Wed 6 Nov 2002	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	39	1st
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Derby (away)	2–1 W	Won	42	1st
19	Sat 16 Nov 2002	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	45	1st
20	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	3–1 W	Won	48	1st
21	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Walsall (home)	3–2 W	Won	51	1st
22	Sat 7 Dec 2002	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	52	1st
23	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Stoke (away)	1–1 D	Drew	53	1st
24	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	54	1st
25	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Crystal Palace (home)	1–1 D	Drew	55	1st
26	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	58	1st
27	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Watford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	59	1st
28	Mon 13 Jan 2003	Sheffield United (home)	1–2 L	Lost	59	1st
29	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Brighton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	1st
30	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Grimsby (home)	3–0 W	Won	63	1st
31	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Derby (home)	6–2 W	Won	66	1st
32	Mon 17 Feb 2003	Leicester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	67	1st
33	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Gillingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	1st
34	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Millwall (away)	5–0 W	Won	73	1st
35	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Wimbledon (away)	1–2 L	Lost	73	1st
36	Wed 12 Mar 2003	Norwich (home)	3–2 W	Won	76	1st
37	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Wolves (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	1st
38	Wed 19 Mar 2003	Coventry (away)	4–0 W	Won	82	1st
39	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Preston (away)	1–1 D	Drew	83	1st
40	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Walsall (away)	2–1 W	Won	86	1st
41	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–2 L	Lost	86	2nd
42	Tue 15 Apr 2003	Burnley (home)	1–0 W	Won	89	1st
43	Fri 18 Apr 2003	Ipswich (away)	0–3 L	Lost	89	1st
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	92	1st
45	Sun 27 Apr 2003	Rotherham (home)	3–2 W	Won	95	1st
46	Sun 4 May 2003	Bradford (away)	5–0 W	Won	98	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.