Rushden & Diamonds · Third Division 2002/03

Rushden & Diamonds 2002/03

Rushden & Diamonds finished 1st of 24 in the 2002/03 Third Division with 87 points (won 24, drawn 15, lost 7; scored 73, conceded 47) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 9 matches of 46; lowest 7th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rushden & Diamonds
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 Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 10 Aug 2002	Swansea (away)	2–2 D	Drew	1	7th
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Torquay (home)	3–0 W	Won	4	2nd
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Kidderminster (home)	3–1 W	Won	7	1st
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Shrewsbury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	1st
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Scunthorpe (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	1st
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Cambridge (away)	1–4 L	Lost	11	3rd
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Southend (home)	3–0 W	Won	14	1st
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	York (away)	0–0 D	Drew	15	2nd
9	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Bournemouth (away)	1–3 L	Lost	15	5th
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Wrexham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	16	6th
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Hartlepool (away)	2–1 W	Won	19	5th
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Leyton Orient (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	3rd
13	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Exeter (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	3rd
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Bury (home)	0–1 L	Lost	23	4th
15	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Hull (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	4th
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Boston United (home)	1–0 W	Won	27	3rd
17	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Rochdale (away)	1–0 W	Won	30	2nd
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Darlington (home)	2–0 W	Won	33	2nd
19	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Lincoln (away)	2–1 W	Won	36	2nd
20	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Bristol Rovers (home)	2–1 W	Won	39	2nd
21	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	42	2nd
22	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Carlisle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	43	2nd
23	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Scunthorpe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	1st
24	Sat 28 Dec 2002	Oxford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	44	2nd
25	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Shrewsbury (home)	5–1 W	Won	47	2nd
26	Sat 4 Jan 2003	Torquay (away)	1–1 D	Drew	48	2nd
27	Sat 11 Jan 2003	Kidderminster (away)	2–0 W	Won	51	2nd
28	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Cambridge (home)	4–1 W	Won	54	2nd
29	Sat 25 Jan 2003	Oxford (away)	0–3 L	Lost	54	2nd
30	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Swansea (home)	1–1 D	Drew	55	2nd
31	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Darlington (away)	2–2 D	Drew	56	2nd
32	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Southend (away)	1–2 L	Lost	56	2nd
33	Sat 1 Mar 2003	York (home)	2–1 W	Won	59	2nd
34	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Bournemouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	62	2nd
35	Sat 8 Mar 2003	Wrexham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	62	2nd
36	Sat 15 Mar 2003	Hull (home)	4–2 W	Won	65	2nd
37	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Bury (away)	1–0 W	Won	68	2nd
38	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Boston United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	69	2nd
39	Mon 24 Mar 2003	Rochdale (home)	3–3 D	Drew	70	2nd
40	Sat 29 Mar 2003	Exeter (home)	1–0 W	Won	73	2nd
41	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	76	2nd
42	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Lincoln (home)	1–0 W	Won	79	2nd
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Carlisle (away)	2–1 W	Won	82	1st
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Macclesfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	85	1st
45	Sat 26 Apr 2003	Leyton Orient (away)	0–0 D	Drew	86	1st
46	Sat 3 May 2003	Hartlepool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	87	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.