Sheffield Wednesday · First Division 2002/03

Sheffield Wednesday 2002/03

Sheffield Wednesday finished 22nd of 24 in the 2002/03 First Division with 46 points (won 10, drawn 16, lost 20; scored 56, conceded 73) and were relegated. Highest position 11th, after match 1; lowest 24th, after match 23. Longest runs: 7 unbeaten and 10 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

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

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.