Tranmere 2002/03

Tranmere finished 7th of 24 in the 2002/03 Second Division with 80 points (won 23, drawn 11, lost 12; scored 66, conceded 57). They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 15th, after match 13. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 15 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Tranmere
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	Port Vale (away)	4–1 W	Won	3	1st
2	Tue 13 Aug 2002	Colchester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	4	5th
3	Sat 17 Aug 2002	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	3rd
4	Sat 24 Aug 2002	Oldham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	7	7th
5	Mon 26 Aug 2002	Huddersfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	4th
6	Sat 31 Aug 2002	Bristol City (away)	0–2 L	Lost	10	7th
7	Sat 7 Sep 2002	Blackpool (away)	0–3 L	Lost	10	13th
8	Sat 14 Sep 2002	Brentford (home)	3–1 W	Won	13	10th
9	Tue 17 Sep 2002	Wigan (home)	0–2 L	Lost	13	12th
10	Sat 21 Sep 2002	Crewe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	13	13th
11	Sat 28 Sep 2002	Stockport (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	10th
12	Sat 5 Oct 2002	Mansfield (away)	1–6 L	Lost	16	13th
13	Sat 12 Oct 2002	Chesterfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	15th
14	Sat 19 Oct 2002	Barnsley (home)	1–0 W	Won	19	12th
15	Sat 26 Oct 2002	Cardiff (away)	0–4 L	Lost	19	13th
16	Tue 29 Oct 2002	Peterborough (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	15th
17	Sat 2 Nov 2002	Plymouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	11th
18	Sat 9 Nov 2002	Swindon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	11th
19	Sat 23 Nov 2002	Wycombe (away)	3–1 W	Won	27	11th
20	Sat 30 Nov 2002	Luton (home)	1–3 L	Lost	27	11th
21	Sat 14 Dec 2002	Northampton (away)	4–0 W	Won	30	10th
22	Sat 21 Dec 2002	Notts County (home)	2–2 D	Drew	31	10th
23	Thu 26 Dec 2002	Huddersfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	8th
24	Sat 28 Dec 2002	QPR (home)	3–0 W	Won	37	7th
25	Wed 1 Jan 2003	Oldham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	37	8th
26	Sat 4 Jan 2003	Colchester (away)	2–2 D	Drew	38	7th
27	Sat 18 Jan 2003	Bristol City (home)	1–1 D	Drew	39	9th
28	Sat 25 Jan 2003	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	42	9th
29	Sat 1 Feb 2003	Port Vale (home)	1–0 W	Won	45	7th
30	Tue 4 Feb 2003	Cheltenham (away)	1–3 L	Lost	45	7th
31	Sat 8 Feb 2003	Swindon (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	10th
32	Sat 15 Feb 2003	Plymouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	48	9th
33	Sat 22 Feb 2003	Blackpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	51	8th
34	Sat 1 Mar 2003	Brentford (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	8th
35	Tue 4 Mar 2003	Wigan (away)	0–0 D	Drew	55	7th
36	Sat 8 Mar 2003	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	58	7th
37	Fri 14 Mar 2003	Cardiff (home)	3–3 D	Drew	59	7th
38	Tue 18 Mar 2003	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	60	7th
39	Sat 22 Mar 2003	Peterborough (away)	0–0 D	Drew	61	7th
40	Sat 29 Mar 2003	Chesterfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	64	7th
41	Sat 5 Apr 2003	Luton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	65	7th
42	Sat 12 Apr 2003	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	7th
43	Sat 19 Apr 2003	Notts County (away)	1–0 W	Won	71	7th
44	Mon 21 Apr 2003	Northampton (home)	4–0 W	Won	74	7th
45	Tue 29 Apr 2003	Mansfield (home)	3–1 W	Won	77	7th
46	Sat 3 May 2003	Stockport (away)	3–2 W	Won	80	7th

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.