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| 26/12/2002 | 12:00 | Coventry City | - | Reading FC | 2:0 (1:0) | |
| 12:00 | Millwall FC | - | Gillingham FC | 2:2 (1:1) | ||
| 12:00 | Wimbledon FC | - | Watford FC | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 13:00 | Bradford City | - | Stoke City | 4:2 (1:2) | ||
| 15:00 | Burnley FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2:1 (2:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Derby County | - | Grimsby Town | 1:3 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Norwich City | - | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0:1 (0:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Portsmouth FC | - | Crystal Palace | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Preston North End | - | Rotherham United | 0:2 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Nottingham Forest | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Walsall FC | - | Sheffield United | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 18:05 | Leicester City | - | Ipswich Town | 1:2 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Portsmouth FC | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 50:23 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 |
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Leicester City | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 39:23 | 16 | 51 |
| 3 |
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Sheffield United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 38:27 | 11 | 45 |
| 4 |
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Nottingham Forest | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 40:24 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 |
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Norwich City | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36:22 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 |
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Reading FC | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 27:21 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45:28 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 |
|
Coventry City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34:30 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 |
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Watford FC | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 |
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Rotherham United | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43:31 | 12 | 37 |
| 11 |
|
Crystal Palace | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 38:28 | 10 | 37 |
| 12 |
|
Gillingham FC | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32:33 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 |
|
Burnley FC | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37:46 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 |
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Wimbledon FC | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 39:39 | 0 | 33 |
| 15 |
|
Derby County | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 29:34 | -5 | 33 |
| 16 |
|
Ipswich Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 35:34 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 |
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Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 40:41 | -1 | 31 |
| 18 |
|
Millwall FC | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27:38 | -11 | 31 |
| 19 |
|
Walsall FC | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37:41 | -4 | 28 |
| 20 |
|
Bradford City | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27:44 | -17 | 25 |
| 21 |
|
Grimsby Town | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 29:48 | -19 | 23 |
| 22 |
|
Stoke City | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26:46 | -20 | 17 |
| 23 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23:43 | -20 | 17 |
| 24 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19:40 | -21 | 17 |
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