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| 12/10/2002 | 15:00 | Bradford City | - | Derby County | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 15:00 | Burnley FC | - | Walsall FC | 2:1 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Ipswich Town | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 2:1 (2:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Millwall FC | - | Wimbledon FC | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Rotherham United | - | Gillingham FC | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Watford FC | - | Grimsby Town | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 23/10/2002 | 19:45 | Coventry City | - | Norwich City | 1:1 (1:0) | |
| 19:45 | Sheffield United | - | Stoke City | 2:1 (0:0) | ||
| 06/11/2002 | 19:45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Portsmouth FC | 1:1 (0:0) | |
| 26/11/2002 | 19:45 | Preston North End | - | Leicester City | 2:0 (0:0) | |
| 20:00 | Crystal Palace | - | Reading FC | 0:1 (0:1) | ||
| 27/11/2002 | 19:45 | Nottingham Forest | - | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3:2 (2:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Portsmouth FC | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29:11 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 |
|
Leicester City | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19:12 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 |
|
Norwich City | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22:8 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20:15 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 |
|
Watford FC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20:18 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 |
|
Coventry City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18:16 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 |
|
Reading FC | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15:12 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 |
|
Rotherham United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23:18 | 5 | 19 |
| 10 |
|
Burnley FC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17:20 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26:19 | 7 | 18 |
| 12 |
|
Derby County | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15:17 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 |
|
Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19:18 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 |
|
Preston North End | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17:18 | -1 | 16 |
| 15 |
|
Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13:17 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |
|
Gillingham FC | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14:19 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 |
|
Stoke City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16:19 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |
|
Walsall FC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16:20 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 |
|
Crystal Palace | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15:16 | -1 | 13 |
| 20 |
|
Millwall FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12:22 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11:19 | -8 | 11 |
| 22 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11:19 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 |
|
Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9:23 | -14 | 8 |
| 24 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11:24 | -13 | 4 |
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