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| 20/12/2002 | 19:45 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Leicester City | 0:1 (0:0) | |
| 21/12/2002 | 15:00 | Gillingham FC | - | Burnley FC | 4:2 (3:1) | |
| 15:00 | Grimsby Town | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 2:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Millwall FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| 15:00 | Norwich City | - | Walsall FC | 2:1 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Nottingham Forest | - | Reading FC | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Portsmouth FC | - | Ipswich Town | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Sheffield United | - | Preston North End | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Watford FC | - | Bradford City | 1:0 (0:0) | ||
| 15:00 | Wimbledon FC | - | Stoke City | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 17:35 | Coventry City | - | Derby County | 3:0 (2:0) | ||
| 22/12/2002 | 12:05 | Rotherham United | - | Crystal Palace | 1:3 (0:2) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Portsmouth FC | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 49:22 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 |
|
Leicester City | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 38:21 | 17 | 51 |
| 3 |
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Nottingham Forest | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40:22 | 18 | 42 |
| 4 |
|
Norwich City | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36:21 | 15 | 42 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37:27 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 |
|
Reading FC | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 27:19 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 44:26 | 18 | 40 |
| 8 |
|
Watford FC | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 37 |
| 9 |
|
Crystal Palace | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37:27 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 |
|
Coventry City | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32:30 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 |
|
Rotherham United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 41:31 | 10 | 34 |
| 12 |
|
Gillingham FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30:31 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 |
|
Derby County | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 28:31 | -3 | 33 |
| 14 |
|
Wimbledon FC | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 39:39 | 0 | 32 |
| 15 |
|
Burnley FC | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35:45 | -10 | 32 |
| 16 |
|
Preston North End | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 40:39 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 |
|
Millwall FC | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25:36 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 |
|
Ipswich Town | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 33:33 | 0 | 28 |
| 19 |
|
Walsall FC | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 37:40 | -3 | 28 |
| 20 |
|
Bradford City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23:42 | -19 | 22 |
| 21 |
|
Grimsby Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 26:47 | -21 | 20 |
| 22 |
|
Stoke City | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24:42 | -18 | 17 |
| 23 |
|
Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22:43 | -21 | 14 |
| 24 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17:40 | -23 | 14 |
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