Nationwide League Division One 2002/2003
Historical league standings at 21st April 2003
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 89 | 43 | 92 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 71 | 38 | 90 | 33 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 76 | 19 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 44 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 77 | 40 | 74 | 37 |
| 5 | Reading | 43 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 44 | 73 | 12 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 45 | 72 | 32 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 58 | 67 | 17 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 48 | 65 | 9 |
| 9 | Millwall | 44 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 54 | 66 | 62 | -12 |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 71 | 59 | -2 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 44 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 1 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 67 | 68 | 58 | -1 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 44 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 64 | 58 | -10 |
| 14 | Watford | 43 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 57 | -11 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 57 | 50 | 56 | 7 |
| 16 | Burnley | 44 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 62 | 80 | 55 | -18 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 43 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 64 | 52 | -13 |
| 18 | Derby County | 44 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 67 | 52 | -15 |
| 19 | Walsall | 44 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 65 | 51 | -12 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 44 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 46 | 60 | 49 | -14 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 68 | 47 | -24 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 65 | 41 | -22 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 40 | -23 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 81 | 38 | -36 |



