Nationwide League Division One 2002/2003
Historical league standings at 22nd March 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 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 37 | 83 | 45 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 35 | 80 | 29 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 37 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 39 | 68 | 20 |
| 4 | Reading | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 38 | 67 | 11 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 37 | 65 | 32 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 39 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 30 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 49 | 58 | 12 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 41 | 55 | 9 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 1 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 56 | 53 | -6 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 39 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 2 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 57 | 51 | 3 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 50 | 6 |
| 14 | Millwall | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 59 | 50 | -14 |
| 15 | Burnley | 37 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 66 | 49 | -12 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 39 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 52 | 47 | -10 |
| 17 | Watford | 38 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 55 | 47 | -16 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 38 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 46 | -13 |
| 19 | Walsall | 39 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 63 | 43 | -13 |
| 20 | Derby County | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 62 | 43 | -16 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 39 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 37 | -26 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 73 | 37 | -29 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 59 | 36 | -19 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 64 | 31 | -26 |




