Nationwide League Division One 2002/2003
Historical league standings at 5th 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 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 84 | 38 | 86 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 35 | 83 | 31 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 43 | 70 | 20 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 40 | 68 | 33 |
| 5 | Reading | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 40 | 67 | 10 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 64 | 30 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 54 | 61 | 13 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 45 | 61 | 10 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 41 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 61 | 55 | -8 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 2 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 67 | 53 | -2 |
| 12 | Millwall | 40 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 53 | -13 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 6 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 39 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 59 | 52 | 3 |
| 15 | Watford | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 61 | 51 | -13 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 41 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 62 | 49 | -13 |
| 17 | Burnley | 39 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 75 | 49 | -17 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 40 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 48 | -10 |
| 19 | Derby County | 40 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 63 | 46 | -15 |
| 20 | Walsall | 40 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 51 | 65 | 43 | -14 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 41 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 60 | 40 | -18 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 40 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 38 | -26 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 44 | 75 | 37 | -31 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 68 | 35 | -24 |



