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Premier League 2002/03

Manchester United won the 2002/03 Premier League with 83 points, 5 points ahead of Arsenal. West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,000 goals, 2.63 a game.

Man United

Champions

1,000

Goals

2.63

Goals a game

49%

Home wins

Final table

1Manchester UnitedMan United3825857434+4083
2ArsenalArsenal3823968542+4378
3Newcastle UnitedNewcastle38216116348+1569
4ChelseaChelsea38191096838+3067
5LiverpoolLiverpool381810106141+2064
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn381612105243+960
7EvertonEverton38178134849-159
8SouthamptonSouthampton381313124346-352
9Manchester CityMan City38156174754-751
10Tottenham HotspurTottenham38148165162-1150
11MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough381310154844+449
12Charlton AthleticCharlton38147174556-1149
13Birmingham CityBirmingham38139164149-848
14FulhamFulham38139164150-948
15Leeds UnitedLeeds United38145195857+147
16Aston VillaAston Villa38129174247-545
17Bolton WanderersBolton381014144151-1044
18West Ham UnitedWest Ham381012164259-1742
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom3868242965-3626
20SunderlandSunderland3847272165-4419

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 2002/03 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

020406080AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayChelsea67Newcastle69Arsenal78Man United83

Points, Sun 11 May 2003

1

Man United

83

2

Arsenal

78

3

Newcastle

69

4

Chelsea

67

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2002/03 · Sun 11 May 2003

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The 2002/03 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 2002/03 had happened before. See the odds of one in the next round →

Biggest wins

April 26, 2003West Brom 0–6 LiverpoolHT 0–16-goal away win
April 5, 2003Charlton 1–6 Leeds UnitedHT 1–35-goal away win
May 7, 2003Arsenal 6–1 SouthamptonHT 5–15-goal home win
March 22, 2003Chelsea 5–0 Man CityHT 2–05-goal home win
April 12, 2003Newcastle 2–6 Man UnitedHT 1–44-goal away win

Highest-scoring matches

Comebacks

16 matches in 2002/03 were won by a side that was behind at half-time; the biggest are below. Every Premier League comeback →

September 11, 2002Fulham 3–2 TottenhamHT 0–2won from 2 down
April 21, 2003Birmingham 3–2 SouthamptonHT 0–1won from 1 down
April 19, 2003Fulham 2–1 NewcastleHT 0–1won from 1 down
April 5, 2003Sunderland 1–2 ChelseaHT 1–0won from 1 down
February 22, 2003Everton 2–1 SouthamptonHT 0–1won from 1 down

Most common results

#11–0 home win49 · 13%
#21–1 draw43 · 11%
#32–1 home win40 · 11%
#42–0 home win35 · 9%
#50–1 away win32 · 8%

How 2002/03 compares

At 2.63 goals a game, 2002/03 was the 23rd highest-scoring of the 34 completed Premier League seasons (the average is 2.69). Home sides won 49% of matches, against 46% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 27% away wins.