During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary After the Owls made a terrible start to the 2002–03 season, manager Terry Yorath resigned in October and Hartlepool manager Chris Turner - a former Owls goalkeeper - was appointed as his replacement. Turner made a big effort to rejuvenate the side and there were some impressive results during the final weeks of the season, but a failure to beat Brighton in the penultimate game of the season condemned them to relegation.

Final league table

Results Sheffield Wednesday's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 August 2002 Stoke CityH0–026,746 13 August 2002 ReadingA1–213,638Sibon 17 August 2002 Nottingham ForestA0–421,129 24 August 2002 Rotherham UnitedH1–222,873Armstrong 27 August 2002 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–227,096Kuqi (2) 1 September 2002 Sheffield UnitedH2–027,075Owusu, Kuqi 14 September 2002 Preston North EndA2–213,632Kuqi, McLaren 18 September 2002 Coventry CityA1–114,178Knight 21 September 2002 Leicester CityH0–022,219 25 September 2002 Crystal PalaceH0–016,112 28 September 2002 WalsallA0–16,792 5 October 2002 BurnleyH1–317,004Donnelly 12 October 2002 Ipswich TownA1–223,410Donnelly 19 October 2002 Bradford CityH2–117,191Sibon (2, 1 pen) 26 October 2002 WatfordA0–115,058 30 October 2002 MillwallH0–116,791 2 November 2002 Derby CountyH1–319,747Hamshaw 9 November 2002 Norwich CityA0–320,667 16 November 2002 GillinghamA1–18,028Knight 23 November 2002 PortsmouthH1–316,602Knight 30 November 2002 WimbledonA0–32,131 7 December 2002 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–118,008Kuqi 14 December 2002 GillinghamH0–217,715 21 December 2002 Grimsby TownA0–28,224 26 December 2002 Nottingham ForestH2–026,362Sibon, Johnston 28 December 2002 Stoke CityA2–316,042Sibon, Proudlock 1 January 2003 Rotherham UnitedA2–011,480Kuqi, Proudlock 11 January 2003 ReadingH3–217,715Quinn, Sibon, Johnston 17 January 2003 Sheffield UnitedA1–328,179Quinn 1 February 2003 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–421,381 8 February 2003 Norwich CityH2–219,114Robinson, Quinn 15 February 2003 Derby CountyA2–226,311Barton (own goal), Crane 22 February 2003 Crystal PalaceA0–016,707 1 March 2003 Preston North EndH0–118,912 5 March 2003 Coventry CityH5–119,536Reddy, Kuqi (2), McLaren, Bradbury 8 March 2003 Leicester CityA1–127,463McLaren 15 March 2003 Ipswich TownH0–124,726 18 March 2003 Bradford CityA1–114,452Crane 22 March 2003 MillwallA0–37,338 29 March 2003 WatfordH2–217,086Bradbury (pen), Maddix 5 April 2003 WimbledonH4–217,649Reddy, Owusu (2), Bradbury 12 April 2003 PortsmouthA2–119,524Westwood, Reddy 19 April 2003 Grimsby TownH0–026,082 21 April 2003 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,928Holt 26 April 2003 BurnleyA7–217,435McLaren, Westwood, Wood, R Evans, Haslam, Gnohéré (own goal), Quinn 4 May 2003 WalsallH2–120,864Owusu, Quinn

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 2003 GillinghamA1–46,434Sibon

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR111 September 2002 RochdaleH1–08,815SibonR22 October 2002 Leicester CityH1–2 (a.e.t.)10,472Sibon

Squad

Left club during season

References