| 10-Aug-02 | Rochdale | Away | League | 0-1 | | 3252 | |
| 13-Aug-02 | Macclesfield Town | Home | League | 3-2 | Lockwood (pen), Smith, Thopre | 4880 | |
| 17-Aug-02 | Scunthorpe United | Home | League | 2-0 | Lockwood (pen), Martin | 4028 | |
| 24-Aug-02 | Cambridge United | Away | League | 1-2 | Campbell-Ryce | 4807 | |
| 26-Aug-02 | Kidderminster Harriers | Home | League | 0-0 | | 4147 | |
| 31-Aug-02 | Hull City | Away | League | 1-1 | Toner | 7684 | |
| 7-Sep-02 | Shrewsbury Town | Away | League | 1-2 | Lockwood | 2756 | |
| 10-Sep-02 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | LC r1 | 3-2 | Campbll-Ryce, Fletcher, Thorpe | 4981 | |
| 14-Sep-02 | Lincoln City | Home | League | 1-1 | Thorpe | 4579 | |
| 17-Sep-02 | Oxford United | Home | League | 1-2 | Crosby (og) | 3758 | |
| 21-Sep-02 | Exeter City | Away | League | 0-1 | | 2784 | |
| 28-Sep-02 | Darlington | Home | League | 2-1 | Hutchings, Nugent | 3975 | |
| 2-Oct-02 | Birmingham City | Home | LC r2 | 2-3 | Nugent, Ibehre | 3615 | |
| 5-Oct-02 | Rushden & Diamonds | Away | League | 0-2 | | 4381 | |
| 12-Oct-02 | Wrexham | Away | League | 0-0 | | 3495 | |
| 19-Oct-02 | AFC Bournemouth | Home | League | 0-0 | | 5622 | |
| 22-Oct-02 | Peterborough United | Home | LDV s.r1 | 3-2 | Iriekpen, Barnard, Lockwood | 953 | |
| 26-Oct-02 | Bristol Rovers | Away | League | 2-1 | Campbell-Ryce, Nugent | 6625 | |
| 29-Oct-02 | Southend United | Home | League | 2-1 | Iriekpen, Whelan (og) | 5343 | |
| 2-Nov-02 | Bury | Home | League | 1-2 | Thorpe | 4234 | |
| 9-Nov-02 | York City | Away | League | 2-3 | Martin, Nugent | 3304 | |
| 12-Nov-02 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | LDV s.r2 | 0-1 | | 2724 | |
| 16-Nov-02 | Margate | Home | FAC r1 | 1-1 | Martin | 3605 | |
| 23-Nov-02 | Hartlepool United | Home | League | 1-2 | Canham | 4009 | |
| 26-Nov-02 | Margate | Away | FAC r1r | 0-1 | | 2048 | |
| 30-Nov-02 | Boston United | Away | League | 1-0 | Tate | 2616 | |
| 14-Dec-02 | Torquay United | Home | League | 2-0 | Canham, Tate | 4443 | |
| 21-Dec-02 | Swansea City | Away | League | 1-0 | Tate | 4120 | |
| 26-Dec-02 | Kidderminster Harriers | Away | League | 2-3 | Ibehre (2) | 3821 | |
| 28-Dec-02 | Carlisle United | Home | League | 2-1 | Smith, Ibehre | 4879 | |
| 11-Jan-03 | Scunthorpe United | Away | League | 1-2 | Smith | 3242 | |
| 18-Jan-03 | Hull City | Home | League | 2-0 | Thorpe, Ibehre | 5125 | |
| 25-Jan-03 | Carlisle United | Away | League | 0-3 | | 4269 | |
| 28-Jan-03 | Cambridge United | Home | League | 1-1 | Ibehre | 3953 | |
| 8-Feb-03 | York City | Home | League | 0-1 | | 4260 | |
| 15-Feb-03 | Bury | Away | League | 1-0 | Martin | 2707 | |
| 22-Feb-03 | Shrewsbury Town | Home | League | 0-2 | | 3939 | |
| 25-Feb-03 | Rochdale | Home | League | 0-1 | | 2633 | |
| 1-Mar-03 | Lincoln City | Away | League | 1-1 | Brazier | 3130 | |
| 4-Mar-03 | Oxford United | Away | League | 2-0 | Harris, Tate | 5013 | |
| 8-Mar-03 | Exeter City | Home | League | 1-1 | Thorpe | 3667 | |
| 11-Mar-03 | Macclesfield Town | Away | League | 1-3 | Thorpe | 1676 | |
| 15-Mar-03 | Bristol Rovers | Home | League | 1-2 | Lockwood (pen) | 4081 | |
| 18-Mar-03 | AFC Bournemouth | Away | League | 1-3 | Thorpe | 5078 | |
| 22-Mar-03 | Southend United | Away | League | 0-1 | | 4148 | |
| 5-Apr-03 | Boston United | Home | League | 3-2 | Purser (3) | 3939 | |
| 12-Apr-03 | Hartlepool United | Away | League | 1-4 | Heald | 4795 | |
| 19-Apr-03 | Swansea City | Home | League | 3-1 | Tate (2), Turner | 4480 | |
| 21-Apr-03 | Torquay United | Away | League | 2-2 | Fletcher, Alexander | 3379 | |
| 26-Apr-03 | Rushden & Diamonds | Home | League | 0-0 | | 5180 | |
| 29-Apr-03 | Wrexham | Home | League | 0-1 | | 3766 | |
| 3-May-03 | Darlington | Away | League | 2-2 | Lockwood, Alexander | 5723 | |
