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2002–03 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Nottingham Forest
season	2002–03
manager	Paul Hart
chairman	Nigel Doughty
stadium	City Ground
league	First Division
league result	6th
cup1	Play-offs
cup1 result	Semi-finals
cup2	FA Cup
cup2 result	Third round
cup3	League Cup
cup3 result	Second round
league topscorer	David Johnson (25)
season topscorer	David Johnson (29)
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prevseason	2001–02
nextseason	2003–04

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

Season summary

Nottingham Forest rebounded from the previous season's disappointment to finish 6th in the First Division, setting up a play-off with third-placed Sheffield United. Forest were beaten 5–4 on aggregate over two epic semi-final legs, consigning the club to another season in English football's second tier.

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League First Division

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Appearances

Playoff stats are included under Division 1.

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Results

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 August 2002	Portsmouth	A	0–2	18,910
14 August 2002	Preston North End	H	2-2	18,065	Johnson, Jess
17 August 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4–0	21,129	Harewood, Lester, Scimeca (2)
24 August 2002	Walsall	A	1–2	5,096	Prutton
28 August 2002	Wimbledon	H	2–0	16,431	Johnson (2)
31 August 2002	Coventry City	A	1–0	13,732	Scimeca
14 September 2002	Watford	H	0–1	17,865
18 September 2002	Gillingham	H	4–1	16,073	Harewood (3), Johnson
21 September 2002	Grimsby Town	A	3–0	7,072	Johnson (3)
25 September 2002	Stoke City	A	2–2	14,554	Dawson, Johnson
28 September 2002	Rotherham United	H	3–2	25,089	Johnson (2), Bopp
5 October 2002	Millwall	A	2–1	10,521	Johnson (2)
20 October 2002	Derby County	A	0–0	30,547
26 October 2002	Leicester City	H	2–2	29,497	Johnson, Lester
29 October 2002	Norwich City	A	0–0	20,986
2 November 2002	Sheffield United	H	3–0	22,579	Lester (2), Johnson
9 November 2002	Crystal Palace	A	0–0	18,971
16 November 2002	Bradford City	H	3–0	19,653	Lester, Johnson, Louis-Jean
23 November 2002	Wolves	A	1–2	27,953	Harewood
27 November 2002	Brighton	H	3–2	29,137	Harewood, Johnson, Lester
30 November 2002	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	24,898	Johnson (2),
7 December 2002	Burnley	A	0–1	13,869
14 December 2002	Bradford City	A	0–1	12,245
21 December 2002	Reading	H	2–0	25,831	Johnson, Harewood,
26 December 2002	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–2	26,362
28 December 2002	Portsmouth	H	1–2	28,165	Dawson
1 January 2003	Walsall	H	1–1	28,441	Thompson
18 January 2003	Coventry City	H	1–1	24,487	Williams
25 January 2003	Preston North End	A	1–1	13,508	Johnson
1 February 2003	Wimbledon	A	3–2	3,382	Harewood (2), Johnson,
8 February 2003	Crystal Palace	H	2–1	26,012	Dawson, Harewood
22 February 2003	Stoke City	H	6–0	24,085	Harewood (4), Johnson, Jess
1 March 2003	Watford	A	1–1	17,934	Huckerby
4 March 2003	Gillingham	A	4–1	7,277	Huckerby (2), Harewood, Thompson
10 March 2003	Grimsby Town	H	2–2	25,507	Reid, Williams
15 March 2003	Brighton	A	0–1	6,830
19 March 2003	Derby County	H	3–0	29,725	Harewood (2), Huckerby
22 March 2003	Norwich City	H	4–0	27,296	Huckerby, Harewood, Williams, Brennan
5 April 2003	Ipswich Town	A	4–3	29,503	Harewood (2), Thompson, OG
8 April 2003	Leicester City	A	0–1	32,065
11 April 2003	Wolves	H	2–2	27,209	Johnson, Dawson
15 April 2003	Sheffield United	A	0-1	23,317
18 April 2003	Reading	A	0–1	21,612
21 April 2003	Burnley	H	2–0	25,403	Dawson, Johnson
26 April 2003	Millwall	H	3–3	29,763	Jess, Bopp, Johnson
4 May 2003	Rotherham United	A	2–2	9,942	Lester, Westcarr

Play Offs

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
10 May 2003	Sheffield United	H	1–1	29,064	Johnson
15 May 2003	Sheffield United	A	4–3	24,477	Johnson, Reid, OG

FA Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	4 January 2003	West Ham United	A	2–3	11,843	Reid, Harewood

League Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R1	11 September 2002	Kidderminster Harriers	H	4–0	4,950	Lester (2), Johnson, Scimeca
	R2	2 October 2002	Walsall	A	1–2	4,477	Johnson

References

"FootballSquads - Nottingham Forest - 2002/03".

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