Arsenal 2002-03 season

Arsenal finished 2nd in the 2002-03 Premier League with 78 points (23 won, 9 drawn, 6 lost; 85 scored, 42 conceded). Top scorer: Thierry Henry with 32 goals in all competitions.

2ndLeague position

78Points

23-9-6W-D-L

85–42Goals

Cups and Europe

Competition	Result
FA Cup	W
League Cup	R3
Community Shield	W
Champions League	GS2

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Biggest win: Arsenal 6–1 Southampton (7 May 2003)
Heaviest defeat: Manchester United 2–0 Arsenal (7 Dec 2002)
Home: 15W 2D 2L · Away: 8W 7D 4L

Premier League results

Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	HT
18 Aug 2002	H	Birmingham City	2–0	2–0	W
24 Aug 2002	A	West Ham United	2–2	0–1	D
27 Aug 2002	H	West Bromwich Albion	5–2	3–0	W
1 Sep 2002	A	Chelsea	1–1	0–1	D
10 Sep 2002	H	Manchester City	2–1	2–1	W
14 Sep 2002	A	Charlton Athletic	3–0	1–0	W
21 Sep 2002	H	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	1–0	W
28 Sep 2002	A	Leeds United	4–1	2–0	W
6 Oct 2002	H	Sunderland	3–1	3–0	W
19 Oct 2002	A	Everton	1–2	1–1	L
26 Oct 2002	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	1–1	L
3 Nov 2002	A	Fulham	1–0	1–0	W
9 Nov 2002	H	Newcastle United	1–0	1–0	W
16 Nov 2002	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	1–0	W
23 Nov 2002	A	Southampton	2–3	1–1	L
30 Nov 2002	H	Aston Villa	3–1	1–0	W
7 Dec 2002	A	Manchester United	0–2	0–1	L
15 Dec 2002	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	1–1	D
21 Dec 2002	H	Middlesbrough	2–0	1–0	W
26 Dec 2002	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	0–1	W
29 Dec 2002	H	Liverpool	1–1	0–0	D
1 Jan 2003	H	Chelsea	3–2	1–0	W
12 Jan 2003	A	Birmingham City	4–0	2–0	W
19 Jan 2003	H	West Ham United	3–1	1–1	W
29 Jan 2003	A	Liverpool	2–2	1–0	D
1 Feb 2003	H	Fulham	2–1	1–1	W
9 Feb 2003	A	Newcastle United	1–1	1–0	D
22 Feb 2003	A	Manchester City	5–1	4–0	W
2 Mar 2003	H	Charlton Athletic	2–0	2–0	W
15 Mar 2003	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	0–1	L
23 Mar 2003	H	Everton	2–1	1–0	W
5 Apr 2003	A	Aston Villa	1–1	0–0	D
16 Apr 2003	H	Manchester United	2–2	0–1	D
19 Apr 2003	A	Middlesbrough	2–0	0–0	W
26 Apr 2003	A	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	0–0	D
4 May 2003	H	Leeds United	2–3	1–1	L
7 May 2003	H	Southampton	6–1	5–1	W
11 May 2003	A	Sunderland	4–0	2–0	W

Final table 2002-03

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	38	25	8	5	74	34	+40	83
2	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	85	42	+43	78
3	Newcastle United	38	21	6	11	63	48	+15	69
4	Chelsea	38	19	10	9	68	38	+30	67
5	Liverpool	38	18	10	10	61	41	+20	64
6	Blackburn Rovers	38	16	12	10	52	43	+9	60
7	Everton	38	17	8	13	48	49	-1	59
8	Southampton	38	13	13	12	43	46	-3	52
9	Manchester City	38	15	6	17	47	54	-7	51
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	8	16	51	62	-11	50
11	Middlesbrough	38	13	10	15	48	44	+4	49
12	Charlton Athletic	38	14	7	17	45	56	-11	49
13	Birmingham City	38	13	9	16	41	49	-8	48
14	Fulham	38	13	9	16	41	50	-9	48
15	Leeds United	38	14	5	19	58	57	+1	47
16	Aston Villa	38	12	9	17	42	47	-5	45
17	Bolton Wanderers	38	10	14	14	41	51	-10	44
18	West Ham United	38	10	12	16	42	59	-17	42
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	6	8	24	29	65	-36	26
20	Sunderland	38	4	7	27	21	65	-44	19

Table computed from every match of the season; points deductions applied by the league to other clubs are not shown.

Sources: Wikipedia, List of Arsenal F.C. seasons (CC BY-SA 4.0); openfootball (public domain). How this data is built.