Manchester United won the 2002-03 Premier League title and relegation race on 83 points, 5 points ahead of Arsenal. West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2002-03
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)
25
8
5
+40
83
9-1-0
W4
Arsenal (ARS)
23
9
6
+43
78
5-3-2
W2
Newcastle United (NEW)
21
6
11
+15
69
4-2-4
D1
Chelsea (CHE)
19
10
9
+30
67
6-1-3
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
18
10
10
+20
64
7-0-3
L2
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
16
12
10
+9
60
6-2-2
W1
Everton (EVE)
17
8
13
-1
59
3-2-5
L2
Southampton (SOU)
13
13
12
-3
52
3-4-3
W1
Manchester City (MCI)
15
6
17
-7
51
4-1-5
L1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
14
8
16
-11
50
2-1-7
L3
Middlesbrough (MID)
13
10
15
+4
49
4-2-4
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
14
7
17
-11
49
1-1-8
L2
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
9
16
-8
48
6-1-3
D1
Fulham (FUL)
13
9
16
-9
48
4-2-4
W2
Leeds United (LEE)
14
5
19
+1
47
4-1-5
W2
Aston Villa (AVL)
12
9
17
-5
45
2-4-4
L1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
10
14
14
-10
44
5-3-2
W1
West Ham United (WHU)
10
12
16
-17
42
5-4-1
D1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
6
8
24
-36
26
1-2-7
D2
Sunderland (SUN)
4
7
27
-44
19
0-0-10
L15
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 10 points on November 16, 2002.
Manchester United took first place for good on April 12, 2003.
Liverpool won 7 games in a row from September 14, 2002 to November 2, 2002, the longest run of the race.
Arsenal led by 8 points as late as March 4, 2003.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 64 of the 97 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
Arsenal held first place for 126 straight days, the season's longest run.
Manchester United spent 31 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.