2002–03 Sheffield United F.C. season
During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
The season turned out to be one of the most successful in Sheffield United's history. United reached the semi-finals of both the FA and League Cups before being eliminated by Arsenal and Liverpool respectively; both sides went on to win the respective cups. United also managed to qualify for the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership. United reached the play-off final after beating Nottingham Forest over two legs in the semi-final, but were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers.Final league table
Results
Sheffield United's score comes firstLegend
First Division play-offs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SF 1st leg | 10 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-1 | 29,064 | Brown |
| SF 2nd leg | 15 May 2003 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4-3 | 30,212 | Brown, Kabba, Peschisolido, Walker |
| F | 26 May 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | N | 0-3 | 69,473 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 January 2003 | Cheltenham Town | H | 4-0 | 9,166 | Murphy, McGovern, Kabba |
| R4 | 25 January 2003 | Ipswich Town | H | 4-3 | 12,757 | Brown, Jagielka, Peschisolido |
| R5 | 15 February 2003 | Walsall | H | 2-0 | 17,510 | Mooney, Ndlovu |
| QF | 9 March 2003 | Leeds United | H | 1-0 | 24,633 | Kabba |
| SF | 13 April 2003 | Arsenal | N | 0-1 | 59,170 |