EFL Championship Top scorers - England 2002/2003

The winning top scorer in EFL Championship (Sky Bet Championship), England during the season 2002/2003 was Svetoslav Todorov with 26 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

Season:

Sky Bet Championship best goal scorers 2002/2003

Below is the final top scorer list for the EFL Championship 2002/2003, including the 21 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age GoalsGoals
1. Svetoslav Todorov
Portsmouth
Bulgaria
24
26
2. David Johnson
Nottingham Forest
Jamaica
Jamaica
26
25
3. David Connolly
Wimbledon
Ireland
25
24
4. Marlon Harewood
Nottingham Forest
England
23
20
  Neil Shipperley
Wimbledon
England
28
20
6. Kenny Miller
Wolverhampton
Scotland
23
19
7. Pablo Couñago
Ipswich
Spain
23
17
  Paul Dickov
Leicester
Scotland
30
17
9. Gareth Taylor
Burnley
Wales
Wales
30
16
  Michael Brown
Sheffield United
England
26
16
  Nicky Forster
Reading
England
29
16
  Richard Cresswell
Preston North End
England
25
16
13. Alan Lee
Rotherham
Ireland
24
15
  Andy Gray
Bradford City
Scotland
25
15
  Junior
Walsall
Brazil
26
15
16. Bobby Zamora
Brighton
England
22
14
  Paul McVeigh
Norwich
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
25
14
  Steve Kabba
Crystal Palace/​Sheffield United/​Grimsby
England
22
14
19. Brian Deane
Leicester
England
35
13
  Darren Byfield
Rotherham
Jamaica
Jamaica
26
13
  Robbie Blake
Burnley
England
27
13
The age of the players is when the season ended at 26 May 2003

Scored hat-tricks in EFL Championship, season 2002/2003

In total there were 18 scored hat-tricks during the season 2002/2003 in EFL Championship, England. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team Match GoalsGoals
Svetoslav Todorov
Portsmouth
Bradford City - Portsmouth 0-5
Sun 4 may 2003
3
48', 50', 58'
Junior
Walsall
Walsall - Derby 3-2
Sat 26 april 2003
3
3', 51', 70'
Nicky Forster
Reading
Reading - Preston North End 5-1
Tue 15 april 2003
3
30', 42', 58'
Michael Chopra
Watford
Burnley - Watford 4-7
Sat 5 april 2003
4
29', 40', 61', 90'
Wales
Gareth Taylor
Burnley
Burnley - Watford 4-7
Sat 5 april 2003
3
15', 39', 45'
Kenny Miller
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton - Crystal Palace 4-0
Sat 1 march 2003
3
40', 83', 90'
Marlon Harewood
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest - Stoke 6-0
Sat 22 february 2003
4
13', 24', 28', 45'
Paul Dickov
Leicester
Leicester - Wimbledon 4-0
Sat 22 february 2003
3
34', 41', 90'
David Connolly
Wimbledon
Bradford City - Wimbledon 3-5
Sat 9 november 2002
4
30', 45', 49', 61'
David Connolly
Wimbledon
Wimbledon - Norwich 4-2
Sat 2 november 2002
3
42', 45', 83'
Andrew Johnson
Crystal Palace
Walsall - Crystal Palace 3-4
Tue 29 october 2002
3
29', 64', 90'
Wales
Nathan Blake
Wolverhampton
Gillingham - Wolverhampton 0-4
Tue 29 october 2002
3
45', 52', 59'
Andrew Johnson
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace - Brighton 5-0
Sat 26 october 2002
3
4', 35', 55'
Carl Asaba
Sheffield United
Brighton - Sheffield United 2-4
Sat 19 october 2002
3
77', 86', 88'
Nicky Forster
Reading
Reading - Ipswich 3-1
Sat 19 october 2002
3
28', 40', 69'
Jamaica
David Johnson
Nottingham Forest
Grimsby - Nottingham Forest 0-3
Sat 21 september 2002
3
17', 86', 90'
Marlon Harewood
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest - Gillingham 4-1
Wed 18 september 2002
3
4', 17', 65'
Jamaica
Darren Byfield
Rotherham
Millwall - Rotherham 0-6
Sat 10 august 2002
4
23', 52', 80', 81'

10 August 2002 was the starting date for the EFL Championship season 2002/2003, and the final games were played 26 May 2003. More information and the winning top scorers in EFL Championship between the seasons 1999/2000-2024/2025 here.