During the 2002–03 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the

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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

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and

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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

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over two legs in the semi-final, but were beaten by

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Final league table

Results

''Sheffield United's score comes first''

Legend

First Division play-offs

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

References

Notes

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