Pompey Win The First Division
In Redknapp's first full season in charge, (2002–03), he brought in a number of experienced Premiership players such as Steve Stone, Tim Sherwood and Paul Merson, and combined them with younger, up-and-coming talents such as Gary O'Neil and Matthew Taylor. Pompey stormed the league, going top of the Division 1 table early in the autumn and then remaining at the summit for the rest of the season to comfortably beat their main promotion rivals Leicester City to the 2002-03 Division One Championship and eventually win the title with a game to spare despite a poor run of form in the closing stages of the season.
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