The 2002–03 Southern Football League season saw Tamworth win the Premier Division to earn promotion to the Football Conference for the first time. Halesowen Town, Hastings United, Ilkeston Town and Folkestone Invicta were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst Dorchester Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Eastbourne Borough and Weston-super-Mare were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Spalding United, St Leonards, Rocester and Racing Club Warwick were all relegated to the eighth level.[1]
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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Tamworth | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 32 | 41 | 88 | Promoted to the Football Conference |
2 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 75 | |
3 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 71 | |
4 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 69 | |
5 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 68 | |
6 | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 67 | |
7 | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 51 | 13 | 64 | |
8 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 64 | 3 | 60 | |
9 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 57 | |
10 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 56 | |
11 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 55 | |
12 | Moor Green | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 53 | |
13 | Hinckley United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 52 | |
14 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 52 | |
15 | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 51 | |
16 | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 51 | |
17 | Weymouth | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 51 | |
18 | Cambridge City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 49 | |
19 | Halesowen Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 49 | Relegated to Eastern and Western Divisions |
20 | Hastings United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 43 | |
21 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 92 | -38 | 40 | |
22 | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 57 | 105 | -48 | 28 |
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 114 | 40 | 74 | 93 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 33 | 59 | 93 | |
3 | Stamford | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 39 | 41 | 87 | |
4 | Salisbury City | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 42 | 39 | 86 | Three points deducted |
5 | Bashley | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 44 | 46 | 81 | |
6 | King's Lynn | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 98 | 62 | 36 | 79 | |
7 | Rothwell Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 52 | 25 | 76 | |
8 | Banbury United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 74 | |
9 | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 55 | 16 | 71 | |
10 | Histon | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 99 | 62 | 37 | 67 | |
11 | Ashford Town | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 63 | |
12 | Sittingbourne | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 53 | |
13 | Burnham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 79 | -17 | 52 | |
14 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 50 | |
15 | Chatham Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 84 | -30 | 47 | |
16 | Newport IOW | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 87 | -34 | 42 | |
17 | Dartford | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 78 | -30 | 41 | |
18 | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 96 | -31 | 39 | |
19 | Corby Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 84 | -35 | 38 | |
20 | Fleet Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 80 | -46 | 32 | |
21 | Spalding United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 40 | 108 | -68 | 18 | Relegated to the United Counties League |
22 | St.Leonards | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 116 | -78 | 16 | Relegated to the Sussex County League |
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 32 | 46 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 42 | 35 | 85 | |
3 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 41 | 32 | 76 | |
4 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 48 | 29 | 76 | |
5 | Gloucester City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 58 | 29 | 75 | |
6 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 106 | 53 | 53 | 73 | |
7 | Redditch United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 42 | 34 | 72 | |
8 | Rugby United | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 69 | |
9 | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 54 | 9 | 67 | |
10 | Taunton Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 78 | -2 | 67 | |
11 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 10 | 64 | |
12 | Evesham United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 72 | 4 | 63 | |
13 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 55 | |
14 | Cirencester Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 82 | -20 | 52 | |
15 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 51 | |
16 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 42 | |
17 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 41 | |
18 | Bedworth United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 74 | -28 | 40 | |
19 | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 52 | 85 | -33 | 38 | |
20 | Atherstone United | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 37 | |
21 | Rocester | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 74 | -40 | 37 | Relegated to the Midland Alliance |
22 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 104 | -71 | 18 |
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