The 2002-03 Northern Premier League season was the 35th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
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Season | 2002–03 |
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Champions | Accrington Stanley |
Promoted | Accrington Stanley |
Relegated | Colwyn Bay Gateshead Hyde United |
Matches played | 506 |
Goals scored | 1536 (3.04 per match) |
← 2001–02
2003–04 →
|
The Premier League featured three new teams:
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Accrington Stanley (C) (P) | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 100 | Promotion to the Conference |
2 | Barrow | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 84 | |
3 | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 76 | |
4 | Stalybridge Celtic | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 76 | |
5 | Worksop Town | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 82 | 67 | +15 | 72 | |
6 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 71 | |
7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 70 | |
8 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 66 | |
9 | Droylsden | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 64 | |
10 | Whitby Town | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 80 | 69 | +11 | 63 | |
11 | Marine | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 61 | |
12 | Wakefield & Emley | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 60* | |
13 | Runcorn F.C. Halton | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 60 | |
14 | Altrincham | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 60 | |
15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 59 | |
16 | Ashton United | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 58 | |
17 | Lancaster City | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 75 | −4 | 57 | |
18 | Burscough | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 51 | |
19 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 87 | −20 | 51 | |
20 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 47 | |
21 | Gateshead (R) | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 60 | 81 | −21 | 41 | Qualification to the Division One Playoffs |
22 | Colwyn Bay (R) | 44 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 52 | 99 | −47 | 24 | Relegation to the NPL Division One |
23 | Hyde United (R) | 44 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 23 |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [1].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
* From this season onwards Emley were known as Wakefield & Emley.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season | 2002–03 |
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Champions | Alfreton Town |
Promoted | Alfreton Town Radcliffe Borough Spennymoor United |
Relegated | Eastwood Town Trafford |
Matches played | 465 |
Goals scored | 1407 (3.03 per match) |
← 2001–02
2003–04 →
|
Division One featured four new teams:
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
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1 | Alfreton Town (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 59 | +47 | 87 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Spennymoor United (P) | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 87 | |
3 | Radcliffe Borough (P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 85 | Qualification to the Playoffs |
4 | North Ferriby United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 78 | |
5 | Chorley | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 73 | |
6 | Belper Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 73 | |
7 | Witton Albion | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 72 | |
8 | Matlock Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 70 | |
9 | Leek Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 69 | |
10 | Workington | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 67 | |
11 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 62 | |
12 | Kendal Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 61 | |
13 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 54 | |
14 | Guiseley | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 53 | |
15 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 49 | |
16 | Lincoln United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 45 | |
17 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 42 | |
18 | Rossendale United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 88 | −30 | 41 | |
19 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 38 | |
20 | Ossett Town | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 80 | −41 | 33 | |
21 | Eastwood Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 92 | −59 | 23 | Relegation to the NCEFL Premier Division |
22 | Trafford (R) | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 21 | Relegation to the NWCFL Division One |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011
Source: [2].
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The Division One playoffs saw the third to fifth placed sides in the Division and the team that finished 21st in the Premier Division compete for one place in the Premier Division.[1]
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
3 | Radcliffe Borough | 1 | ||||||
4 | North Ferriby United | 0 | ||||||
3 | Radcliffe Borough | 2(4) | ||||||
5 | Chorley | 2(2) | ||||||
5 | Chorley | 5 | ||||||
21 | Gateshead | 2 |
In the thirty-fifth season of the Northern Premier League Accrington Stanley (as champions) were automatically promoted to the Football Conference. Gateshead, Colwyn Bay and Hyde United were relegated to the First Division; these three clubs were replaced by relegated Conference side Southport, First Division winners Alfreton Town, second placed Spennymoor United and third placed Radcliffe Borough (via a Playoff). In the First Division Eastwood Town and Trafford left the League at the end of the season and were replaced by newly-admitted Bridlington Town and Prescot Cables.
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.