2002–03 Northern Premier League
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.
Premier Division
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| 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:
- Stalybridge Celtic relegated from the Conference
- Harrogate Town promoted as champions of Division One
- Ashton United promoted via playoffs from Division One
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley (C) (P) | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 100 | Promotion to 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 Division One Playoffs |
| 22 | Colwyn Bay (R) | 44 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 52 | 99 | −47 | 24 | Relegation to NPL Division One |
| 23 | Hyde United (R) | 44 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 23 |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011.
Source: .
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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ACC | ALT | ASH | BRW | BLY | BPA | BUR | COL | DRO | Emley | FRK | GAI | GAT | HAR | HUC | HYD | LNC | MAR | RUN | STL | VAU | WTB | WKS |
| Accrington Stanley | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Altrincham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| Ashton United | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Barrow | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Burscough | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Colwyn Bay | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Droylsden | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 1–3 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Gateshead | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Harrogate Town | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | } | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Hucknall Town | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Hyde United | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | |
| Lancaster City | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Marine | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–5 | 1–2 | |
| Runcorn | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Vauxhall Motors | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Wakefield & Emley | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Whitby Town | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Worksop Town | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2003.
Source: Northern Premier Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Division One
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| 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:
- Bamber Bridge relegated from Premier Division
- Bishop Auckland relegated from Premier Division
- Alfreton Town promoted as champions of the Northern Counties East Premier Division
- Kidsgrove Athletic promoted as champions of the North West Counties Division One
League Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfreton Town (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 106 | 59 | +47 | 87 | Promotion to 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 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 NCEFL Premier Division |
| 22 | Trafford (R) | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 99 | −65 | 21 | Relegation to NWCFL Division One |
Updated to games played on 8 February 2011.
Source: .
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ALF | BAM | BLP | BIS | CHO | EAS | FAR | GUI | KEN | KID | LEE | LIN | MAT | NFU | OST | RAD | Rossendale United | SPU | STO | TRA | WTN | WRK |
| Alfreton Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bamber Bridge | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Belper Town | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bishop Auckland | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Chorley | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Eastwood Town | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Farsley Celtic | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Guiseley | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Kendal Town | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Leek Town | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Lincoln United | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Matlock Town | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| North Ferriby United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ossett Town | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 7–4 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Rossendale United | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Spennymoor United | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Trafford | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Witton Albion | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Workington | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2003.
Source: Northern Premier League First Division results grid
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
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 | |||||||
Promotion and relegation
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.
Cup Results
Challenge Cup: Teams from both leagues.
- Marine bt. Gateshead 3–0 on aggregate[2]
President's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Stalybridge Celtic bt. Ashton United
Chairman's Cup: 'Plate' competition for losing teams in the NPL Cup.
- Hucknall Town bt. Droylsden
Peter Swales Shield: Between Champions of NPL Premier Division and Winners of the NPL Cup.
- Accrington Stanley bt. Marine
External links
References
- ↑ "UniBond League Premier Division: Fixtures 2002–03". nonleaguefooty.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ "The Official Gateshead FC Website – Fixtures/Results". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2011-07-11.