2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 21st in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsBridlington Town
PromotedBridlington Town
RelegatedGarforth Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,246 (3.28 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bridlington Town 38 29 5 4 92 33 +59 92 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
2 Brigg Town 38 22 6 10 75 42 +33 72
3 Goole 38 20 11 7 68 36 +32 71
4 Buxton 38 21 7 10 84 56 +28 70
5 Ossett Albion 38 21 7 10 70 52 +18 70
6 Thackley 38 17 11 10 53 39 +14 62
7 Sheffield 38 17 8 13 74 55 +19 59
8 Eccleshill United 38 16 7 15 61 57 +4 55
9 Liversedge 38 16 6 16 59 65 −6 54
10 Harrogate Railway Athletic 38 15 7 16 87 71 +16 52
11 Glapwell 38 14 7 17 52 59 −7 49
12 Glasshoughton Welfare 38 13 9 16 65 74 −9 48
13 Pickering Town 38 14 5 19 49 51 −2 47
14 Brodsworth Miners Welfare 38 13 7 18 64 84 −20 46
15 Arnold Town 38 12 8 18 58 53 +5 44
16 Selby Town 38 11 7 20 44 73 −29 40
17 Hallam 38 10 9 19 50 75 −25 39
18 Armthorpe Welfare 38 10 6 22 53 85 −32 36
19 Borrowash Victoria 38 9 5 24 41 97 −56 32
20 Garforth Town 38 9 4 25 47 89 −42 31 Relegated to Division One
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season2002–03
ChampionsMickleover Sports
PromotedMickleover Sports
Matches played272
Goals scored907 (3.33 per match)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, joined from the Central Midlands League:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mickleover Sports 32 24 3 5 62 26 +36 75 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Shirebrook Town 32 21 5 6 79 38 +41 68
3 Long Eaton United 32 17 7 8 66 52 +14 58
4 Pontefract Collieries 32 16 7 9 68 56 +12 55
5 Hatfield Main 32 17 4 11 49 42 +7 55 Resigned from the league
6 Gedling Town 32 15 8 9 70 48 +22 53
7 Lincoln Moorlands 32 14 6 12 56 42 +14 48
8 Parkgate 32 12 10 10 66 52 +14 46
9 Hall Road Rangers 32 12 8 12 55 67 −12 44
10 Winterton Rangers 32 10 8 14 48 54 −6 38
11 Yorkshire Amateur 32 10 8 14 39 45 −6 38
12 Rossington Main 32 9 10 13 45 59 −14 37
13 Louth United 32 10 6 16 48 62 −14 36 Club folded
14 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 32 10 5 17 41 56 −15 35
15 Maltby Main 32 10 3 19 51 80 −29 33
16 Tadcaster Albion 32 6 4 22 30 59 −29 22
17 Staveley Miners Welfare 32 5 6 21 34 69 −35 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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