The 2002–03

Southern Football League The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...

season was the 100th in the history of the league, an English

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competition. Tamworth won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the

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for the first time.

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, Hastings United, Ilkeston Town and

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were relegated from the Premier Division, whilst

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, Eastbourne Borough and

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were promoted from the Eastern and Western Divisions, the former two as champions. Spalding United,

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and Racing Club Warwick were all relegated to the eighth level.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs: *Two clubs promoted from the Eastern Division: ** Hastings Town, who also changed name to Hastings United ** Grantham Town *Two clubs promoted from the Western Division: ** Chippenham Town **

*Plus: **

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...

, relegated from the

League table

Eastern Division

The Eastern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: *Three clubs relegated from the Premier Division: **

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** Newport (Isle of Wight) ** Salisbury City *Plus: ** Fleet Town, promoted from the

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League table

Western Division

The Western Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: * Bromsgrove Rovers, promoted from the

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, relegated from the Premier Division * Rugby United, transferred from the Eastern Division *

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, promoted from the Western League

League table

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Premier Division

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Eastern Division

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Western Division

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See also

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