The 2002–03 Irish League was the 102nd edition of the
Irish League, the highest level of league competition in
Northern Irish
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football
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. The league consisted of 12 teams, and
Glentoran
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won the championship.
Premier Division
League standings
Results
Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).
Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this is the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides are chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.
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First Division
League standings
Promotion/relegation play-off
Newry Town, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced
Bangor, the 5th-placed team in the
First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's
Irish Premier League.
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''Newry Town won 2–1 on aggregate''
References
Northern Ireland - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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NIFL Premiership seasons
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