The 2002–03 season was the 88th season of the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
, which is an English
football
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competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London,
East
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Etymology
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and
South East England
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.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 20 clubs from the
previous season and four new clubs:
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Aylesbury United, promoted as third in Division One
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Bishop's Stortford
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, promoted as runners-up in Division One
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Ford United, promoted as champions of Division One
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Hayes, relegated from the
Football Conference
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Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference ten years after
Aldershot
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bankruptcy. Canvey Island finished second for the third time in a row. Four teams finished bottom of the table relegated to divisions One.
At the end of the season Purfleet was renamed
Thurrock
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.
League table
Stadia and locations
Division One North
At the end of the
previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.
Division One North consisted of 24 clubs, including nine clubs from the
Division One, eleven clubs promoted from the
Division Two and four clubs promoted from the
Division Three
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.
Northwood won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Hornchurch, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Wembley and Hertford Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.
At the end of the season Leyton Pennant were renamed
Waltham Forest
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The borough's administrative headquarters are at Waltham Forest Town Hall, wh ...
.
League table
Stadia and locations
Division One South
At the end of the
previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two.
Division One South consisted of 24 clubs, including ten clubs from the
Division One, eight clubs promoted from the
Division Two, five clubs promoted from the
Division Three
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, and one club relegated from
Premier Division.
Carshalton Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Bognor Regis Town, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Chertsey Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two.
League table
Stadia and locations
Division Two
At the end of the
previous season most of the Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including two clubs from the
previous season, 13 clubs promoted from the
Division Three
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and
Leyton
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promoted as champions of the
Essex Senior League.
League table
Stadia and locations
See also
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Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
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2002–03 Northern Premier League
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2002–03 Southern Football League The 2002–03 Southern Football League season was the 100th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
Tamworth won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference for the first time. Halesowen Town, Hast ...
References
External links
Official website
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Isthmian League seasons
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