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2002–03 Isthmian League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Isthmian League |
| Premier Division | |
| season | 2002–03 |
| winners | Aldershot Town |
| promoted | Aldershot Town |
| relegated | Boreham Wood |
| Chesham United | |
| Enfield | |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | |
| matches | 552 |
| total goals | 1575 |
| highest attendance | 3,553 – Canvey Island – Aldershot Town, (15 April) |
| attendance | 238,373 |
| average attendance | 432 (-5.7% to previous season) |
| prevseason | 2001–02 |
| nextseason | 2003–04 |
The 2002–03 season was the 88th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.
Premier Division
Premier Division Chesham United Enfield Hampton & Richmond Borough The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:
- Aylesbury United, promoted as third in Division One
- Bishop's Stortford, promoted as runners-up in Division One
- Ford United, promoted as champions of Division One
- Hayes, relegated from the Football Conference
Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference ten years after Aldershot 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.
League table
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground |
| Aylesbury United | Buckingham Road |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose |
| Bedford Town | The Eyrie |
| Billericay Town | New Lodge |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road |
| Canvey Island | Brockwell Stadium |
| Chesham United | The Meadow |
| Enfield | Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) |
| Ford United | Oakside |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium |
| Harrow Borough | Earlsmead Stadium |
| Hayes | Church Road |
| Hendon | Claremont Road |
| Heybridge Swifts | Scraley Road |
| Hitchin Town | Top Field |
| Kingstonian | Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) |
| Maidenhead United | York Road |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane |
Division One North
Division One North Northwood Wembley 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.
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.
League table
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Arlesey Town | Hitchin Road |
| Aveley | The Mill Field |
| Barking & East Ham United | Mayesbrook Park |
| Barton Rovers | Sharpenhoe Road |
| Berkhamsted Town | Broadwater |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Burroughs Park |
| Harlow Town | Harlow Sportcentre |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road |
| Hertford Town | Hertingfordbury Park |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium |
| Leyton Pennant | Wadham Lodge |
| Marlow | Alfred Davis Memorial Ground |
| Northwood | Chestnut Avenue |
| Oxford City | Marsh Lane |
| Slough Town | Wexham Park |
| Thame United | Windmill Road |
| Tilbury | Chadfields |
| Uxbridge | Honeycroft |
| Wealdstone | White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) |
| Wembley | Vale Farm |
| Wingate & Finchley | The Harry Abrahams Stadium |
| Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane |
| Yeading | The Warren |
Division One South
Division One South Carshalton Athletic 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, 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
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Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Ashford Town (Middlesex) | Short Lane |
| Banstead Athletic | Merland Rise |
| Bognor Regis Town | Nyewood Lane |
| Bracknell Town | Larges Lane |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane |
| Carshalton Athletic | War Memorial Sports Ground |
| Chertsey Town | Alwyns Lane |
| Corinthian-Casuals | King George's Field |
| Croydon | Croydon Sports Arena |
| Croydon Athletic | Keith Tuckey Stadium |
| Dulwich Hamlet | Champion Hill |
| Egham Town | The Runnymede Stadium |
| Epsom & Ewell | Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) |
| Horsham | Queen Street |
| Leatherhead | Fetcham Grove |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan |
| Metropolitan Police | Imber Court |
| Molesey | Walton Road Stadium |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park |
| Tooting & Mitcham United | Imperial Fields |
| Walton & Hersham | The Sports Ground |
| Whyteleafe | Church Road |
| Windsor & Eton | Stag Meadow |
| Worthing | Woodside Road |
Division Two
Division Two Leyton 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 and Leyton promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League.
League table
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Abingdon Town | Culham Road |
| Camberley Town | Kroomer Park |
| Chalfont St Peter | Mill Meadow |
| Cheshunt | Cheshunt Stadium |
| Clapton | The Old Spotted Dog Ground |
| Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Edgware Town | White Lion |
| Flackwell Heath | Wilks Park |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane |
| Kingsbury Town | Avenue Park |
| Leighton Town | Bell Close |
| Leyton | Leyton Stadium |
| Tring Town | Pendley Ground |
| Ware | Wodson Park |
| Witham Town | Spa Road |
| Wokingham Town | Cantley Park |
References
References
- Robinson, M.. (2010). "Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010". Soccer Books Ltd.
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engisthmianleaghist.html England - Isthmian League]
- [http://fchd.info/lghist/isth2003.htm 2002–03 Isthmian League]
- "nonleaguefooty website".
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