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2002–03 Eastern Counties Football League

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The 2002–03 season was the 61st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.

AFC Sudbury were champions, winning their third Eastern Counties Football League title in a row after the new club was formed in 1999.

Premier Division

Football league season
Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsAFC Sudbury
RelegatedEly City
Harwich & Parkeston
Ipswich Wanderers
Matches played506
Goals scored1,696 (3.35 per match)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Sudbury 44 31 10 3 122 37 +85 103
2 Wroxham 44 29 6 9 121 53 +68 93
3 Soham Town Rangers 44 25 11 8 91 62 +29 86
4 Lowestoft Town 44 25 7 12 108 65 +43 82
5 Diss Town 44 26 3 15 98 62 +36 81
6 Wisbech Town 44 23 9 12 101 73 +28 78
7 Stowmarket Town 44 22 9 13 65 56 +9 75
8 Great Yarmouth Town 44 19 11 14 67 57 +10 68
9 Bury Town 44 18 11 15 75 66 +9 65
10 Mildenhall Town 44 18 11 15 69 65 +4 64
11 Clacton Town 44 17 10 17 62 61 +1 61
12 Tiptree United 44 17 7 20 73 90 −17 58
13 Histon reserves 44 15 11 18 80 84 −4 56
14 Fakenham Town 44 13 16 15 61 61 0 55
15 Gorleston 44 13 10 21 79 91 −12 49
16 Norwich United 44 13 10 21 44 63 −19 49
17 Maldon Town 44 13 8 23 57 63 −6 47
18 Newmarket Town 44 11 13 20 58 76 −18 46
19 Dereham Town 44 12 9 23 55 86 −31 45
20 Woodbridge Town 44 11 12 21 55 96 −41 45
21 Ipswich Wanderers 44 11 8 25 59 92 −33 41 Relegated to Division One
22 Harwich & Parkeston 44 10 6 28 58 126 −68 36
23 Ely City 44 5 10 29 38 111 −73 22
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Mildenhall Town were deducted one point.
  2. Ely City were deducted four points.

Division One

Football league season
Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2002–03
ChampionsHalstead Town
PromotedHalstead Town
King's Lynn reserves
Matches played342
Goals scored1,182 (3.46 per match)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Halstead Town 36 24 7 5 76 37 +39 79 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 King's Lynn reserves 36 24 4 8 108 56 +52 76
3 Whitton United 36 21 8 7 93 44 +49 71
4 Hadleigh United 36 20 9 7 65 40 +25 69
5 Stanway Rovers 36 19 10 7 78 39 +39 67
6 Long Melford 36 18 10 8 69 38 +31 64
7 Leiston 36 18 9 9 76 51 +25 63
8 Swaffham Town 36 18 3 15 62 62 0 57
9 Cambridge City reserves 36 16 7 13 67 49 +18 55
10 Haverhill Rovers 36 16 6 14 67 55 +12 54
11 Needham Market 36 15 8 13 71 59 +12 53
12 Godmanchester Rovers 36 10 13 13 53 53 0 43
13 Cornard United 36 11 5 20 44 70 −26 38
14 Somersham Town 36 11 5 20 59 87 −28 38
15 March Town United 36 9 10 17 54 86 −32 37
16 Felixstowe & Walton United 36 10 6 20 51 71 −20 36
17 Thetford Town 36 9 5 22 38 74 −36 32
18 Downham Town 36 4 6 26 33 88 −55 18
19 Warboys Town 36 2 3 31 18 123 −105 9
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.

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