2002–03 Welsh Premier League

Welsh Premier League
Season2002–03
ChampionsBarry Town
RelegatedLlanelli
Champions LeagueBarry Town
UEFA CupTotal Network Solutions
Cwmbran Town
Intertoto CupBangor City
Matches played306
Goals scored885 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerGraham Evans (24)

The 2002–03 Welsh Premier League was the 11th season of the Welsh Premier League since its establishment as the League of Wales in 1992. It began on 16 August 2002 and ended on 2 May 2003.[1] The league was won for the third consecutive season by Barry Town, their seventh title.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barry Town (C) 34 26 5 3 84 26 +58 83 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Total Network Solutions 34 24 8 2 68 21 +47 80 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Bangor City 34 22 5 7 75 34 +41 71 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Aberystwyth Town 34 17 9 8 54 38 +16 60
5 Connah's Quay Nomads 34 18 5 11 55 46 +9 59
6 Rhyl 34 17 7 10 52 33 +19 58
7 Afan Lido 34 14 10 10 44 34 +10 52
8 Caersws 34 15 6 13 57 52 +5 51
9 Cwmbran Town 34 14 8 12 51 40 +11 50 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
10 Newtown 34 12 6 16 48 54 −6 42
11 Port Talbot Town 34 11 6 17 36 51 −15 39
12 Flexsys Cefn Druids 34 11 5 18 37 51 −14 38
13 Haverfordwest County 34 10 5 19 40 68 −28 35
14 Caernarfon Town 34 8 10 16 43 53 −10 34
15 Carmarthen Town 34 9 5 20 33 66 −33 32
16 Oswestry Town (R) 34 6 10 18 36 67 −31 28 Merged with Total Network Solutions
17 Welshpool Town 34 7 7 20 30 62 −32 28
18 Llanelli (R) 34 4 5 25 42 89 −47 17 Relegation to Welsh Division One
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2002–03 Welsh Cup runners-up

Results

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Home \ Away ABE AFA BAN BAR CAE CWS CMR CDR CQN CWM HAV LLA NTW OSW PTT RHY TNS WEL
Aberystwyth Town 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0
Afan Lido 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–6 2–0
Bangor City 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 8–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–1
Barry Town 5–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–2 3–0 6–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 2–1
Caernarfon Town 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 3–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0
Caersws 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–2 0–4 3–1
Carmarthen Town 0–2 0–2 0–6 2–2 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 5–1
Flexsys Cefn Druids 3–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–2
Connah's Quay Nomads 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–4 2–2 2–1 0–1 4–0
Cwmbran Town 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 4–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0
Haverfordwest County 0–3 1–4 0–4 2–4 3–1 3–2 0–2 2–4 1–3 4–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–5 0–3 0–0
Llanelli 2–3 1–3 2–5 2–3 3–3 3–2 1–2 3–1 3–5 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–3 0–1
Newtown 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 4–1 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–4 0–2 2–4 0–2
Oswestry Town 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–4 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–3 1–1
Port Talbot Town 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 3–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 4–1 0–3 1–1 1–0
Rhyl 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–0
Total Network Solutions 3–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0
Welshpool Town 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–4 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 6–1 2–3 0–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wales 2002/03". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 August 2021.