2002–03 Irish League
Football league season
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glentoran 21st Irish title |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 597 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (29) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
The 2002–03 Irish League was the 102nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
Premier Division
Belfast
Ards
Coleraine
Glenavon
Institute
Portadown
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Location of teams in the 2002–03 Irish League Premier Division
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Location of the Belfast-based teams in the 2002–03 Irish League Premier DivisionLeague standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Glentoran (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Portadown | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Coleraine | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 73 | |
| 4 | Linfield | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 63 | |
| 5 | Omagh Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Institute | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 42 | |
| 7 | Ards | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Cliftonville | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 41 | |
| 10 | Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 36 | |
| 11 | Crusaders | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 36 | |
| 12 | Newry Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 31 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Results
Matches 1–22During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).
Source: Irish League Archive Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Matches 23–33During matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).
Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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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.
Section A | Section B
Source: Irish League Archive Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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First Division
Football league season
| Champions | Dungannon Swifts |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Dungannon Swifts Ballymena United Limavady United Larne |
| Relegated | Bangor Carrick Rangers Ballyclare Comrades Armagh City |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 377 (3.37 per match) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
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Location of teams in the 2002–03 Irish League First DivisionLeague standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dungannon Swifts (C, P) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 60 | Promotion to the Irish Premier League |
| 2 | Ballymena United (P) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 54 | |
| 3 | Limavady United (P) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 50 | |
| 4 | Larne (P) | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 43 | |
| 5 | Bangor (R) | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
| 6 | Carrick Rangers (R) | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 28 | Entered the Irish First Division |
| 7 | Ballyclare Comrades (R) | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 22 | |
| 8 | Armagh City (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.
Newry Town won 2–1 on aggregate
References
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