# 2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 21st in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:
* Bridlington Town, promoted from Division One
* Ossett Albion, relegated from the Northern Premier League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bridlington Town | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 92 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | Brigg Town | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 42 | +33 | 72 | |
| 3 | Goole | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 71 | |
| 4 | Buxton | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 70 | |
| 5 | Ossett Albion | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 70 | |
| 6 | Thackley | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 62 | |
| 7 | Sheffield | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 59 | |
| 8 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 55 | |
| 9 | Liversedge | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 54 | |
| 10 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 52 | |
| 11 | Glapwell | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 49 | |
| 12 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 48 | |
| 13 | Pickering Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 46 | |
| 15 | Arnold Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 44 | |
| 16 | Selby Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 40 | |
| 17 | Hallam | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 39 | |
| 18 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 36 | |
| 19 | Borrowash Victoria | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 97 | −56 | 32 | |
| 20 | Garforth Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 31 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, joined from the Central Midlands League:
* Long Eaton United
* Shirebrook Town

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mickleover Sports | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 75 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Shirebrook Town | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 68 | |
| 3 | Long Eaton United | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 58 | |
| 4 | Pontefract Collieries | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 55 | |
| 5 | Hatfield Main | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 55 | Resigned from the league |
| 6 | Gedling Town | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 53 | |
| 7 | Lincoln Moorlands | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 48 | |
| 8 | Parkgate | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 46 | |
| 9 | Hall Road Rangers | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 44 | |
| 10 | Winterton Rangers | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 38 | |
| 11 | Yorkshire Amateur | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Rossington Main | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 37 | |
| 13 | Louth United | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 36 | Club folded |
| 14 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 35 | |
| 15 | Maltby Main | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 33 | |
| 16 | Tadcaster Albion | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 22 | |
| 17 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 21 | |