2002–03 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2002–03
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 FA Women's Premier League season was the 12th season of the FA Women's Premier League.

Team name changes

2001–02	2002–03
Newport County	Merthyr Tydfil

National Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League National Division

FA Women's Premier League
National Division

Season	2002–03
Champions	Fulham 1st title
Relegated	Southampton Saints Brighton & Hove Albion
Matches played	90
Goals scored	324 (3.6 per match)
Biggest home win	Arsenal 6–0 Tranmere Rovers (1 September 2002)
Highest scoring	Leeds United 3–6 Arsenal (8 September 2002)
Longest unbeaten run	Fulham (18)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fulham (C)	18	16	2	0	63	13	+50	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
2	Doncaster Belles	18	13	2	3	34	19	+15	41
3	Arsenal	18	13	1	4	53	21	+32	40
4	Charlton Athletic	18	10	4	4	44	20	+24	34
5	Birmingham City	18	6	3	9	26	31	−5	21
6	Tranmere Rovers	18	6	3	9	25	48	−23	21
7	Leeds United	18	5	4	9	33	42	−9	19
8	Everton	18	5	1	12	18	38	−20	16
9	Southampton Saints (R)	18	2	5	11	10	30	−20	11	Relegation to the Southern Division
10	Brighton & Hove Albion (R)	18	1	1	16	18	62	−44	4

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away	FUL	DON	ARS	CHA	BIR	TRA	LEE	EVE	SOU	BRI
Fulham	—	2–1	4–1	3–3	3–1	5–1	3–1	3–0	5–0	6–1
Doncaster Belles	0–4	—	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–0	1–0
Arsenal	1–2	3–1	—	1–2	5–0	6–0	4–1	3–2	1–0	4–1
Charlton Athletic	1–1	1–2	0–1	—	3–2	2–0	2–3	5–0	4–0	6–1
Birmingham City	1–2	0–2	1–0	1–3	—	2–3	1–1	0–0	1–0	4–2
Tranmere Rovers	0–6	1–3	1–7	0–2	2–0	—	2–1	2–1	1–1	2–1
Leeds United	0–3	2–3	3–6	2–2	3–4	4–3	—	1–3	1–1	2–2
Everton	0–2	1–4	0–1	0–2	1–5	3–1	0–1	—	1–0	2–1
Southampton Saints	1–3	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–2	2–1	—	1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–6	0–3	1–5	1–5	0–3	1–3	0–4	2–3	1–2	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Northern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Northern Division

Season	2002–03
Champions	Aston Villa
Relegated	Ilkeston Town Garswood Saints
Matches played	132
Goals scored	425 (3.22 per match)
Biggest home win	Bangor City 8–0 Garswood Saints (22 September 2002)
Biggest away win	Garswood Saints 1–8 Aston Villa (11 May 2003)
Highest scoring	Lincoln City 3–7 Aston Villa (1 September 2002)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aston Villa (C, P)	22	16	4	2	59	18	+41	52	Promotion to the National Division
2	Sunderland	22	15	4	3	48	25	+23	49
3	Oldham Curzon	22	14	2	6	48	29	+19	44
4	Bangor City	22	11	4	7	46	37	+9	37
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	9	5	8	28	26	+2	32
6	Liverpool	22	7	8	7	37	32	+5	29
7	Lincoln City	22	6	7	9	38	46	−8	25
8	Manchester City	22	5	6	11	31	37	−6	21
9	Middlesbrough	22	6	2	14	25	44	−19	20
10	Sheffield Wednesday	22	5	5	12	15	36	−21	20
11	Ilkeston Town (R)	22	5	4	13	24	44	−20	19	Relegation to the Midland Combination League
12	Garswood Saints (R)	22	4	7	11	26	51	−25	19	Relegation to the Northern Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	ASV	SUN	OLC	BAC	WOW	LIV	LIC	MCI	MID	SHW	ILK	GAS
Aston Villa	—	4–1	3–0	4–1	1–1	1–2	1–0	4–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	3–3
Sunderland	2–0	—	6–3	0–0	2–0	2–2	4–3	0–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1
Oldham Curzon	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	0–1	2–0	4–3	3–2	1–0	6–0	2–1	3–0
Bangor City	1–4	0–3	3–1	—	2–1	3–2	4–1	2–1	2–3	2–1	2–2	8–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	1–3	0–1	1–2	—	0–0	0–0	4–2	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–1
Liverpool	0–3	3–2	1–2	1–1	3–0	—	4–3	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–1
Lincoln City	3–7	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–2	2–2	—	1–2	2–3	2–1	3–3	3–1
Manchester City	0–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	1–2	0–3	0–1	—	1–2	0–0	3–3	2–0
Middlesbrough	2–3	1–4	0–3	1–2	2–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	—	1–2	2–1	2–0
Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	0–3	1–2	1–0	0–0	3–5	1–1	0–3	0–2	—	2–0	1–0
Ilkeston Town	0–0	0–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–5	3–1	1–0	—	0–1
Garswood Saints	1–8	2–2	0–3	3–5	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–0	3–0	3–1	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Division

Main article: FA Women's Premier League Southern Division

FA Women's Premier League
Southern Division

Season	2002–03
Champions	Bristol Rovers
Promoted	Bristol Rovers
Relegated	Barking
Matches played	110
Goals scored	424 (3.85 per match)
Biggest home win	Bristol Rovers 13–0 Barking (6 October 2002)
Biggest away win	Enfield Town 0–6 Ipswich Town (13 October 2002)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bristol Rovers (C, P)	20	17	1	2	76	19	+57	52	Promotion to the National Division
2	Ipswich Town	20	11	2	7	49	36	+13	35
3	Millwall Lionesses	20	10	4	6	41	33	+8	34
4	Barnet	20	10	4	6	29	24	+5	34
5	Bristol City	20	9	5	6	46	35	+11	32
6	Chelsea	20	10	2	8	33	31	+2	32
7	Merthyr Tydfil	20	9	3	8	30	34	−4	30
8	Langford	20	8	5	7	38	35	+3	29
9	Wimbledon	20	6	1	13	28	47	−19	19
10	Enfield Town	20	3	2	15	32	59	−27	11
11	Barking (R)	20	2	1	17	22	71	−49	7	Relegation to the South East Combination League

Source: FA WPL
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

¹ - Newport County changed its name to Merthyr Tydfil.

² - Barry Town (relegated from the first level) folded before the season began.

Results

Home \ Away	BRR	IPT	MIL	BAR	BRC	CHE	MET	LAN	WIM	ENT	BRK
Bristol Rovers	—	5–0	6–0	2–0	4–1	1–0	3–1	2–3	3–0	5–2	13–0
Ipswich Town	1–3	—	1–2	5–1	4–3	3–4	2–0	7–1	1–0	2–3	3–2
Millwall Lionesses	2–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–4	0–0	4–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	5–0
Barnet	0–1	2–4	1–2	—	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	3–0	2–0	3–0
Bristol City	2–3	1–1	2–2	3–1	—	1–2	0–0	2–2	2–0	2–1	4–2
Chelsea	0–3	1–2	0–4	1–2	0–0	—	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0
Merthyr Tydfil	1–3	1–0	2–1	1–1	3–5	0–1	—	4–2	3–2	1–1	2–1
Langford	1–0	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–2	1–2	—	0–0	0–1	4–0
Wimbledon	1–7	4–0	2–5	0–2	3–2	1–4	1–2	0–3	—	3–2	4–0
Enfield Town	2–5	0–6	1–3	1–2	3–7	2–3	1–2	3–3	3–1	—	3–4
Barking	2–5	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–4	1–2	1–4	3–4	0–2	—

Source: FA WPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.