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.
Season | 2002–03 |
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Champions | Glentoran 21st Irish title |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 597 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (29) |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
Premier Division
editLeague standings
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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 |
Results
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Matches 1–22editDuring matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away). |
Matches 23–33editDuring matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).
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Matches 34–38
editDuring 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.
First Division
editChampions | Dungannon Swifts |
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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 → |
League standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Promotion/relegation play-off
editNewry 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