2002–03 Isthmian League

March 2026 The 2002–03 season was the 88th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Premier Division Isthmian LeaguePremier Division 2002–03 Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Boreham WoodChesham UnitedEnfieldHampton & Richmond Borough 552 1575 3,553 – Canvey Island – Aldershot Town, (15 April) 238,373 432 (-5.7% to previous season) 2001–02 2003–04 The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 20 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs: Aylesbury United, promoted as third in Division One Bishop's Stortford, promoted as runners-up in Division One Ford United, promoted as champions of Division One Hayes, relegated from the Football Conference Aldershot Town won the division and were promoted to the Football Conference ten years after Aldershot bankruptcy. Canvey Island finished second for the third time in a row. Four teams finished bottom of the table relegated to divisions One. At the end of the season Purfleet was renamed Thurrock. League table main WDL Premier Division PR ALD Aldershot Town CAN Canvey Island HEN Hendon STA St Albans City BAS Basingstoke Town SUT Sutton United HYS Hayes THU Purfleet BED Bedford Town MAD Maidenhead United KIN Kingstonian BIL Billericay Town BIS Bishop's Stortford HIT Hitchin Town FRD Ford United BRA Braintree Town AYU Aylesbury United HRB Harrow Borough GRY Grays Athletic HEY Heybridge Swifts CHS Chesham United BOR Boreham Wood ENF Enfield H&R Hampton & Richmond 33 6 7 81 36 28 8 10 112 56 22 13 11 70 56 23 8 15 73 65 23 7 16 80 60 22 9 15 77 62 20 13 13 67 54 19 15 12 68 48 21 9 16 66 58 16 17 13 75 63 16 17 13 71 64 17 11 18 46 44 16 11 19 74 72 15 13 18 69 67 15 12 19 78 84 14 12 20 59 71 13 15 18 62 75 15 9 22 54 75 14 11 21 53 59 13 14 19 52 80 14 10 22 56 81 11 15 20 50 58 9 11 26 47 101 3 14 29 35 86 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Football Conference P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One North R1N R1N R1N #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One South R1S 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Robinson, M. Non-League Football Tables 1889-2010 2010 Soccer Books Ltd 9781862232044 England - Isthmian League2002–03 Isthmian Leaguehttp://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian03.html nonleaguefooty website 2012-12-29 2012-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20121121162411/http://www.nonleaguefooty.co.uk/archive/isthmian03.html dead Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Premier Division clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.2484 -0.7547 Aldershot Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.8297 -0.8133 Aylesbury United 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.2523 -1.1103 Basingstoke Town 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 52.1288 -0.4139 Bedford Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.6219 0.4033 Billericay Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.8727 0.1920 Bishop's Stortford 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.8753 0.5729 Braintree Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.5165 0.6157 Canvey Island 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.6989 -0.6140 Chesham United 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.7441 0.7006 Heybridge Swifts 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.9545 -0.2841 HitchinTown 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.5199 -0.7180 Maidenhead United 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.7543 -0.3252 St Albans 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.6620 -0.2747 Blue 000080 pog.svg Boreham Wood & Enfield 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5853 0.0894 Blue 000080 pog.svg Ford United 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4765 0.3297 Blue 000080 pog.svg Grays Athletic 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4152 -0.3633 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5581 -0.3713 Blue 000080 pog.svg Harrow Borough 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5151 -0.4222 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hayes 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5681 -0.2177 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hendon 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4051 -0.2819 Blue 000080 pog.svg Kingstonian 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3676 -0.2043 Blue 000080 pog.svg Sutton United 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4894 0.2649 Blue 000080 pog.svg Thurrock 0 Greater London Greater London Premier Division football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.6620 -0.2747 Blue 000080 pog.svg Boreham Wood & Enfield 85 left Greater London 51.5853 0.0894 Blue 000080 pog.svg Ford United 85 left Greater London 51.4765 0.3297 Blue 000080 pog.svg Grays Athletic 85 bottom Greater London 51.4152 -0.3633 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hampton & Richmond 85 top Greater London 51.5581 -0.3713 Blue 000080 pog.svg Harrow Borough 85 left Greater London 51.5151 -0.4222 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hayes 85 bottom Greater London 51.5681 -0.2177 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hendon 85 bottom Greater London 51.4051 -0.2819 Blue 000080 pog.svg Kingstonian 85 right Greater London 51.3676 -0.2043 Blue 000080 pog.svg Sutton United 85 bottom Greater London 51.4894 0.2649 Blue 000080 pog.svg Thurrock 85 top Club Stadium Aldershot Town Recreation Ground Aylesbury United Buckingham Road Basingstoke Town The Camrose Bedford Town The Eyrie Billericay Town New Lodge Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park Boreham Wood Meadow Park Braintree Town Cressing Road Canvey Island Brockwell Stadium Chesham United The Meadow Enfield Meadow Park (groundshare with Boreham Wood) Ford United Oakside Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Hampton & Richmond Borough Beveree Stadium Harrow Borough Earlsmead Stadium Hayes Church Road Hendon Claremont Road Heybridge Swifts Scraley Road Hitchin Town Top Field Kingstonian Kingsmeadow (groundshare with AFC Wimbledon) Maidenhead United York Road St Albans City Clarence Park Sutton United Gander Green Lane Thurrock Ship Lane Division One North Isthmian LeagueDivision One North 2002–03 Northwood HornchurchNorthwood Hertford TownWembley 552 1667 583 – Hornchurch – Berkhamsted Town, (26 April) 79,162 143 2001–02 2003–04 At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two. Division One North consisted of 24 clubs, including nine clubs from the Division One, eleven clubs promoted from the Division Two and four clubs promoted from the Division Three. Northwood won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Hornchurch, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Wembley and Hertford Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two. At the end of the season Leyton Pennant were renamed Waltham Forest. League table main WDL Division One North PR NOR Northwood HRN Hornchurch HEM Hemel Hempstead Town SLO Slough Town UXB Uxbridge AVE Aveley BER Berkhamsted Town THM Thame United WEA Wealdstone HRL Harlow Town MAR Marlow BEH Barking & East Ham United YEA Yeading GWR Great Wakering Rovers OXC Oxford City ARL Arlesey Town ETU East Thurrock United W&F Wingate & Finchley BRT Barton Rovers TIL Tilbury WIV Wivenhoe Town WFO Leyton Pennant WEM Wembley HER Hertford Town 28 7 11 109 56 25 15 6 85 48 26 7 13 70 55 22 14 10 86 59 23 10 13 62 41 21 14 11 66 48 21 13 12 92 68 20 12 14 84 51 21 9 16 85 69 20 12 14 66 53 19 10 17 74 63 19 9 18 73 76 18 11 17 77 69 17 14 15 64 70 17 13 16 55 51 17 12 17 69 71 17 10 19 75 79 15 11 20 70 74 15 7 24 53 65 14 7 25 55 96 9 11 26 56 94 9 7 30 38 81 7 11 28 57 111 6 6 34 46 119 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to Division One South T1S T1S #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R2 R2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of the Division One North clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 52.0012 -0.2648 Blue 000080 pog.svg Arlesey Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.9642 -0.4289 Blue 000080 pog.svg Barton Rovers 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.7632 -0.5647 Blue 000080 pog.svg Berkhamsted 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.5223 0.4616 Blue 000080 pog.svg East Thurrock 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.5557 0.7978 Blue 000080 pog.svg Great Wakering Rovers 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.7765 0.0945 Blue 000080 pog.svg HarlowTown 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.7539 -0.4444 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hemel Hempstead 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.7917 -0.0883 Blue 000080 pog.svg Hertford Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.5770 -0.7740 Blue 000080 pog.svg Marlow 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7793 -1.2277 Blue 000080 pog.svg OxfordCity 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.5238 -0.5838 Blue 000080 pog.svg SloughTown 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.7431 -0.9796 Blue 000080 pog.svg Thame United 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.4701 0.3633 Blue 000080 pog.svg Tilbury 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.8739 0.9703 Blue 000080 pog.svg Wivenhoe Town 85 right UK England Southeast close 51.5035 0.2529 Aveley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5476 -0.1114 Barking & East Ham United 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5974 -0.0090 Leyton Pennant 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6008 -0.4156 Northwood 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5141 -0.4577 Uxbridge 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6080 -0.2785 Wealdstone 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5576 -0.3159 Wembley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6068 -0.1715 Wingate & Finchley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5117 -0.3988 Yeading 0 Greater London Greater London Division One North football clubs right 400 Greater London 51.5035 0.2529 Aveley 85 top Greater London 51.5476 -0.1114 Barking & East Ham United 85 bottom Greater London 51.5565 0.2384 Hornchurch 85 top Greater London 51.5974 -0.0090 Leyton Pennant 85 top Greater London 51.6008 -0.4156 Northwood 85 left Greater London 51.5141 -0.4577 Uxbridge 85 top Greater London 51.6080 -0.2785 Wealdstone 85 top Greater London 51.5576 -0.3159 Wembley 85 bottom Greater London 51.6068 -0.1715 Wingate & Finchley 85 bottom Greater London 51.5117 -0.3988 Yeading 85 right Club Stadium Arlesey Town Hitchin Road Aveley The Mill Field Barking & East Ham United Mayesbrook Park Barton Rovers Sharpenhoe Road Berkhamsted Town Broadwater East Thurrock United Rookery Hill Great Wakering Rovers Burroughs Park Harlow Town Harlow Sportcentre Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road Hertford Town Hertingfordbury Park Hornchurch Hornchurch Stadium Leyton Pennant Wadham Lodge Marlow Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Northwood Chestnut Avenue Oxford City Marsh Lane Slough Town Wexham Park Thame United Windmill Road Tilbury Chadfields Uxbridge Honeycroft Wealdstone White Lion (groundshare with Edgware Town) Wembley Vale Farm Wingate & Finchley The Harry Abrahams Stadium Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane Yeading The Warren Division One South Isthmian LeagueDivision One South 2002–03 Carshalton Athletic Bognor Regis TownCarshalton Athletic Chertsey Town 552 1604 1,147 – Staines Town – Carshalton Athletic, (22 February) 102,455 186 2001–02 2003–04 At the end of the previous season Division One was replaced by divisions One North and South. Subsequently, Division Three clubs were distributed between divisions One and Two. Division One South consisted of 24 clubs, including ten clubs from the Division One, eight clubs promoted from the Division Two, five clubs promoted from the Division Three, and one club relegated from Premier Division. Carshalton Athletic won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with runners-up Bognor Regis Town, who promoted from Division Three to the Premier Division in two seasons. Chertsey Town finished bottom of the table and relegated to Division Two. League table main WDL Division One South PR CAR Carshalton Athletic BOG Bognor Regis Town LEW Lewes DUL Dulwich Hamlet WHY Whyteleafe BRO Bromley W&H Walton & Hersham HOR Horsham E&E Epsom & Ewell EGH Egham Town T&M Tooting & Mitcham United WOR Worthing W&E Windsor & Eton LEA Leatherhead STA Staines Town BAN Banstead Athletic ASH Ashford Town (Middlesex) CRD Croydon CRO Croydon Athletic BRN Bracknell Town COR Corinthian-Casuals MOL Molesey MET Metropolitan Police CHR Chertsey Town 28 8 10 73 44 26 10 10 92 34 24 16 6 106 50 23 12 11 73 49 21 13 12 74 51 21 13 12 70 53 20 13 13 87 63 21 9 16 80 58 19 12 15 67 66 19 10 17 62 71 18 9 19 83 78 17 12 17 78 75 18 9 19 66 65 16 13 17 71 66 14 16 16 57 63 14 15 17 58 59 14 11 21 47 70 15 8 23 56 87 13 13 20 52 66 12 16 18 57 74 12 14 20 50 68 13 9 24 52 79 12 10 24 50 76 3 7 36 43 139 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R2 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of Division One South clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 50.7870 -0.6902 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bognor Regis Town 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.4133 -0.7442 Blue 000080 pog.svg Bracknell 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.3926 -0.5080 Blue 000080 pog.svg Chertsey 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.0588 -0.3234 Blue 000080 pog.svg Horsham 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.2920 -0.3324 Blue 000080 pog.svg Leatherhead 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 50.8690 0.0123 Blue 000080 pog.svg Lewes 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.4695 -0.6228 Blue 000080 pog.svg Windsor & Eton 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.3790 -0.4148 Blue 000080 pog.svg W&H 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 50.8204 -0.3848 Blue 000080 pog.svg Worthing 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.4520 -0.4621 Ashford Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3035 -0.2329 Banstead Athletic & Epsom & Ewell 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3901 0.0211 Bromley 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3697 -0.1718 Carshalton Athletic 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3721 -0.2872 Corinthian-Casuals 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3934 -0.0606 Croydon 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3934 -0.1266 Croydon Athletic 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4612 -0.0841 Dulwich Hamlet 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4264 -0.5333 Egham Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3905 -0.3517 Metropolitan Police 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4014 -0.3680 Molesey 0 UK England Southeast close 51.4197 -0.5020 Staines Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3932 -0.1723 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 UK England Southeast close 51.3047 -0.0797 Whyteleafe 0 Greater London Greater London Division One South clubs right 600 Greater London 51.4520 -0.4621 Ashford Town 85 top Greater London 51.3035 -0.2329 Banstead & Epsom & Ewell 85 bottom Greater London 51.3901 0.0211 Bromley 85 right Greater London 51.3697 -0.1718 Carshalton Athletic 85 bottom Greater London 51.3721 -0.2872 Corinthian-Casuals 85 bottom Greater London 51.3934 -0.0606 Croydon 85 bottom Greater London 51.3934 -0.1266 CroydonAthletic 85 top Greater London 51.4612 -0.0841 Dulwich Hamlet 85 top Greater London 51.4264 -0.5333 EghamTown 85 top Greater London 51.3905 -0.3517 MP 85 bottom Greater London 51.4014 -0.3680 Molesey 85 right Greater London 51.4197 -0.5020 Staines Town 85 right Greater London 51.3932 -0.1723 Tooting & Mitcham 85 left Greater London 51.3047 -0.0797 Whyteleafe 85 right Club Stadium Ashford Town (Middlesex) Short Lane Banstead Athletic Merland Rise Bognor Regis Town Nyewood Lane Bracknell Town Larges Lane Bromley Hayes Lane Carshalton Athletic War Memorial Sports Ground Chertsey Town Alwyns Lane Corinthian-Casuals King George's Field Croydon Croydon Sports Arena Croydon Athletic Keith Tuckey Stadium Dulwich Hamlet Champion Hill Egham Town The Runnymede Stadium Epsom & Ewell Merland Rise (groundshare with Banstead Athletic) Horsham Queen Street Leatherhead Fetcham Grove Lewes The Dripping Pan Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey Walton Road Stadium Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park Tooting & Mitcham United Imperial Fields Walton & Hersham The Sports Ground Whyteleafe Church Road Windsor & Eton Stag Meadow Worthing Woodside Road Division Two Isthmian LeagueDivision Two 2002–03 Cheshunt CheshuntLeyton 240 798 221 – Cheshunt – Hungerford Town, (3 May) 15,730 75 2001–02 2003–04 At the end of the previous season most of the Division Two clubs were transferred to the newly created divisions One. Division Two consisted of 16 clubs, including two clubs from the previous season, 13 clubs promoted from the Division Three and Leyton promoted as champions of the Essex Senior League. League table main WDL Division Two PR CHE Cheshunt LEY Leyton FLA Flackwell Heath ABI Abingdon Town HUN Hungerford Town LEI Leighton Town WIT Witham Town WAR Ware CLA Clapton TRI Tring Town KIN Kingsbury Town EDG Edgware Town WOK Wokingham Town DOR Dorking CSP Chalfont St Peter CAM Camberley Town 25 3 2 91 29 21 5 4 77 22 17 3 10 52 44 14 11 5 65 42 12 12 6 49 36 14 3 13 61 43 12 8 10 40 43 12 5 13 47 53 12 5 13 40 47 11 5 14 49 58 9 11 10 38 48 10 3 17 49 65 7 7 16 34 81 6 6 18 49 63 6 5 19 34 63 4 4 22 23 61 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One North P P #FFCCCC Absorbed into Tring Athletic ABS #CCCCFF Transferred to the Hellenic League RHL 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Stadia and locations UK England Southeast close Locations of Division Two clubs right 600 UK England Southeast close 51.6654 -1.2795 Green 008000 pog.svg Abingdon Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.3266 -0.7574 Green 008000 pog.svg Camberley Town 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.2345 -0.3334 Green 008000 pog.svg Dorking 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.6043 -0.7122 Green 008000 pog.svg Flackwell Heath 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.4089 -1.5135 Green 008000 pog.svg Hungerford Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.9129 -0.6597 Green 008000 pog.svg Leighton Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7968 -0.6402 Green 008000 pog.svg TringTown 85 bottom UK England Southeast close 51.8248 -0.0333 Green 008000 pog.svg Ware 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.7997 0.6266 Green 008000 pog.svg Witham Town 85 top UK England Southeast close 51.4224 -0.8382 Green 008000 pog.svg Wokingham Town 85 left UK England Southeast close 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6944 -0.0416 Cheshunt 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5422 0.0214 Clapton 0 UK England Southeast close 51.6080 -0.2785 Edgware Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5767 -0.2541 Kingsbury Town 0 UK England Southeast close 51.5684 -0.0277 Leyton 0 Greater London Greater London Division Two clubs right 370 Greater London 51.6105 -0.5583 Chalfont St Peter 85 right Greater London 51.6944 -0.0416 Cheshunt 85 top Greater London 51.5422 0.0214 Clapton 85 bottom Greater London 51.6080 -0.2785 Edgware Town 85 top Greater London 51.5767 -0.2541 Kingsbury Town 85 bottom Greater London 51.5684 -0.0277 Leyton 85 top Club Stadium Abingdon Town Culham Road Camberley Town Kroomer Park Chalfont St Peter Mill Meadow Cheshunt Cheshunt Stadium Clapton The Old Spotted Dog Ground Dorking Meadowbank Stadium Edgware Town White Lion Flackwell Heath Wilks Park Hungerford Town Bulpit Lane Kingsbury Town Avenue Park Leighton Town Bell Close Leyton Leyton Stadium Tring Town Pendley Ground Ware Wodson Park Witham Town Spa Road Wokingham Town Cantley Park See also Isthmian League 2002–03 Northern Premier League 2002–03 Southern Football League References External links Official website Category:Isthmian League seasons 6