2002–03 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League 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.Blast from the past: Fulham stun Arsenal in 2003 title race http://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/Fulham-Ladies-2003-240420 2022-12-07 womenscompetitions.thefa.com enhttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3028983/2021/12/27/pioneers-film-premieres-and-unrivalled-dominance-when-al-fayed-turned-fulham-women-professional/ Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham’s women professional The Athletic 2022-11-282002-08-25 Fulham lead the way en-GB http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2216023.stm 2022-12-072002-08-19 Women's football http://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/aug/19/newsstory.sport3 2022-12-07 the Guardian enAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League National Division 2002-03 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/2002-03-premier 2025-06-08 www.thefa.com enEngland (Women) 2002/03 https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom03.html 2025-06-08 www.rsssf.orgAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League National Division 2002-03 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/2002-03-premier 2025-06-19 www.thefa.com enAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League Northern Division 2002-03 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/2002-03-north 2025-06-19 www.thefa.com enAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League Southern Division 2002-03 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/2002-03-south 2025-06-19 www.thefa.com en National Division FA Women's Premier LeagueNational Division 2002–03 Fulham1st title Southampton SaintsBrighton & Hove Albion UEFA Cup Fulham 90 324 Arsenal 6–0 Tranmere Rovers (1 September 2002) Leeds United 3–6 Arsenal(8 September 2002) Fulham (18) 2001–02 2003–04 England 300 Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams England Arsenal 51.753051 -0.3379675 right England Birmingham City 52.19 -1.71 England Doncaster Belles 53.516 -1.133 right England Everton 53.4872 -3.0343 top England Leeds United 53.7974185 -1.5437941 top England Tranmere Rovers 53.3824171 -3.0116887 left England Southampton Saints 50.9025349 -1.404189 left England Brighton & Hove Albion 50.831392 -0.311204 right Greater London Locations of the FA Women's Premier League National Division Teams (Greater London) right 300 Greater London Charlton Athletic 51.4826053 0.0365359 right Greater London Fulham 51.474408 -0.206809 left Changes from last season: Birmingham City were promoted from the Northern Division Fulham were promoted from the Southern Division Sunderland were relegated to the Northern Division Barry Town were relegated to the Southern Division League table main WDL National Division 5 QR FUL Fulham DON Doncaster Belles ARS Arsenal CHA Charlton Athletic BIR Birmingham City TRA Tranmere Rovers LEE Leeds United EVE Everton SOU Southampton Saints BRI Brighton & Hove Albion 16 2 0 63 13 C 13 2 3 34 19 13 1 4 53 21 10 4 4 44 20 6 3 9 26 31 6 3 9 25 48 5 4 9 33 42 5 1 12 18 38 2 5 11 10 30 R 1 1 16 18 62 R -1 Deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player (Jess Wright) against Charlton Athletic on October 23, 2002. green1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round Q red1 Relegation to the Southern Division R R complete FA WPL Results main FA WPL complete FBR ARS Arsenal BIR Birmingham City BRI Brighton & Hove Albion CHA Charlton Athletic DON Doncaster Belles EVE Everton FUL Fulham LEE Leeds United SOU Southampton Saints TRA Tranmere Rovers 3–0 3–3 2–1 3–1 5–0 5–1 6–1 4–1 3–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 5–0 3–2 4–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 6–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 5–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–2 1–3 0–6 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–7 2–2 3–6 2–3 1–3 4–3 3–4 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 3–1 0–2 1–5 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 0–6 0–4 1–2 0–3 2–3 1–5 1–3 0–3 1–5 Northern Division FA Women's Premier LeagueNorthern Division 2002–03 Aston Villa Ilkeston TownGarswood Saints 132 425 Bangor City 8–0 Garswood Saints (22 September 2002) Garswood Saints 1–8 Aston Villa (11 May 2003) Lincoln City 3–7 Aston Villa(1 September 2002) 2001–02 2003–04 Northern England right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 Northern England Liverpool 53.5495 -2.7712 left Northern England Sunderland 54.821664 -1.4555 right Northern England Bangor City 53.2277163 -4.1268822 right Northern England Garswood Saints 53.4880481 -2.6719929 right Northern England Middlesbrough 54.5760419 -1.2344047 right England Midlands right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 England Midlands Aston Villa 52.54175 -1.842414 right England Midlands Ilkeston Town 52.970845 -1.3091628 left England Midlands Wolverhampton Wanderers 52.5847651 -2.127567 left England Midlands Lincoln City 53.2327 -0.5376 bottom England Midlands Sheffield Wednesday 53.3806626 -1.4702278 bottom England Midlands Manchester City 53.4838 -2.2038 top England Midlands Oldham Curzon 53.4865407 -2.098691 right Changes from last season: Birmingham City were promoted to the National Division Middlesbrough were promoted from the Northern Combination League Lincoln City were promoted from the Midland Combination League Sunderland were relegated from the National Division Coventry City were relegated to the Midland Combination League North Notts withdrew from the Northern Division League table main WDL Northern Division 5 PR ASV Aston Villa SUN Sunderland OLC Oldham Curzon BAC Bangor City WOW Wolverhampton Wanderers LIV Liverpool LIC Lincoln City MCI Manchester City MID Middlesbrough SHW Sheffield Wednesday ILK Ilkeston Town GAS Garswood Saints 16 4 2 59 18 CP 15 4 3 48 25 14 2 6 48 29 11 4 7 46 37 9 5 8 28 26 7 8 7 37 32 6 7 9 38 46 5 6 11 31 37 6 2 14 25 44 5 5 12 15 36 5 4 13 24 44 R 4 7 11 26 51 R green1 Promotion to the National Division C red1 Relegation to the Midland Combination League red1 Relegation to the Northern Combination League R1 R2 complete FA WPL Results main FA WPL complete FBR ASV Aston Villa BAC Bangor City GAS Garswood Saints ILK Ilkeston Town LIC Lincoln City LIV Liverpool MCI Manchester City MID Middlesbrough OLC Oldham Curzon SHW Sheffield Wednesday SUN Sunderland WOW Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 4–3 1–1 6–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–1 4–1 8–0 3–2 1–4 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–3 2–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 3–0 3–2 4–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 3–7 2–2 1–1 2–3 3–3 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 0–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–5 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–4 0–4 2–4 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 3–5 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–5 0–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–5 1–8 0–3 Southern Division FA Women's Premier LeagueSouthern Division 2002–03 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Barking 110 424 Bristol Rovers 13–0 Barking(6 October 2002) Enfield Town 0–6 Ipswich Town (13 October 2002) 2001–02 2003–04 England south right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 England south Barry Town 51.4065052 -3.2666925 left England south Bristol Rovers 51.5293 -2.5692 top England south Bristol City 51.4538022 -2.5972985 bottom England south Merthyr Tydfil 51.7455659 -3.3786082 left England south Ipswich Town 52.0579324 1.1528095 top England south Langford 52.0581777 -0.2699565 top Greater London right Map showing the locations of the teams in the Southern Division of the FA Women's Premier League 300 Greater London Chelsea 51.4015 -0.1949 bottom Greater London Barking 51.5402677 0.0793235 left Greater London Millwall Lionesses 51.461231 -0.084061 right Greater London Barnet 51.65309 -0.2002261 bottom Greater London Wimbledon 51.4214787 -0.2064027 left Greater London Enfield Town 51.6517156 -0.0786839 top Changes from last season: Fulham were promoted to the National Division Enfield Town were promoted from the South East Combination League Bristol City were promoted from the South West Combination League Barry Town were relegated from the National Division Queens Park Rangers were relegated to the South East Combination League Berkhamsted Town were relegated to the South East Combination League Newport County became Merthyr Tydfil Barry Town resigned from the League due to a shortage of playersFootball http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/women/Premier/defunct.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20121023203901/http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/women/Premier/defunct.htm 2012-10-23 2026-03-16 www.btinternet.com League table main WDL Southern Division 5 PR BRR Bristol Rovers IPT Ipswich Town MIL Millwall Lionesses BAR Barnet BRC Bristol City CHE Chelsea MET Merthyr Tydfil LAN Langford WIM Wimbledon ENT Enfield Town BRK Barking BAT Barry Town 17 1 2 76 19 CP 11 2 7 49 36 10 4 6 41 33 10 4 6 29 24 9 5 6 46 35 10 2 8 33 31 9 3 8 30 34 8 5 7 38 35 6 1 13 28 47 3 2 15 32 59 2 1 17 22 71 R 0 0 0 0 0 X green1 Promotion to the National Division C red1 Relegation to the South East Combination League R1 blue1 Club dissolved at the end of the season, but reformed as AFC Wimbledon CHA black1 Folded before the new season began DIS complete FA WPL 1 - Newport County changed its name to Merthyr Tydfil. 2 - Barry Town (relegated from the first level) folded before the season began. Results main FA WPL complete FBR BRK Barking BAR Barnet BAT Barry Town BRC Bristol City BRR Bristol Rovers CHE Chelsea ENT Enfield Town IPT Ipswich Town LAN Langford MET Merthyr Tydfil MIL Millwall Lionesses WIM Wimbledon 3–0 2–0 13–0 2–3 4–1 5–2 5–0 6–0 3–1 1–0 X–X 2–3 1–3 3–4 5–1 4–3 7–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 X–X 5–0 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 X–X 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–4 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 X–X 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–0 X–X 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 X–X 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–5 1–0 2–1 0–1 X–X 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 X–X 0–2 0–3 2–5 3–2 1–7 1–4 4–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 X–X 3–7 2–5 2–3 1–3 3–3 0–6 3–1 1–2 1–2 3–4 X–X 1–2 3–4 0–2 1–2 2–4 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–5 X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X X–X References Category:FA Women's National League seasons 1 England