2002–03 FA Women's Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

Season	2002–03
← 2001-02 2003-04 →

The 11th season of the FA Women's Premier League. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

National Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fulham (C)	18	16	2	0	63	13	+50	49 [a]	Champions, to European Cup
2	Doncaster Rovers	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	18	2	5	11	10	30	−20	11	Relegated to Southern Division
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	18	1	1	16	18	62	−44	4

Source: Arsenal FC Official Yearbook 2003
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player (Jess Wright) against Charlton Athletic on October 23, 2002.

Northern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Aston Villa L.F.C.	22	16	4	2	59	18	+41	52	Promoted to National Division
2.	Sunderland	22	15	4	3	48	25	+23	49
3.	Oldham Curzon L.F.C.	22	14	2	6	48	29	+19	44
4.	Bangor City Girls F.C.	22	11	4	7	46	37	+9	37
5.	Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C.	22	9	5	8	28	26	+2	32
6.	Liverpool L.F.C.	22	7	8	7	37	32	+5	29
7.	Lincoln City L.F.C.	22	6	7	9	38	46	-8	25
8.	Manchester City W.F.C.	22	5	6	11	31	37	-6	21
9.	Middlesbrough L.F.C.	22	6	2	14	25	44	-19	20
10.	Sheffield Wednesday Womens F.C.	22	5	5	12	15	36	-19	20
11.	Ilkeston W.F.C.	22	5	4	13	24	44	-20	19	Relegated
12.	Garswood Saints L.F.C.	22	3	7	12	26	51	-25	19	Relegated

Southern Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1.	Bristol Rovers W.F.C.	20	17	1	2	76	19	+57	52	Promoted to National Division
2.	Ipswich Town L.F.C.	20	11	2	7	49	36	+13	35
3.	Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.	20	10	4	6	41	33	+8	34
4.	Barnet L.F.C.	20	10	4	6	29	24	+5	34
5.	Bristol City W.F.C.	20	9	5	6	46	35	+9	32
6.	Chelsea L.F.C.	20	10	2	8	33	31	+2	32
7.	Merthyr Tydfil L.F.C. 1	20	9	3	8	30	34	-4	30
8.	Langford L.F.C.	20	8	5	7	38	35	+3	29
9.	Wimbledon L.F.C.	20	6	1	13	28	47	-19	19
10.	Enfield Town L.F.C. 2	20	3	2	15	32	59	-27	11
11.	Barking L.F.C.	20	2	1	17	22	71	-49	7	Relegated

¹ - Newport County changed its name to Merthyr Tydfil.

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

References

1. "Blast from the past: Fulham stun Arsenal in 2003 title race". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
2. "Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
3. "Fulham lead the way". 2002-08-25. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
4. "Women's football". the Guardian. 2002-08-19. Retrieved 2022-12-07.

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