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| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barry Town |
| Relegated | Llanelli |
| Champions League | Barry Town |
| UEFA Cup | Total Network Solutions Cwmbran Town |
| Intertoto Cup | Bangor City |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 885 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Graham Evans (24) |
2003–04 → | |
The2002–03 Welsh Premier League was the 11th season of theWelsh Premier League since its establishment as the League of Wales in 1992. It began on 16 August 2002 and ended on 2 May 2003.[1] The league was won for the third consecutive season byBarry Town, their seventh title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town(C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 84 | 26 | +58 | 83 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Total Network Solutions | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 80 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Bangor City | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 71 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberystwyth Town | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 60 | |
| 5 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 59 | |
| 6 | Rhyl | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 58 | |
| 7 | Afan Lido | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | Caersws | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 51 | |
| 9 | Cwmbran Town | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 50 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Newtown | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 42 | |
| 11 | Port Talbot Town | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 39 | |
| 12 | Flexsys Cefn Druids | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 38 | |
| 13 | Haverfordwest County | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 35 | |
| 14 | Caernarfon Town | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 34 | |
| 15 | Carmarthen Town | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 32 | |
| 16 | Oswestry Town(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 28 | Merged withTotal Network Solutions |
| 17 | Welshpool Town | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 28 | |
| 18 | Llanelli(R) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 89 | −47 | 17 | Relegation toWelsh Division One |
| Home \ Away | ABE | AFA | BAN | BAR | CAE | CWS | CMR | CDR | CQN | CWM | HAV | LLA | NTW | OSW | PTT | RHY | TNS | WEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Town | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Afan Lido | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | |
| Bangor City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Barry Town | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Caernarfon Town | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Caersws | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | |
| Carmarthen Town | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Flexsys Cefn Druids | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cwmbran Town | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Haverfordwest County | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Llanelli | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Newtown | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Oswestry Town | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Port Talbot Town | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rhyl | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Total Network Solutions | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Welshpool Town | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 |