Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Premier Division 2002/03
- Before the season started Hastings Town renamed to Hastings United
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Tamworth | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 88 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 75 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Dover Athletic | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 71 | - |
| 4th | Tiverton Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 69 | - |
| 5th | Chippenham Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 68 | - |
| 6th | Worcester City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 67 | - |
| 7th | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 64 | - |
| 8th | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 60 | - |
| 9th | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 57 | - |
| 10th | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Hednesford Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 55 | - |
| 12th | Moor Green | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 53 | - |
| 13th | Hinckley United | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 52 | - |
| 14th | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Grantham Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 51 | - |
| 17th | Weymouth | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 51 | - |
| 18th | Cambridge City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 49 | - |
| 19th | Halesowen Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 49 | ▼West Div |
| 20th | Hastings United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 43 | ▼East Div |
| 21st | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 92 | -38 | 40 | ▼West Div |
| 22nd | Folkestone Invicta | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 57 | 105 | -48 | 28 | ▼East Div |
Southern Football League Eastern Division 2002/03
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dorchester Town | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 114 | 40 | +74 | 93 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 33 | +59 | 93 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Stamford | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 87 | - |
| 4th | Salisbury City | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 86* | - |
| 5th | Bashley | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 44 | +46 | 81 | - |
| 6th | King's Lynn | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 98 | 62 | +36 | 79 | - |
| 7th | Rothwell Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 76 | - |
| 8th | Banbury United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 74 | - |
| 9th | Tonbridge Angels | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 71 | - |
| 10th | Histon | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 99 | 62 | +37 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Ashford Town (Kent) | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 63 | - |
| 12th | Sittingbourne | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 69 | -12 | 53 | - |
| 13th | Burnham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 79 | -17 | 52 | - |
| 14th | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 80 | -23 | 50 | - |
| 15th | Chatham Town | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 84 | -30 | 47 | - |
| 16th | Newport (Isle of Wight) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 53 | 87 | -34 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Dartford | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 78 | -30 | 41 | - |
| 18th | Erith & Belvedere | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 96 | -31 | 39 | - |
| 19th | Corby Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 84 | -35 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Fleet Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 80 | -46 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Spalding United | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 40 | 108 | -68 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | St Leonards | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 116 | -78 | 16 | ▼Relegated |
* Salisbury City were Deducted 3 Points
Southern Football League Western Division 2002/03
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 92 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 85 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 76 | - |
| 4th | Solihull Borough | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 76 | - |
| 5th | Gloucester City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 58 | +29 | 75 | - |
| 6th | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 106 | 53 | +53 | 73 | - |
| 7th | Redditch United | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 72 | - |
| 8th | Rugby United | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 69 | - |
| 9th | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 67 | - |
| 10th | Taunton Town | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 78 | -2 | 67 | - |
| 11th | Sutton Coldfield Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 64 | - |
| 12th | Evesham United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 63 | - |
| 13th | Clevedon Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Cirencester Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 62 | 82 | -20 | 52 | - |
| 15th | Cinderford Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 41 | - |
| 18th | Bedworth United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 74 | -28 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Swindon Supermarine | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 52 | 85 | -33 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Atherstone United | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 78 | -33 | 37 | - |
| 21st | Rocester | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 74 | -40 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 104 | -71 | 18 | ▼Relegated |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▲Tamworth were Promoted to the 2003/04 Football Conference |
| ▼Racing Club Warwick were Relegated to the Midland Alliance |
| ▼Rocester were Relegated to the Midland Alliance |
| ▼Spalding United were Relegated to the United Counties League |
| ▼St Leonards were Relegated to the Sussex County League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▼Nuneaton Borough were Relegated from the 2002/03 Football Conference |
| ▲Burgess Hill Town were Promoted from the Sussex County League |
| ▲Eastleigh were Promoted from the Wessex League |
| ▲Team Bath were Promoted from the Western League |
| ▲Yate Town were Promoted from the Hellenic League |
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