2002–03 Football Conference
Matches played | 462 |
---|---|
Goals scored | 1,342 (2.9 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Barnes (Doncaster Rovers), 25 |
Biggest home win | Yeovil – Southport 6–0 (5 October 2002) |
Biggest away win | Woking – Morecambe 0–6 (22 February 2003) |
Highest scoring | Burton Albion – Telford 4–7 (8 February 2003) |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | Yeovil Town v Chester City, 8,111 (26 April 2003) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,616 (+ 18% compared with the previous season) |
← 2001–02 → |
The 2002–03 Football Conference season was the 24th season of the
Football Conference
.
Overview
This season the number of teams promoted to the
play-offs were introduced to determine the second team to be promoted, along with the Conference champions. The bottom three, as usual, were relegated to either the Northern Premier League, the Southern Premier League or the Isthmian League
.
Football League Division Three
.
extra time with a sudden death
goal in the 110th minute.
The regular season began on 17 August 2002, and ended on 26 April 2003.
Changes since the previous season
- Burton Albion (promoted 2001–02)
- Gravesend & Northfleet (promoted 2001–02)
- Halifax Town (relegated from the Football League 2001–02)
- Kettering Town (promoted 2001–02)
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | +63 | 95 | Football League Division Three
|
2 | Morecambe | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +44 | 78 | Participated in play-offs
|
3 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 30 | +26 | 78 | Promoted to play-offs
|
4 | Chester City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | +28 | 75 | Participated in play-offs
|
5 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 36 | +12 | 72 | |
6 | Hereford United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 29 | +13 | 64 | |
7 | Scarborough | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | +9 | 64 | |
8 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −1 | 64 | Relegated from The Football League
|
9 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −1 | 59 | |
10 | Margate | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −6 | 56 | |
11 | Barnet
|
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 40 | −3 | 53 | |
12 | Stevenage Borough
|
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 30 | +6 | 52 | |
13 | Farnborough Town
|
42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | +1 | 51 | |
14 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 38 | −6 | 51 | |
15 | Telford United | 42 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −15 | 49 | |
16 | Burton Albion[a] | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 46 | −25 | 49 | |
17 | Gravesend & Northfleet[a] | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −11 | 48 | |
18 | Leigh RMI
|
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 37 | −27 | 48 | |
19 | Woking | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 46 | −29 | 47 | |
20 | Nuneaton Borough
|
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 46 | −27 | 46 | Relegated to Southern League Premier Division |
21 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −15 | 45 | Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division |
22 | Kettering Town[a] | 42 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 34 | −36 | 31 | Relegated to Isthmian League Premier Division |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
Note: Northern Premier League Premier Division) are the FA Trophy winners
Locations
Stevenage
Results
Play-offs
The
Britannia Stadium, Stoke
, before a crowd of 13,092.
Semi-finals 1st leg – 1 May 2003; 2nd leg – 5 May 2003 | Final at Britannia Stadium, 10 May 2003
Stoke-on-Trent | ||||||||||
3rd | pen. )
| 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||
4th | Chester City | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | |||||||
3rd | a.e.t.), golden goal )
| 3 | |||||||||
5th | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2 | |||||||||
2nd | Morecambe | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | |||||||
5th | pen. )
| 2 | 1 | 3 (3) |
Source:[1]
Semifinals
1st Leg
Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Chester City |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Doncaster Rovers win 4–3 on penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.
Dagenham & Redbridge win 3–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Play-Off Final
Doncaster Rovers | ||
---|---|---|
Britannia Stadium, Stoke
Attendance: 13,092
Referee: Andre Marriner
Top scorers in order of league goals
Rank | Player | Club | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Trophy | LDV
|
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Barnes | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
2 | Kirk Jackson | Yeovil Town | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
3 | Gregg Blundell | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
4 | Junior Agogo | Barnet | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
5 | Wayne Curtis | Morecambe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Dino Maamria | Stevenage Borough |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
= | Daryl Clare | Chester City | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
8 | Mark Stein | Dagenham & Redbridge | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
= | Christian Moore | Burton Albion | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
= | Steve West | Dagenham & Redbridge | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
= | David Brown | Telford United | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
12 | Neil Grayson | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
= | Mark Quayle | Chester City | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Warren Patmore | Woking | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
= | Paul Moore | Telford United | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
16 | Kayode Odejayi | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
= | Lee Elam | Morecambe | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
= | Kevin Gall | Yeovil Town | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
= | Steve Guinan | Hereford United | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
- Footballtransfers.co.uk contains information on many players on whom there is not yet an article in Wikipedia.
Source:[1]