Northern Ireland 2002/03

Premier Division

Table:

 1.Glentoran           33 27  3  3  71-16  84
 2.Portadown           33 22  5  6  77-29  71
 3.Coleraine           33 18  8  7  56-33  62
 4.Linfield            33 15 10  8  60-37  55
 5.Omagh Town          33 14  5 14  40-48  47
 6.Institute           33 12  5 16  39-55  41
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Lisburn Distillery  33 12  4 17  37-44  40
 8.Ards                33 10  8 15  25-38  38
 9.Cliftonville        33  7 12 14  33-41  33
10.Crusaders           33  8  7 18  24-55  31
11.Glenavon            33  6 11 16  36-62  29  
12.Newry Town          33  5  6 22  24-64  21

NB: on appeal, the award of 4 matches as 0-1 losses to Glentoran, for
    fielding Andrew Kilmartin, was revoked

Round 1 [Aug 10]
Ards         2-2 Crusaders
Cliftonville 1-0 Newry
Coleraine    3-2 Glenavon
Glentoran    4-1 Institute    [award of 0-1 revoked]
Omagh        1-1 Linfield
Portadown    3-0 Distillery

Round 2
[Aug 16]
Institute    0-0 Omagh
[Aug 17]
Crusaders    0-0 Coleraine
Distillery   1-0 Ards
Newry        0-0 Portadown
[Nov 26]
Linfield     2-2 Cliftonville 
[Dec 10]
Glenavon     0-3 Glentoran

Round 3 [Aug 24]
Ards         2-1 Newry
Coleraine    1-4 Distillery
Glentoran    4-0 Crusaders    [award of 0-1 revoked]
Institute    1-0 Linfield
Omagh        3-1 Glenavon
Portadown    1-0 Cliftonville

Round 4
[Aug 30]
Cliftonville 0-0 Ards
[Aug 31]
Glenavon     3-1 Institute
Crusaders    0-3 Omagh
Newry        0-2 Coleraine
[Dec 10]
Linfield     0-1 Portadown
[Feb 18]
Distillery   1-3 Glentoran

Round 5 [Sep 7]
Ards         0-2 Portadown
Coleraine    1-1 Cliftonville
Glenavon     0-0 Linfield
Glentoran    3-1 Newry        [award of 0-1 revoked]
Institute    2-0 Crusaders
Omagh        3-0 Distillery

Round 6
[Sep 13]
Newry        1-4 Omagh
[Sep 14]
Cliftonville 0-1 Glentoran    [award of 1-0 revoked]
Crusaders    0-2 Glenavon
Linfield     3-1 Ards
Distillery   1-2 Institute
Portadown    1-2 Coleraine

Round 7
[Sep 20]
Institute    3-2 Newry
Omagh        2-1 Cliftonville
[Sep 21]
Coleraine    2-0 Ards
Crusaders    1-3 Linfield
Glenavon     1-2 Distillery
Glentoran    0-1 Portadown

Round 8
[Sep 27]
Newry        2-2 Glenavon
[Sep 28]
Ards         1-2 Glentoran
Cliftonville 2-0 Institute
Linfield     2-0 Coleraine
Distillery   2-1 Crusaders
Portadown    3-1 Omagh

Round 9 [Oct 5]
Crusaders    0-0 Newry
Glenavon     2-1 Cliftonville
Glentoran    2-0 Coleraine
Institute    3-3 Portadown
Distillery   0-2 Linfield
Omagh        0-1 Ards

Round 10 [Oct 12]
Ards         3-0 Institute
Cliftonville 0-1 Crusaders
Coleraine    0-1 Omagh
Glentoran    3-2 Linfield
Newry        1-0 Distillery
Portadown    6-0 Glenavon

Round 11 [Oct 19]
Crusaders    0-4 Portadown
Glenavon     1-1 Ards
Linfield     3-0 Newry
Distillery   0-3 Cliftonville
Institute    1-3 Coleraine
Omagh        0-2 Glentoran

Round 12
[Oct 25]
Newry        0-3 Cliftonville
[Oct 26]
Crusaders    0-2 Ards
Glenavon     2-2 Coleraine  
Institute    1-5 Glentoran
Linfield     3-1 Omagh
Distillery   2-4 Portadown

Round 13
[Nov 1]
Omagh        3-2 Institute
[Nov 2]
Cliftonville 2-2 Linfield
Coleraine    3-3 Crusaders
Glentoran    2-0 Glenavon
Portadown    4-2 Newry
[Dec 10]
Ards         1-0 Distillery

Round 14
[Nov 9]
Crusaders    2-4 Glentoran
Glenavon     1-3 Omagh
Linfield     2-3 Institute 
Distillery   1-1 Coleraine
Newry        1-3 Ards 
[Dec 17]
Cliftonville 0-3 Portadown

Round 15
[Nov 16]
Cliftonville 1-0 Ards
Coleraine    3-0 Newry
Glentoran    2-0 Distillery 
Institute    0-0 Glenavon 
Portadown    3-1 Linfield 
[Nov 26]
Omagh        2-1 Crusaders

Round 16 
[Nov 23]
Crusaders    1-0 Institute
Linfield     1-1 Glenavon
Distillery   1-2 Omagh
Newry        0-2 Glentoran
Portadown    1-1 Ards
[Dec 10]
Cliftonville 1-1 Coleraine

Round 17
[Nov 29]
Omagh        0-2 Newry    
[Nov 30]
Glenavon     1-1 Crusaders
Insitute     0-1 Distillery
[Jan 21]
Glentoran    3-0 Cliftonville
[Jan 28]
Coleraine    1-0 Portadown
[Feb 18]
Ards         1-2 Linfield  

Round 18
[Dec 6]
Newry        1-0 Institute
[Dec 7]
Ards         0-1 Coleraine
Cliftonville 2-1 Omagh
Linfield     2-0 Crusaders
Distillery   0-2 Glenavon
Portadown    2-0 Glentoran

Round 19 [Dec 14]
Coleraine    3-1 Linfield
Crusaders    0-2 Distillery
Glenavon     3-2 Newry
Glentoran    3-0 Ards
Institute    1-1 Cliftonville
Omagh        1-1 Portadown

Round 20 [Dec 21]
Ards         0-0 Omagh
Cliftonville 3-1 Glenavon
Coleraine    0-0 Glentoran
Linfield     1-4 Distillery
Newry        0-3 Crusaders
Portadown    4-1 Institute

Round 21 [Dec 26]
Crusaders    0-0 Cliftonville    
Glenavon     0-5 Portadown   
Institute    2-0 Ards   
Linfield     1-1 Glentoran  
Distillery   2-1 Newry
Omagh        0-3 Coleraine

Round 22 [Dec 28]
Ards         1-1 Glenavon    
Cliftonville 0-2 Distillery   
Coleraine    3-0 Institute   
Glentoran    2-0 Omagh
Newry        0-6 Linfield    
Portadown    1-0 Crusaders   

Round 23
[Dec 31]
Glentoran    6-1 Institute  
Portadown    1-1 Distillery  
[Jan 1]
Coleraine    4-1 Glenavon    
Omagh        1-1 Linfield   
[Feb 15]
Cliftonville 1-1 Newry  
[Mar 18]
Ards         0-0 Crusaders   

Round 24
[Jan 3]
Institute    3-1 Omagh
[Jan 4]
Glenavon     0-1 Glentoran
Linfield     0-0 Cliftonville
[Jan 21]
Distillery   0-1 Ards
[Feb 4]
Newry        0-3 Portadown
[Mar 25]
Crusaders    0-2 Coleraine

Round 25 
[Jan 14]
Portadown    2-1 Cliftonville
[Jan 21]
Institute    2-0 Linfield
[Jan 28]
Glentoran    0-1 Crusaders
[Feb 25]
Coleraine    2-1 Distillery
Omagh        2-0 Glenavon
[Mar 27]
Ards         1-0 Newry
     
Round 26 
[Jan 25]
Crusaders    2-0 Omagh
Glenavon     0-2 Institute
Linfield     3-2 Portadown
Distillery   0-1 Glentoran
Newry        0-0 Coleraine
[Feb 25]
Ards         0-0 Cliftonville
      
Round 27 [Feb 1]
Ards         0-3 Portadown     
Coleraine    4-3 Cliftonville     
Glenavon     2-2 Linfield   
Glentoran    2-1 Newry
Institute    2-1 Crusaders 
Omagh        0-3 Distillery 

Round 28
[Feb 7]
Newry        0-1 Omagh
[Feb 8]
Cliftonville 0-2 Glentoran
Crusaders    2-0 Glenavon
Linfield     1-0 Ards
Distillery   1-1 Institute
Portadown    1-5 Coleraine

Round 29
[Feb 21]
Omagh        2-1 Cliftonville
[Feb 22]
Coleraine    3-1 Ards
Crusaders    0-5 Linfield
Glenavon     0-2 Distillery
Glentoran    1-0 Portadown
Institute    0-1 Newry

Round 30
[Mar 1]
Cliftonville 1-3 Institute
Linfield     2-0 Coleraine  
Distillery   0-1 Crusaders 
Newry        2-2 Glenavon
[Mar 5]
Portadown    5-1 Omagh 
[Mar 25]
Ards         0-2 Glentoran     

Round 31 [Mar 15]
Crusaders    0-5 Portadown 
Glenavon     3-0 Ards 
Institute    0-1 Coleraine
Linfield     4-0 Newry
Distillery   1-1 Cliftonville
Omagh        0-4 Glentoran   

Round 32 [Mar 22]
Ards         1-0 Institute 
Cliftonville 0-1 Crusaders  
Coleraine    0-1 Omagh
Glentoran    0-0 Linfield   
Newry        0-1 Distillery  
Portadown    2-1 Glenavon  

Round 33 [Mar 29]
Crusaders    0-2 Newry 
Glenavon     1-1 Cliftonville   
Glentoran    1-0 Coleraine 
Institute    1-0 Portadown   
Distillery   1-2 Linfield 
Omagh        0-1 Ards 

Table:

 1.Glentoran           33 27  3  3  71-16  84
 2.Portadown           33 22  5  6  77-29  71
 3.Coleraine           33 18  8  7  56-33  62
 4.Linfield            33 15 10  8  60-37  55
 5.Omagh Town          33 14  5 14  40-48  47
 6.Institute           33 12  5 16  39-55  41
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 7.Lisburn Distillery  33 12  4 17  37-44  40
 8.Ards                33 10  8 15  25-38  38
 9.Cliftonville        33  7 12 14  33-41  33
10.Crusaders           33  8  7 18  24-55  31
11.Glenavon            33  6 11 16  36-62  29  
12.Newry Town          33  5  6 22  24-64  21

NB: on appeal, the award of 4 matches as 0-1 losses to Glentoran, for
    fielding Andrew Kilmartin, was revoked    


Championship Playoff

Final Table:

 1.Glentoran           38 28  6  4  78-22  90  Champions
 2.Portadown           38 24  8  6  89-36  80
 3.Coleraine           38 21 10  7  66-38  73
 4.Linfield            38 17 12  9  70-41  63
 5.Omagh Town          38 15  6 17  47-57  51
 6.Institute           38 12  6 20  44-75  42

Round 34 [Apr 12]
Coleraine    1-1 Portadown
Institute    0-4 Glentoan
Linfield     1-0 Omagh

Round 35 
[Apr 18]
Omagh        4-1 Institute
[Apr 19]
Coleraine    2-2 Glentoran
Portadown    0-0 Linfield

Round 36 [Apr 22]
Omagh        0-2 Coleraine
Portadown    3-0 Glentoran
Linfield     7-0 Institute

Round 37 [Apr 26]
Coleraine    3-1 Linfield
Glentoran    0-0 Omagh
Portadown    3-3 Institute

Round 38
[Apr 28]
Coleraine    2-1 Institute
[Apr 29]
Linfield     1-1 Glentoran
Omagh        3-5 Portadown

Final Table:

 1.Glentoran           38 28  6  4  78-22  90  Champions
 2.Portadown           38 24  8  6  89-36  80
 3.Coleraine           38 21 10  7  66-38  73
 4.Linfield            38 17 12  9  70-41  63
 5.Omagh Town          38 15  6 17  47-57  51
 6.Institute           38 12  6 20  44-75  42

Relegation Playoff

Final Table:

 7.Ards                38 12 10 16  27-39  46
 8.Lisburn Distillery  38 12  6 20  39-49  42
 9.Cliftonville        38  9 14 15  37-43  41
10.Glenavon            38  8 12 18  41-67  36  
11.Crusaders           38  9  9 20  26-61  36  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Newry Town          38  8  7 23  33-69  31  Relegation Playoff     

Round 34 [Apr 12]
Ards         1-0 Distillery
Glenavon     2-0 Crusaders
Newry        1-1 Cliftonville

Round 35 [Apr 19]
Ards         0-0 Cliftonville
Distillery   0-0 Glenavon
Newry        3-0 Crusaders

Round 36 [Apr 22]
Ards         1-0 Glenavon
Crusaders    1-0 Cliftonville
Distillery   1-2 Newry

Round 37 [Apr 26]
Cliftonville 1-0 Distillery
Crusaders    0-0 Ards
Glenavon     3-2 Newry

Round 38 
[Apr 29]
Cliftonville 2-0 Glenavon
Crusaders    1-1 Distillery
[May 1]
Newry        1-0 Ards

Final Table:

 7.Ards                38 12 10 16  27-39  46
 8.Lisburn Distillery  38 12  6 20  39-49  42
 9.Cliftonville        38  9 14 15  37-43  41
10.Glenavon            38  8 12 18  41-67  36  
11.Crusaders           38  9  9 20  26-61  36  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Newry Town          38  8  7 23  33-69  31  Relegation Playoff     

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg [May 6]
Bangor       0-0 Newry

Second Leg [May 9]
Newry        2-1 Bangor

Newry remain at 1st level


Cup Tournaments 2002/03

Irish Cup

Fifth Round [Jan 18]
Armagh City               1-2 Balyclare Comrades
Ballynure                 0-3 Limavady United
Carrick Rangers           2-6 Omagh Town
Crusaders                 2-0 Lurgan
Dungannon Swifts          1-0 Institute
Glenavon                  4-0 Loughgall
Glentoran                11-0 Oxford S         
H and W Welders           2-1 Bangor                                
Killyleagh YC             2-1 Banbridge
Linfield                  1-0 Cliftonville
Lisburn Distillery        0-2 Coleraine
Moyola Park               1-2 Ards
Newry Town                1-1 Knockbreda Parish
Portadown                 1-1 Ballymena United
Tobermore United          2-0 Brantwood
 
Fifth Round Replays [Jan 21]
Portadown                 6-0 Ballymena United
Knockbreda Parish         2-1 Newry Town

Sixth Round [Feb 15]
Ards                      1-0 Killyleagh YC
Ballyclare Comrades       0-3 Glentoran
Coleraine                 2-0 Larne
Crusaders                 1-1 H and W Welders 
Limavady United           0-3 Glenavon
Omagh Town                1-0 Dungannon Swifts
Portadown                 2-0 Knockbreda Parish
Tobermore United          0-2 Linfield

Sixth Round Replay [Feb 18]
Crusaders                 2-1 H and W Welders 

Quarterfinals
[Mar 8]
Coleraine                 2-0 Crusaders
Portadown                 5-0 Glenavon
[Mar 11]
Ards                      0-1 Glentoran
[Mar 13]
Omagh Town                1-0 Linfield

Semifinals [Apr 5]
Coleraine                 5-2 Omagh
Glentoran                 6-1 Portdown

Final [May 3]
Coleraine                 1-0 Glentoran


League Cup 

Group Stage

Northern Region
[Aug 13]
Institute	0-1 Omagh 	
Limavady	1-5 Coleraine
[Aug 26]
Ballymena	5-1 Institute
[Aug 27]
Omagh		2-1 Limavady
[Sep 10]
Coleraine	4-3 Institute
Omagh		0-0 Ballymena
[Sep 23]
Ballymena	3-1 Coleraine
[Sep 24]
Institute	1-0 Limavady
[Oct 8]
Coleraine 	1-3 Omagh 
Limavady	1-7 Ballymena

Final Table
 1.Ballymena United                4  3  1  0  15- 3  10 Qualified
 2.Omagh Town                      4  3  1  0   6- 2  10 Qualified 
 3.Coleraine Belfast               4  2  0  2  11-10   6 
 4.Institute Belfast               4  1  0  3   5-10   3 
 5.Limavady United                 4  0  0  4   3-15   0 

Southern Region
[Aug 13]
Dungannon	2-3 Portadown 
Newry		0-2 Armagh
[Aug 27]
Armagh		0-1 Glenavon
Portadown	1-2 Newry
[Sep 3]
Glenavon 	3-0 Newry
[Sep 10]
Dungannon	2-1 Glenavon
Portadown	7-0 Armagh
[Sep 24]
Armagh		1-3 Dungannon
Glenavon	0-2 Portadown
[Oct 8]
Newry		2-0 Dungannon

Final Table
 1.FC Portadown                    4  3  0  1  13- 4   9 Qualified 
 2.Glenavon Lurgan                 4  2  0  2   5- 4   6 Qualified 
 3.Dungannon Swifts                4  2  0  2   7- 7   6    
 4.Newry Town                      4  2  0  2   4- 6   6    
 5.Armagh City                     4  1  0  3   3-11   3    

Eastern Region
[Aug 13]
Carrick		2-0 Larne
Crusaders	1-0 Ballyclare
[Aug 27]
Ballyclare	0-2 Cliftonville
Larne		0-1 Crusaders
[Sep 10]
Larne		4-2 Ballyclare
[Sep 17]
Carrick		1-1 Cliftonville
[Sep 24]
Ballyclare	0-0 Carrick
Cliftonville	1-1 Crusaders
[Oct 8]
Cliftonville	2-1 Larne
Crusaders	1-1 Carrick

Final Table
 1.Cliftonville Belfast            4  2  2  0   6-3   8 Qualified 
 2.Crusaders Belfast               4  2  2  0   4-2   8 Qualified 
 3.Carrick Rangers                 4  1  3  0   4-2   6    
 4.FC Larne                        4  1  0  3   5-7   3    
 5.Ballyclare Comrades             4  0  1  3   2-7   1   
 
Greater Belfast Region
[Aug 13]
Distillery	1-1 Ards
[Aug 27]
Ards		0-0 Bangor
[Sep 3]
Glentoran	2-1 Distillery
Linfield	3-0 Bangor
[Sep 10]
Distillery	1-2 Linfield
Ards		1-3 Glentoran
[Sep 17]
Bangor		0-0 Glentoran
[Sep 24]
Glentoran	1-1 Linfield
[Oct 8]
Bangor		0-2 Distillery
Linfield	4-3 Ards

Final Table
 1.Linfield Belfast                4  3  1  0  10:5  10 Qualified 
 2.Glentoran Belfast               4  2  2  0   6:3   8 Qualified 
 3.Lisburn Distillery              4  1  1  2   5:5   4    
 4.Ards Newtonards                 4  0  2  2   5:8   2    
 5.FC Bangor                       4  0  2  2   0:5   2    

Quarterfinals
[Oct 22]
Linfield	2-0 Glenavon
[Nov 5]
Ballymena	2-0 Crusaders
[Nov 12]
Cliftonville	0-5 Omagh
Portadown	1-2 Glentoran

Semifinals
[Nov 19]
Omagh		2-3 Linfield
[Nov 26]
Glentoran	5-3 Ballymena

Final [Dec 3, Windsor Park]
Glentoran	2-0 Linfield
  [25' Michael Halliday; 63' Gary Smyth]


Second Level 2002/03

First Division

Final Table:

 1.Dungannon Swifts    28 18  6  4  61-32  60  Promoted 
 2.Ballymena United    28 16  6  6  71-40  54  Promoted
 3.Limavady United     28 15  5  8  53-37  50  Promoted 
 4.Larne               28 13  4 11  35-30  43  Promoted
---------------------------------------------
 5.Bangor              28 12  5 11  40-39  41  Promotion Playoff
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 6.Carrick Rangers     28  8  4 16  44-76  28 
 7.Ballyclare Comrades 28  6  4 18  36-65  22  
 8.Armagh City         28  4  6 18  37-58  18  
    
Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg [May 6]
Bangor       0-0 Newry

Second Leg [May 9]
Newry        2-1 Bangor

Bangor remain at 2nd level


Third Level 2002/03

Second Division

Final Table:

 1.Ballinamallard Utd. 30 18  6  6  65-32  60  Promoted
 2.HW Welders          30 16  9  5  71-35  57  Promoted
 3.Lurgan Celtic       30 17  6  7  65-39  57  Promoted
 4.Brantwood           30 16  6  8  48-34  54  Promoted
 5.Ballymoney United   30 16  5  9  58-41  53  Promoted
 6.Donegal Celtic      30 14 10  6  62-27  52  Promoted 
 7.Loughgall           30 15  6  9  64-43  51  Promoted 
 8.Moyola Park         30 14  7  9  44-28  49  Promoted 
--------------------------------------------- 
 9.Banbridge Town      30 12 10  8  58-43  46 
10.Tobermore United    30 13  7 10  56-53  46 
11.Dundela             30 11  6 13  62-52  39  
12.Portstewart         30 10  5 15  43-54  35 
13.Chimney Corner      30  8  5 17  47-74  29  
14.Coagh United        30  5  8 17  47-78  23  
15.PSNI                30  3  3 24  33-95  12  
16.Crewe United        30  2  1 27  19-114  7


2001/02.

2003/04.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

list of cup finals.

list of league cup finals.

list of gold cup winners.

list of topscorers.


About this document

Prepared and maintained by Martin Harris, Ian King and Ambrosius Kutschera the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Martin Harris (bufc28@ntlworld.com), Ian King (worldsoccer@members.v21.co.uk) and Ambrosius Kutschera (ambi@chello.at)
Last updated: 22 Sep 2003

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