Season | 2002β03 |
---|---|
Champions |
Glentoran 21st Irish title |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 597 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (29) |
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2001β02
2003β04 β |
The 2002β03 Irish League was the 102nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glentoran (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Portadown | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Coleraine | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 73 | |
4 | Linfield | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 63 | |
5 | Omagh Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Institute | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 42 | |
7 | Ards | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 46 | |
8 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 42 | |
9 | Cliftonville | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 41 | |
10 | Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 36 | |
11 | Crusaders | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 36 | |
12 | Newry Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 31 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
During matches 34β38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this is the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides are chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.
Champions | Dungannon Swifts |
---|---|
Promoted |
Dungannon Swifts Ballymena United Limavady United Larne |
Relegated |
Bangor Carrick Rangers Ballyclare Comrades Armagh City |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 377 (3.37 per match) |
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2001β02
2003β04 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dungannon Swifts (C, P) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 60 | Promotion to the Irish Premier League |
2 | Ballymena United (P) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 54 | |
3 | Limavady United (P) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 50 | |
4 | Larne (P) | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 43 | |
5 | Bangor (R) | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
6 | Carrick Rangers (R) | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 28 | Entered the Irish First Division |
7 | Ballyclare Comrades (R) | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 22 | |
8 | Armagh City (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 18 |
Newry Town, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Bangor, the 5th-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.
Bangor | 0 β 0 | Newry Town |
---|---|---|
Newry Town | 2 β 1 | Bangor |
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Newry Town won 2β1 on aggregate
Season | 2002β03 |
---|---|
Champions |
Glentoran 21st Irish title |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 597 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vinny Arkins (29) |
β
2001β02
2003β04 β |
The 2002β03 Irish League was the 102nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Glentoran (C) | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Portadown | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 80 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Coleraine | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 73 | |
4 | Linfield | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 63 | |
5 | Omagh Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 51 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Institute | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 42 | |
7 | Ards | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 46 | |
8 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 42 | |
9 | Cliftonville | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 41 | |
10 | Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 36 | |
11 | Crusaders | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 61 | −35 | 36 | |
12 | Newry Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 31 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
During matches 34β38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this is the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides are chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.
Champions | Dungannon Swifts |
---|---|
Promoted |
Dungannon Swifts Ballymena United Limavady United Larne |
Relegated |
Bangor Carrick Rangers Ballyclare Comrades Armagh City |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 377 (3.37 per match) |
β
2001β02
2003β04 β |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dungannon Swifts (C, P) | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 60 | Promotion to the Irish Premier League |
2 | Ballymena United (P) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 54 | |
3 | Limavady United (P) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 50 | |
4 | Larne (P) | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 43 | |
5 | Bangor (R) | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 41 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
6 | Carrick Rangers (R) | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 28 | Entered the Irish First Division |
7 | Ballyclare Comrades (R) | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 22 | |
8 | Armagh City (R) | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 18 |
Newry Town, who finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Bangor, the 5th-placed team in the First Division, in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.
Bangor | 0 β 0 | Newry Town |
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Newry Town | 2 β 1 | Bangor |
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Newry Town won 2β1 on aggregate