North West Counties Football League
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North West Counties League Division 1 2002/03
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Prescot Cables | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 110 | 38 | +72 | 96 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Clitheroe | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 92 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Mossley | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 100 | 41 | +59 | 88 | - |
| 4th | Newcastle Town | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 81 | - |
| 5th | Skelmersdale United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 51 | +40 | 74 | - |
| 6th | Nantwich Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 90 | 74 | +16 | 68 | - |
| 7th | St Helens Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 65 | - |
| 8th | Congleton Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 65 | - |
| 9th | Salford City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 84 | 63 | +21 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 60 | - |
| 11th | Alsager Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 67 | -6 | 56 | - |
| 12th | Squires Gate | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 71 | -13 | 51 | - |
| 13th | Abbey Hey | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 73 | -17 | 49 | - |
| 14th | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 86 | -21 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Ramsbottom United | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 73 | 83 | -10 | 44 | - |
| 16th | Warrington Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 66 | -18 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Woodley Sports | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 85 | -23 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 87 | -27 | 42 | - |
| 19th | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 85 | -33 | 40 | - |
| 20th | Glossop North End | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 104 | -49 | 39 | - |
| 21st | Flixton | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 112 | -68 | 38 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Winsford United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 91 | -43 | 37 | ▼Relegated |
North West Counties League Division 2 2002/03
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Bacup Borough | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 91 | 32 | +59 | 77 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Stone Dominoes | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 34 | +60 | 75 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Maine Road | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 55 | +19 | 71 | - |
| 4th | Padiham | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 63 | - |
| 5th | Holker Old Boys | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 61 | - |
| 6th | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Nelson | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Darwen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 64 | -5 | 49 | - |
| 9th | Norton United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 52 | -2 | 48 | - |
| 10th | Colne | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Ashton Town | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Castleton Gabriels | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 60 | -17 | 38 | - |
| 13th | Cheadle Town | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 38 | - |
| 14th | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 37 | - |
| 15th | Leek County School Old Boys | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 33 | - |
| 16th | Daisy Hill | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 93 | -51 | 26 | - |
| 17th | Oldham Town | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 86 | -46 | 24 | - |
| 18th | Chadderton | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 81 | -42 | 21 | - |
| 19th | Stand Athletic | Resigned after 12 matches, results expunged | Resigned | |||||||
Teams Leaving the North West Counties League
| ▲Prescot Cables were Promoted to Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▼Stand Athletic Resigned from the League after 12 matches and rejoined the Manchester League |
Teams Joining the North West Counties League
| ▼Trafford were Relegated from the Northern Premier League Division 1 |
| ▲Eccleshall were Promoted from the Midland Football League |
| ▲Formby Joined from the Liverpool County Football Combination |
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