2002–03 North West Counties Football League

Division One featured 22 clubs, 20 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additional, both promoted from Division Two: • Alsager Town • Squires Gate At the end of the season the champions Prescot Cables were promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One and the bottom two clubs, Flixton and Winsford United were relegated to Division Two. League table == Division Two ==

At the commencement of the season Division Two featured 19 clubs, 17 remaining from the previous season plus 2 additional, both relegated from Division One: • Maine Road • Great Harwood Town However, during October 2002 Stand Athletic resigned from the league and disbanded: their record was expunged and the division reduced to 18 active clubs. At the end of the season the champions Bacup Borough and runners-up Stone Dominoes were promoted to Division One. League table ==League Challenge Cup==

The 2002–03 League Challenge Cup (known as the Worthington Challenge Trophy for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout competition open to all the league's clubs. The all Division One club final, played at Bury F.C., was won 2–1 by Mossley who defeated Clitheroe. Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Final (The semi-finals were decided on aggregate score from two legs played) Club's division appended to team name: (D1)=Division One; (D2)=Division Two sources: • Quarter-finals and Semi-finals: {{cite web |url=http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/worthington.htm |title=Worthington Challenge Trophy Sponsored by Coors Brewery |website=nwcfl.co.uk |date=March 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030429095240fw_/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/worthington.htm • Final: ==Second Division Trophy==

The 2002–03 Second Division Trophy was a knockout competition for Division Two clubs only. The winners, in the final played at Congleton Town F.C., were Stone Dominoes who defeated Ashton Town 2–1. Semi-finals and Final sources: • Semi-finals: {{cite web |url=http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/div-two-cup.htm |title=Division Two Trophy |website=nwcfl.co.uk |date=March 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030426043911/http://www.nwcfl.co.uk/div-two-cup.htm • Final: ==Reserves Section==

Main honours for the 2002–03 season: • Reserves Division • Winners: Padiham Reserves • Runners-up: Skelmersdale United Reserves • Reserves Division Cup • Winners: Skelmersdale United Reserves • Runners-up: Daisy Hill Reserves ==References==