The 2002–03 Combined Counties Football League season was the 25th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. It was AFC Wimbledon's first season as a fan owned club, having reformed after Wimbledon FC opted to move to Milton Keynes and became the MK Dons.

AFC Wallingford's 115 points without winning the league is considered the most points ever accumulated by a runner-up in any football league.[1] AFC Wimbledon's 111 points is the second most points ever won by a non-winner in any football league competition.

League table

Combined Counties
Football League
Season2002–03
ChampionsWithdean 2000
Matches played552
Goals scored2,036 (3.69 per match)

The league featured 21 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Withdean 2000 46 40 4 2 143 32 +111 124
2 AFC Wallingford 46 37 4 5 129 33 +96 115
3 AFC Wimbledon 46 36 3 7 125 46 +79 111
4 Feltham 46 25 10 11 101 48 +53 85
5 Bedfont 46 25 5 16 106 73 +33 80
6 Sandhurst Town 46 23 9 14 86 57 +29 78
7 Godalming & Guildford 46 25 3 18 95 75 +20 78
8 Raynes Park Vale 46 24 5 17 101 79 +22 77
9 Ash United 46 23 5 18 110 83 +27 74
10 North Greenford United 46 22 7 17 104 87 +17 73
11 Hartley Wintney 46 23 4 19 88 84 +4 73
12 Southall 46 19 11 16 91 77 +14 68
13 Westfield 46 19 9 18 75 86 −11 66
14 Chessington & Hook United 46 18 9 19 96 80 +16 63
15 Reading Town 46 18 6 22 67 79 −12 60
16 Chipstead 46 16 10 20 92 87 +5 58
17 Merstham 46 16 10 20 61 80 −19 58
18 Walton Casuals 46 12 10 24 60 95 −35 46
19 Chessington United 46 13 6 27 54 84 −30 45
20 Frimley Green 46 13 5 28 65 98 −33 44
21 Cobham 46 11 10 25 61 108 −47 40[lower-alpha 1]
22 Farnham Town 46 5 9 32 45 130 −85 24
23 Cove 46 5 6 35 46 160 −114 21
24 Viking Greenford 46 3 2 41 35 175 −140 8[lower-alpha 2] Club folded
Source: fchd.info
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cobham were deducted three points.
  2. ↑ Viking Greenford were deducted three points.

References

  1. ↑ Ashdown, John (2011-05-25). "Who are the greatest runners-up ever?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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