2002–03 National Division Three North
# 2002–03 National Division Three North

The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) came up from North Division 1. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two. New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot. At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety. Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.

## Participating teams and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bedford Athletic | Putnoe Woods | 500 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Blaydon | Crow Trees | 2,000 (400 seats) | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear |
| Broadstreet | Ivor Preece Field | 1,500 (250 seats) | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Yiewsley Drive | | Darlington, County Durham |
| Dudley Kingswinford | Heathbrook | | Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands |
| Halifax | Ovenden Park | | Halifax, West Yorkshire |
| Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Liverpool St Helens | Moss Lane | | St Helens, Merseyside |
| New Brighton | Hartsfield | 2,000 | Wirral, Merseyside |
| Nuneaton | Liberty Way | 4,314 (514 seats) | Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire |
| Scunthorpe | Heslam Park | | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland |
| Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 (200 seats) | Blundellsands, Merseyside |

## Final league table

2002–03 National Division Three North Table :

| | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nuneaton (C) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 802 | 406 | 396 | 46 |
| 2 | New Brighton | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 812 | 441 | 371 | 44 |
| 3 | Waterloo | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 888 | 458 | 430 | 42 |
| 4 | Halifax | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 666 | 588 | 78 | 34 |
| 5 | Darlington Mowden Park | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 688 | 491 | 197 | 28 |
| 6 | Liverpool St Helens | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 612 | 574 | 38 | 25 |
| 7 | Tynedale | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 561 | 582 | -21 | 25 |
| 8 | Blaydon | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 568 | 645 | -77 | 24 |
| 9 | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 617 | 625 | -8 | 23 |
| 10 | Dudley Kingswinford | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 502 | 596 | -94 | 21 |
| 11 | Bedford Athletic (R) | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 497 | 625 | -128 | 20 |
| 12 | Broadstreet (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 477 | 795 | -318 | 17 |
| 13 | Hull Ionians (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 515 | 747 | -232 | 13 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 343 | 975 | -632 | 2 |
| Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 19-04-2003 |||||||||||

## Results

### Round 1

* 31 August 2002

| Blaydon | 20 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 31 August 2002

| Broadstreet | 21 - 42 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Andrew Canning
* 31 August 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 31 - 18 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: S Makinson
* 31 August 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 28 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 31 August 2002

| Nuneaton | 24 - 18 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: David Drury
* 31 August 2002

| Waterloo | 35 - 10 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Mark Rose
* 1 September 2002

| Scunthorpe | 14 - 52 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: Mick Reid

### Round 2

* 7 September 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 23 - 18 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 7 September 2002

| Halifax | 33 - 30 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
* 7 September 2002

| Hull Ionians | 19 - 21 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 7 September 2002

| New Brighton | 42 - 21 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Don Helme
* 7 September 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 22 - 34 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
* 7 September 2002

| Tynedale | 46 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park
* 7 September 2002

| Waterloo | 17 - 33 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Hughes

### Round 3

* 14 September 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 22 - 9 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Rowan Kitt
* 14 September 2002

| Blaydon | 33 - 32 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Chris Sharp
* 14 September 2002

| Broadstreet | 8 - 14 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens
* 14 September 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 11 - 28 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 14 September 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 28 - 10 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Mick Reid
* 14 September 2002

| Nuneaton | 57 - 21 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 14 September 2002

| Scunthorpe | 12 - 13 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: David Drury

### Round 4

* 28 September 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 41 - 17 | Broadstreet |
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| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: L Coltue
* 28 September 2002

| Hull Ionians | 30 - 15 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park
* 28 September 2002

| New Brighton | 33 - 3 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 28 September 2002

| Nuneaton | 35 - 14 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer
* 28 September 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 18 - 34 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 28 September 2002

| Tynedale | 18 - 16 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 28 September 2002

| Waterloo | 35 - 13 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: David Drury

### Round 5

* 12 October 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 19 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens
* 12 October 2002

| Blaydon | 8 - 13 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Attendance: 150 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 12 October 2002

| Broadstreet | 23 - 46 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
* 12 October 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 27 - 29 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 12 October 2002

| Halifax | 29 - 14 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 12 October 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 17 - 10 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: David Drury
* 12 October 2002

| Scunthorpe | 15 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Greg Garner

### Round 6

* 19 October 2002

| Blaydon | 28 - 20 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Matthew Daubney
* 19 October 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 34 - 20 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Dale Newitt
* 19 October 2002

| Tynedale | 57 - 22 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Ged Stone
* 19 October 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | P - P | Halifax |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
* 19 October 2002

| New Brighton | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
* 19 October 2002

| Nuneaton | P - P | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
* 19 October 2002

| Waterloo | P - P | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

### Round 7

* 26 October 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 36 - 15 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Dean Richards
* 26 October 2002

| Broadstreet | 13 - 24 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Wayne Poulter
* 26 October 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 10 - 25 | Blaydon |
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| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Marcus Anderson
* 26 October 2002

| Halifax | 32 - 27 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley
* 26 October 2002

| Hull Ionians | 19 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid
* 26 October 2002

| Scunthorpe | 22 - 31 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 26 October 2002

| Tynedale | 35 - 28 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

### Round 8

* 1 November 2002

| Nuneaton | 36 - 13 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Williams
* 2 November 2002

| Blaydon | 35 - 25 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone
* 2 November 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 16 - 16 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 2 November 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 21 - 20 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Don Helme
* 2 November 2002

| New Brighton | 23 - 6 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 2 November 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 20 - 16 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
* 2 November 2002

| Waterloo | 53 - 3 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Mike Hamlin

### Round 9

* 9 November 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 8 - 52 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens
* 9 November 2002

| Broadstreet | 26 - 20 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 9 November 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 20 - 27 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley
* 9 November 2002

| Hull Ionians | 30 - 15 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: David Drury
* 9 November 2002

| Halifax | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
* 9 November 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | P - P | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
* 9 November 2002

| Scunthorpe | P - P | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

### Round 10

* 16 November 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 23 - 11 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Calum Fraser
* 16 November 2002

| Hull Ionians | 30 - 8 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park
* 16 November 2002

| New Brighton | 34 - 14 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 16 November 2002

| Nuneaton | 32 - 10 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: S Makinson
* 16 November 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 41 - 6 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 16 November 2002

| Tynedale | 18 - 29 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Matthew Daubney
* 16 November 2002

| Waterloo | 20 - 16 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid

### Round 11

* 23 November 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 18 - 25 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
* 23 November 2002

| Blaydon | 35 - 19 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Marcus Anderson
* 23 November 2002

| Broadstreet | 33 - 10 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Chris Deeley
* 23 November 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 38 - 14 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury
* 23 November 2002

| Halifax | 35 - 13 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 23 November 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 23 - 31 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 23 November 2002

| Scunthorpe | P - P | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

### Round 12

* 30 November 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 27 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
* 30 November 2002

| Hull Ionians | 15 - 7 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme
* 30 November 2002

| New Brighton | 34 - 0 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 30 November 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 15 - 11 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 30 November 2002

| Tynedale | 34 - 21 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 30 November 2002

| Waterloo | 12 - 15 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Steve Lander
* 30 November 2002

| Halifax | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

### Round 13

* 7 December 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 16 - 20 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Varnon
* 7 December 2002

| Blaydon | 22 - 35 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: David Drury
* 7 December 2002

| Broadstreet | 28 - 28 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
* 7 December 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 20 - 11 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley
* 7 December 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 19 - 20 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: D Edmunds
* 7 December 2002

| Nuneaton | 20 - 13 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Mick Reid
* 7 December 2002

| Scunthorpe | 19 - 20 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: Mike Hamlin

### Round 14

* 14 December 2002

| Bedford Athletic | 17 - 10 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
* 14 December 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 18 - 20 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* 14 December 2002

| Halifax | 20 - 10 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 14 December 2002

| Hull Ionians | 14 - 15 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid
* 14 December 2002

| New Brighton | 11 - 8 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 14 December 2002

| Preston Grasshoppers | 22 - 34 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Don Helme
* 14 December 2002

| Tynedale | 23 - 17 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner

### Round 15

* 21 December 2002

| Broadstreet | 21 - 12 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens
* 21 December 2002

| Darlington Mowden Park | 43 - 15 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Rob Sawyer
* 21 December 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 21 - 20 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 21 December 2002

| Nuneaton | 33 - 24 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Gareth Consey
* 21 December 2002

| Scunthorpe | 15 - 17 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: S Makinson
* 21 December 2002

| Waterloo | 29 - 25 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid
* 21 December 2002

| Blaydon | P - P | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

### Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games)

* 28 December 2002

| Dudley Kingswinford | 24 - 38 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Graham Hughes
* Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
* 28 December 2002

| Liverpool St Helens | 17 - 22 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Chris Seeley
* Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
* 28 December 2002

| New Brighton | 40 - 15 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: David Drury
* Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
* 28 December 2002

| Nuneaton | 37 - 15 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
* Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
* 28 December 2002

| Waterloo | 60 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

### Round 16

* 4 January 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 13 - 38 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Mark Rose
* 4 January 2003

| Hull Ionians | 15 - 26 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 4 January 2003

| New Brighton | 17 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Mick Reid
* 4 January 2003

| Tynedale | 24 - 3 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* 4 January 2003

| Bedford Athletic | P - P | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
* 4 January 2003

| Broadstreet | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
* 4 January 2003

| Halifax | P - P | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

### Round 17

* 11 January 2003

| Scunthorpe | 13 - 17 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 11 January 2003

| Blaydon | P - P | Halifax |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
* 11 January 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
* 11 January 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | P - P | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
* 11 January 2003

| Nuneaton | P - P | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
* 11 January 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
* 11 January 2003

| Waterloo | P - P | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

### Round 18

* 18 January 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 15 - 12 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
* 18 January 2003

| Broadstreet | 15 - 28 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mick Reid
* 18 January 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 22 - 30 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Trevor Fisher
* 18 January 2003

| Halifax | 26 - 25 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Graham Hughes
* 18 January 2003

| Hull Ionians | 7 - 45 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 18 January 2003

| Scunthorpe | 20 - 39 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Greg Garner
* 18 January 2003

| Tynedale | 8 - 26 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson

### Round 19

* 25 January 2003

| Blaydon | 34 - 6 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Chris Seeley
* 25 January 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | 42 - 20 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Don Helme
* 25 January 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | 25 - 12 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane
* 25 January 2003

| New Brighton | 34 - 10 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp
* 25 January 2003

| Nuneaton | 38 - 6 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Nick Williams
* 25 January 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 43 - 22 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 25 January 2003

| Waterloo | 16 - 13 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Biggs

### Round 20

* 1 February 2003

| Broadstreet | 24 - 34 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
* 1 February 2003

| Tynedale | 10 - 15 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Mick Reid
* 1 February 2003

| Bedford Athletic | P - P | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
* 1 February 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
* 1 February 2003

| Halifax | P - P | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
* 1 February 2003

| Hull Ionians | P - P | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
* 1 February 2003

| Scunthorpe | P - P | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.

### Round 21

* 8 February 2003

| Blaydon | 10 - 17 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Don Helme
* 8 February 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 21 - 23 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: David Drury
* 8 February 2003

| New Brighton | 31 - 29 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Chris Seeley
* 8 February 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | 19 - 10 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 8 February 2003

| Nuneaton | 51 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer
* 8 February 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 38 - 27 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
* 8 February 2003

| Waterloo | 71 - 19 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

### Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

* 15 February 2003

| Broadstreet | 24 - 18 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Rob Sawyer
* Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
* 15 February 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | 22 - 12 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Alan Hughes
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
* 15 February 2003

| Halifax | 25 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: S Makinson
* Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
* 15 February 2003

| Nuneaton | 46 - 21 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Mike Hamlin
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
* 15 February 2003

| Scunthorpe | 0 - 57 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: Richard Draper
* Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.

### Round 22

* 22 February 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 12 - 36 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
* 22 February 2003

| Broadstreet | 16 - 14 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 22 February 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 36 - 16 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Dale Newitt
* 22 February 2003

| Halifax | 17 - 23 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 22 February 2003

| Hull Ionians | 19 - 21 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme
* 22 February 2003

| Scunthorpe | 0 - 60 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 275 Referee: David Drury
* 22 February 2003

| Tynedale | 13 - 16 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan

### Round 23

* 1 March 2003

| Blaydon | 26 - 32 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone
* 1 March 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | 56 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane
* 1 March 2003

| New Brighton | 33 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Attendance: 500 Referee: Don Helme
* 1 March 2003

| Nuneaton | 41 - 8 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: David Sainsbury
* 1 March 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 29 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green
* 1 March 2003

| Waterloo | 41 - 17 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road
* 1 March 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |

* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

### Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games)

* 8 March 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | 56 - 0 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan
* Game rescheduled from 1 March 2003.
* 8 March 2003

| Halifax | 0 - 23 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley
* Game rescheduled from 30 November 2002.
* 8 March 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: David Drury
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
* 8 March 2003

| Scunthorpe | 20 - 37 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Gardner
* Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.
* 8 March 2003

| Waterloo | 21 - 13 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Graham Hughes
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

### Round 24

* 15 March 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 19 - 16 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Rose
* 15 March 2003

| Broadstreet | 41 - 27 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ivor Preece Field Referee: David Drury
* 15 March 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 25 - 21 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Rhys Davies
* 15 March 2003

| Halifax | 49 - 10 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Small
* 15 March 2003

| Hull Ionians | 18 - 41 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Ged Stone
* 15 March 2003

| New Brighton | 34 - 7 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* 15 March 2003

| Tynedale | 16 - 58 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson

### Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

* 22 March 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 67 - 7 | Scunthorpe |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
* Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
* 22 March 2003

| Blaydon | 15 - 48 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Attendance: 100 Referee: Chris Sharp
* Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.
* 22 March 2003

| Halifax | 21 - 8 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
* Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
* 22 March 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | 20 - 36 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

### Round 25

* 29 March 2003

| Blaydon | 29 - 27 | Hull Ionians |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: Rhys Davies
* 29 March 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | 30 - 19 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: Mike Hamlin
* 29 March 2003

| Liverpool St Helens | 55 - 17 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Moss Lane
* 29 March 2003

| Nuneaton | 42 - 6 | Tynedale |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner
* 29 March 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 25 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Canning
* 29 March 2003

| Scunthorpe | 12 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Referee: Greg Garner
* 29 March 2003

| Waterloo | 63 - 14 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* St Anthony's Road Referee: Andrew Vertigan

### Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

* 5 April 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 8 - 32 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: D Edmunds
* Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
* 5 April 2003

| Blaydon | 37 - 38 | Halifax |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Crow Trees Referee: S Makinson
* Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
* 5 April 2003

| Darlington Mowden Park | 38 - 19 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury
* Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
* 5 April 2003

| Hull Ionians | 21 - 43 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
* Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

### Round 26

* 12 April 2003

| Bedford Athletic | 31 - 9 | Broadstreet |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
* 12 April 2003

| Dudley Kingswinford | 10 - 12 | Nuneaton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heathbrook Referee: Gareth Copsey
* 12 April 2003

| Hull Ionians | 13 - 51 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Brantingham Park Referee: Dale Newitt
* 12 April 2003

| Halifax | 41 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park
* 12 April 2003

| New Brighton | 28 - 15 | Waterloo |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp
* 12 April 2003

| Preston Grasshoppers | 28 - 28 | Liverpool St Helens |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Lightfoot Green Referee: Steve Brown
* 12 April 2003

| Tynedale | 21 - 25 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson

### Round 20 (rescheduled games)

* 19 April 2003

| Halifax | 41 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Ovenden Park
* Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
* 19 April 2003

| Scunthorpe | 26 - 27 | Blaydon |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Heslam Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
* Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

### Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.

* 26 April 2003

| Lydney | 21 - 7 | New Brighton |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* Regentsholme Referee: Nigel Higginson

## Total season attendances

| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bedford Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Blaydon | 2 | 250 | 125 | 150 | 100 | 6% |
| Broadstreet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darlington Mowden Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dudley Kingswinford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hull Ionians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Liverpool St Helens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Brighton | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 25% |
| Nuneaton | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 28% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Scunthorpe | 7 | 2,025 | 289 | 450 | 200 | |
| Tynedale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Waterloo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |

* ↑ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.

## Individual statistics

* Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
