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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[4] Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.

67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003 71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002 [42][43][44][45] Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Oliver Viney for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002 Fergus Griffies for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003 Rod Penney for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003 Tony Handley for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002 Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002 [46][47][48][49][50]