2003 Rugby League National Leagues
The 2003 National Leagues are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league played in the United Kingdom.
National Leagues One and Two were made up of the 18 clubs that competed in the Northern Ford Premiership during the previous season, plus the London Skolars and the York City Knights. National League Three consisted of ten additional teams from the amateur leagues. There was no automatic promotion and relegation with National League Two, but the RFL hoped to introduce this in the future.
National League One
National League One was won by Salford City Reds, and won promotion to the Super League after defeating runners-up the Leigh Centurions in the play-off final. The Dewsbury Rams were relegated to National Two.Table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | Pts for | Pts agst | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Salford City Reds | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 732 | 294 | 30 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 2 | Leigh Centurions | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 702 | 309 | 30 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 647 | 477 | 26 | Elimination Play-off |
| 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 373 | 20 | Elimination Play-off |
| 5 | Oldham | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 404 | 500 | 16 | Elimination Play-off |
| 6 | Whitehaven | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 443 | 438 | 15 | Elimination Play-off |
| 7 | Featherstone Rovers | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 387 | 478 | 14 | - |
| 8 | Doncaster Dragons | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 429 | 632 | 13 | - |
| 9 | Batley Bulldogs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 366 | 543 | 11 | - |
| 10 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 284 | 751 | 5 | Relegated to National League 2 |
Playoffs
Grand Final
National League Two
National League Two was won by the Sheffield Eagles, but lost to the Keighley Cougars in the play-off final.Table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | Pts for | Pts agst | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 644 | 326 | 26 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 2 | Chorley Lynx | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 584 | 362 | 26 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 3 | Keighley Cougars | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 488 | 340 | 26 | Elimination Play-off |
| 4 | York City Knights | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 576 | 381 | 23 | Elimination Play-off |
| 5 | Barrow Raiders | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 546 | 419 | 22 | Elimination Play-off |
| 6 | Hunslet Hawks | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 513 | 425 | 21 | Elimination Play-off |
| 7 | Swinton Lions | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 445 | 426 | 17 | - |
| 8 | Workington Town | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 393 | 558 | 9 | - |
| 9 | Gateshead Thunder | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 365 | 663 | 7 | - |
| 10 | London Skolars | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 222 | 876 | 3 | - |
Playoffs
Grand Final
National League Three
National League Three was won by Bradford Dudley Hill, with the play-offs being won by the Woolston Rovers.Table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | Pts for | Pts agst | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 545 | 178 | 26 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 2 | Teesside Steelers | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 343 | 273 | 21 | Qualifying Semi Final |
| 3 | Woolston Rovers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 480 | 244 | 19 | Elimination Play-off |
| 4 | St Albans Centurions | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 410 | 284 | 18 | Elimination Play-off |
| 5 | Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 395 | 246 | 15 | Elimination Play-off |
| 6 | Underbank Rangers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 412 | 396 | 14 | Elimination Play-off |
| 7 | South London Storm | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 274 | 362 | 12 | - |
| 8 | Coventry Bears | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 273 | 385 | 9 | - |
| 9 | Manchester Knights | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 228 | 584 | 6 | - |
| 10 | Hemel Stags | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 160 | 568 | 0 | - |