1902–03 in English football

Events

Aston Villa win 12 of their last 15 games to finish one point behind champions Sheffield Wednesday.

Honours
CompetitionWinner
First DivisionThe Wednesday (1)
Second DivisionManchester City
FA CupBury (2)
Home Championship England,  Scotland &  Ireland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables

First Division
Main article: 1902–03 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 The Wednesday 34 19 4 11 54 36 1.500 42 League Champions
2 Aston Villa 34 19 3 12 61 40 1.525 41
3 Sunderland 34 16 9 9 51 36 1.417 41
4 Sheffield United 34 17 5 12 58 44 1.318 39
5 Liverpool 34 17 4 13 68 49 1.388 38
6 Stoke 34 15 7 12 46 38 1.211 37
7 West Bromwich Albion 34 16 4 14 54 53 1.019 36
8 Bury 34 16 3 15 54 43 1.256 35 FA Cup Winners
9 Derby County 34 16 3 15 50 47 1.064 35
10 Nottingham Forest 34 14 7 13 49 47 1.043 35
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 14 5 15 48 57 0.842 33
12 Everton 34 13 6 15 45 47 0.957 32
13 Middlesbrough 34 14 4 16 41 50 0.820 32
14 Newcastle United 34 14 4 16 41 51 0.804 32
15 Notts County 34 12 7 15 41 49 0.837 31
16 Blackburn Rovers 34 12 5 17 44 63 0.698 29
17 Grimsby Town 34 8 9 17 43 62 0.694 25 Relegated
18 Bolton Wanderers 34 8 3 23 37 73 0.507 19
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Second Division
Main article: 1902–03 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City 34 25 4 5 95 29 3.276 54 Division Champions, promoted
2 Small Heath 34 24 3 7 74 36 2.056 51 Promoted
3 Woolwich Arsenal 34 20 8 6 66 30 2.200 48
4 Bristol City 34 17 8 9 59 38 1.553 42
5 Manchester United 34 15 8 11 53 38 1.395 38
6 Chesterfield 34 14 9 11 67 40 1.675 37
7 Preston North End 34 13 10 11 56 40 1.400 36
8 Barnsley 34 13 8 13 55 51 1.078 34
9 Burslem Port Vale 34 13 8 13 57 62 0.919 34
10 Lincoln City 34 12 6 16 46 53 0.868 30
11 Glossop 34 11 7 16 43 57 0.754 29
12 Gainsborough Trinity 34 11 7 16 41 59 0.695 29
13 Burton United 34 11 7 16 39 59 0.661 29
14 Blackpool 34 9 10 15 44 59 0.746 28
15 Leicester Fosse 34 10 8 16 41 65 0.631 28
16 Doncaster Rovers 34 9 7 18 35 72 0.486 25 Failed re-election
17 Stockport County 34 7 6 21 38 74 0.514 20 Re-elected
18 Burnley 34 6 8 20 30 77 0.390 20
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References
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