English League Tables

1901/02 Tables 1902/03 Tables 1903/04 Tables

Football League First Division  1902/03

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  The Wednesday 34 19 4 11 54 36 1.500 42 Champions
2nd  Aston Villa 34 19 3 12 61 40 1.525 41 Runners Up
3rd  Sunderland 34 16 9 9 51 36 1.417 41 -
4th  Sheffield United 34 17 5 12 58 44 1.318 39 -
5th  Liverpool 34 17 4 13 68 49 1.388 38 -
6th  Stoke 34 15 7 12 46 38 1.211 37 -
7th  West Bromwich Albion 34 16 4 14 54 53 1.019 36 -
8th  Bury 34 16 3 15 54 43 1.256 35 -
9th  Derby County 34 16 3 15 50 47 1.064 35 -
10th  Nottingham Forest 34 14 7 13 49 47 1.043 35 -
11th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 14 5 15 48 57 0.842 33 -
12th  Everton 34 13 6 15 45 47 0.957 32 -
13th  Middlesbrough 34 14 4 16 41 50 0.820 32 -
14th  Newcastle United 34 14 4 16 41 51 0.804 32 -
15th  Notts County 34 12 7 15 41 49 0.837 31 -
16th  Blackburn Rovers 34 12 5 17 44 63 0.698 29 -
17th  Grimsby Town 34 8 9 17 43 62 0.694 25 ▼Relegated
18th  Bolton Wanderers 34 8 3 23 37 73 0.507 19 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1902/03

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester City 34 25 4 5 95 29 3.276 54 ▲Champions
2nd  Small Heath 34 24 3 7 74 36 2.056 51 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Woolwich Arsenal 34 20 8 6 66 30 2.200 48 -
4th  Bristol City 34 17 8 9 59 38 1.553 42 -
5th  Manchester United 34 15 8 11 53 38 1.395 38 -
6th  Chesterfield Town 34 14 9 11 67 40 1.675 37 -
7th  Preston North End 34 13 10 11 56 40 1.400 36 -
8th  Barnsley 34 13 8 13 55 51 1.078 34 -
9th  Burslem Port Vale 34 13 8 13 57 62 0.919 34 -
10th  Lincoln City 34 12 6 16 46 53 0.868 30 -
11th  Glossop 34 11 7 16 43 57 0.741 29 -
12th  Gainsborough Trinity 34 11 7 16 41 59 0.695 29 -
13th  Burton United 34 11 7 16 39 59 0.661 29 -
14th  Blackpool 34 9 10 15 44 59 0.746 28 -
15th  Leicester Fosse 34 10 8 16 41 65 0.631 28 -
16th  Doncaster Rovers 34 9 7 18 35 72 0.486 25 Not Re Elected
17th  Stockport County 34 7 6 21 38 74 0.527 20 Re Elected
18th  Burnley 34 6 8 20 30 77 0.390 20 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom three clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 5 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
30 Bradford City Elected to the League
20 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
19 Burnley Re Elected to the League
14 Doncaster Rovers ▼Not Re Elected to the League
7 Crewe Alexandra Not Elected to the League
7 West Hartlepool Not Elected to the League
4 Southport Central Not Elected to the League
1 Willington Athletic Not Elected to the League

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