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 |
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| 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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End of Season Notes |
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▼Grimsby Town were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Bolton Wanderers were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Manchester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Small Heath were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Stockport County were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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- Burnley were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Doncaster Rovers were Not Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▲Bradford City were Elected to the Football League |