1902–03 in English football

Football in England
Season	1902–03
Men's football
First Division	The Wednesday
Second Division	Manchester City
Southern League	Southampton
Northern League	Newcastle United A
The Combination	Wrexham
Western League	Portsmouth
FA Cup	Bury
Sheriff of London Charity Shield	Tottenham Hotspur

The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.

Overview[]

Aston Villa win 12 of their last 15 games to finish one point behind champions Sheffield Wednesday.^{[citation needed]}

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

Pos	Team v t	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	Relegated

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Team v t	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	Re-elected

Source:^{[citation needed]}