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.

Events

Aston Villa win 12 of their last 15 games to finish one point behind champions The 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 e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	The Wednesday (C)	34	19	4	11	54	36	1.500	42
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
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 (R)	34	8	9	17	43	62	0.694	25	Relegation to the Second Division
18	Bolton Wanderers (R)	34	8	3	23	37	73	0.507	19	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos	Team v t e	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 Town	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]}