English First Division 1902/1903
Historical league standings at 13th December 1902
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Notts. County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 1.06 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 1.65 |
| 7 | Stoke | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Bury | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Everton | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 14 | 0.81 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 1.16 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 0.51 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 0.35 |
