English First Division 1902/1903
Historical league standings at 18th October 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 | Bury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 1.73 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1.55 |
| 4 | The Wednesday | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2.25 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.26 |
