English First Division 1902/1903
Historical league standings at 25th 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 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 22 | 1.80 |
| 4 | Derby County | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 1.43 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Stoke | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Bury | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 1.41 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Everton | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 0.61 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 3 | 0.36 |
