English First Division 1902/1903
Historical league standings at 4th 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1.38 |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2.29 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0.71 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Bury | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0.36 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0.29 |
