English First Division 1902/1903
Historical league standings at 6th 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 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 1.06 |
| 3 | Derby County | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Stoke | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 1.31 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 1.64 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Bury | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 1.46 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 11 | Everton | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 1.24 |
| 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 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 0.52 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 0.35 |
