FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1902-03
| SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
| 1 | The Wednesday | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 42 | Champions | 1-4 | 0-1 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||
| 3 | Sunderland | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 41 | 5-2 | 1-0 | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 39 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
| 5 | Liverpool | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 38 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
| 6 | Stoke | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 37 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 36 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
| 8 | Bury | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 35 | 3-0 | 1-3 | ||
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 35 | 2-3 | 1-0 | ||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 35 | ||||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 40 | -9 | 33 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
| 12 | Everton | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -2 | 32 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -9 | 32 | 1-0 | 0-2 | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 40 | -10 | 32 | 3-2 | 2-0 | ||
| 15 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -8 | 31 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | -19 | 29 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 40 | -19 | 25 | Relegated | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 37 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 53 | -36 | 19 | Relegated | 1-2 | 1-1 | |
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1902-03
| SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 66 | 54 | Promoted as Champions |
| 2 | Small Heath | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 51 | Promoted |
| 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 36 | 48 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 42 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 37 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 36 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 46 | -5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -7 | 30 | |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 38 | -14 | 29 | |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 45 | -18 | 29 | |
| 13 | Burton United | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | -20 | 29 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | -15 | 28 | |
| 15 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 42 | -24 | 28 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 55 | -37 | 25 | Failed re-election |
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 50 | -36 | 20 | Re-elected |
| 18 | Burnley | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 52 | -47 | 20 | Re-elected |