Final Second Division 1902/1903 league table
Season completed Saturday, 25th April 1903 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 54 | 3.28 |
| 2 | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 36 | 51 | 2.06 |
| 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 48 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 1.55 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 38 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 40 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 36 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 34 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 53 | 30 | 0.87 |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 34 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 57 | 29 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 13 | Burton United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 29 | 0.66 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 65 | 28 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 72 | 25 | 0.49 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 38 | 74 | 20 | 0.51 |
| 18 | Burnley | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 77 | 20 | 0.39 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



