Football League First Division 1902/03

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Football League First Division 1902/03
Football League logo until 1988
master The Wednesday
Cup winners Bury FC
Relegated Grimsby Town , Bolton Wanderers
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 885  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Sam Raybould ( Liverpool FC )
Football League First Division 1901/02

The Football League First Division 1902/03 was the 15th season of the highest English football league . It began on September 1, 1902 and ended on April 27, 1903.

The Wednesday won the English championship for the first time in the club's history, each one point ahead of Aston Villa and Sunderland AFC . Both promoted West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough FC were able to receive the class. Instead, Grimsby Town and the Bolton Wanderers had to step into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Manchester City and Small Heath .

A total of 410 players were used, with Notts County with 18 the fewest and the Bolton Wanderers with 30 the most players in league games. 138 newcomers were opposed to 120 footballers who last came into play in the 1902/03 season. 16 players were able to play all 34 league games in their club.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points EgS
 1. The Wednesday  34  19th  4th  11 054:360 1.50 42:26 23
 2. Aston Villa  34  19th  3  12 061:400 1.53 41:27 24
 3. Sunderland AFC (M)  34  16  9  9 051:360 1.42 41:27 23
 4th Sheffield United (P)  34  17th  5  12 058:440 1.32 39:29 25th
 5. Liverpool FC  34  17th  4th  13 068:490 1.39 38:30 19th
 6th FC Stoke  34  15th  7th  12 046:380 1.21 37:31 26th
 7th West Bromwich Albion (N)  34  16  4th  14th 054:530 1.02 36:32 25th
 8th. Bury FC  34  16  3  15th 054:430 1.26 35:33 19th
 9. Derby County  34  16  3  15th 050:470 1.06 35:33 22nd
10. Nottingham Forest  34  14th  7th  13 049:470 1.04 35:33 25th
11. Wolverhampton Wanderers  34  14th  5  15th 048:570 0.84 33:35 19th
12. Everton FC  34  13  6th  15th 045:470 0.96 32:36 23
13. Middlesbrough FC (N)  34  14th  4th  16 041:500 0.82 32:36 25th
14th Newcastle United  34  14th  4th  16 041:510 0.80 32:36 28
15th Notts County  34  12  7th  15th 041:490 0.84 31:37 18th
16. Blackburn Rovers  34  12  5  17th 044:630 0.70 29:39 22nd
17th Grimsby Town  34  8th  9  17th 043:620 0.69 25:43 24
18th Bolton Wanderers  34  8th  3  23 037:730 0.51 19:49 30th
  • English master
  • Relegation to the Football League Second Division
  • (M) English champion 1901/02
    (P) FA Cup winner 1901/02
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1901/02
    EgS used players

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    AST BLA BOL BUY OF THE EVE GRI LIV MID NEW NOF NOC SHU STO SUN WED WBA WOL
    Aston Villa 5-0 4: 2 2: 2 0-0 2: 1 2: 2 1: 2 5-0 7-0 3: 1 2: 1 4: 2 2-0 0: 1 1-0 0: 3 3: 1
    Blackburn Rovers 0: 2 4: 2 0: 3 2: 4 3: 2 2-0 3: 1 0: 1 3: 1 2: 2 1: 2 2-0 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 1-0 1-0
    Bolton Wanderers 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 2-0 1: 3 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 2: 3 2-0 0: 2 0: 1 4: 1
    Bury FC 0: 1 1: 1 3-0 1-0 4: 2 2: 1 3: 1 3: 1 1-0 3: 1 3: 1 3: 1 2: 1 3: 1 4-0 1: 2 4-0
    Derby County 2-0 1-0 5-0 2-0 0: 1 2: 2 2: 1 3: 2 0-0 0: 1 4: 1 1-0 2-0 5: 2 1-0 1-0 3: 1
    Everton FC 0: 1 0: 3 3: 1 3-0 2: 1 4: 2 3: 1 3-0 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 1-0 0: 1 0: 3 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1
    Grimsby Town 0: 2 4: 1 1: 1 2: 1 4: 1 0-0 3: 1 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2: 2 2: 4 0: 1 4-0 1: 2
    Liverpool FC 2: 1 5: 2 5: 1 2-0 3: 1 0-0 9: 2 5-0 3-0 2: 1 0: 2 2: 4 1: 1 1: 1 4: 2 0: 2 4: 1
    Middlesbrough FC 1: 2 4-0 4: 3 1: 1 3: 1 1-0 2-0 0: 2 1-0 2-0 2: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2-0
    Newcastle United 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 3-0 1-0 1: 2 0: 1 0: 2 6: 1 0-0 5-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 2: 4
    Nottingham Forest 2-0 2-0 1: 2 3-0 2: 3 2: 2 2: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 3 5: 2 1: 4 3: 1 2-0
    Notts County 2: 1 4-0 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 2-0 0: 1 1: 2 2-0 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 3-0 0-0 0: 3 3: 1 0-0
    Sheffield United 2: 4 2: 1 7: 1 1-0 3: 2 0: 2 3-0 2-0 1: 3 2: 1 2-0 3-0 1: 3 1-0 2: 3 1: 2 3-0
    FC Stoke 1-0 0: 2 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 1: 1 1-0 0: 2 5-0 3: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 4-0 3-0 3-0
    Sunderland AFC 1-0 2: 2 3: 1 3: 1 2-0 2: 1 5: 1 2: 1 2: 1 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 0-0 0-0 0: 1 0-0 3-0
    The Wednesday 4-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 0: 1 4: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 3: 1 1: 1
    West Bromwich Albion 1: 2 5: 3 2: 1 1: 3 3-0 2: 1 1-0 1: 2 1-0 6: 1 2-0 3: 2 3: 3 2: 1 0: 3 2: 3 2: 2
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 2: 1 2-0 3: 1 3: 2 3-0 1: 1 3-0 0: 2 2-0 3-0 2: 1 2-0 1: 3 1-0 3: 3 2: 1 1: 2

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates Sp
    1 EnglandEngland Sam Raybould Liverpool FC 31 33
    2 Wales 1807Wales Arthur Morris Nottingham Forest 24 33
    3 ScotlandScotland Jasper McLuckie Aston Villa 15th 21st
    EnglandEngland Billy Garraty Aston Villa 28
    5 Wales 1807Wales Arthur Green Notts County 14th 32
    EnglandEngland Percy Humphreys Notts County 33
    7th EnglandEngland Charles Sagar Bury FC 13 25th
    EnglandEngland Harry Davis The Wednesday 26th
    EnglandEngland William Wood Bury FC 32

    The Wednesday championship team

    The following list lists all players who played in a league game for The Wednesday during the 1902/03 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.

    1. The Wednesday
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    G. Barrow * (1/0) | George Beech * (3/0) | Harry Chapman (32/12) | Percy Crawshaw * (1/0) | Tommy Crawshaw (33/0) | Harry Davis (26/13) | Bob Ferrier (33/0) | Reginald Hounsfield * (2/0) | Ambrose Langley (34/5) | Willie Layton (29/0) | Jack Lyall (33/0) | Jock Malloch (33/1) | Tom Marrison * (1/1) | Matt Moralee * (1/0) | Herrod Ruddlesdin (34/2) | Joe Ryalls * (1/0) | George Simpson * (1/0) | Vivien Simpson * (3/0) | Fred Spiksley (32/8) | Jimmy Stewart * (1/0) | Frank Stubbs * (1/0) | Fred Thackeray * (5/0) | Andrew Wilson (34/12).

    Change of players during the season

    player from club Games to club Games
    Billy Appleyard Grimsby Town 25th Newcastle United 02
    Adam Bowman Everton FC 05 Blackburn Rovers 07th
    Arthur Bridgett FC Stoke 07th Sunderland AFC 14th
    Andy Gardner Grimsby Town 28 Newcastle United 09
    George Harper Grimsby Town 07th Sunderland AFC 10
    Robert Hogg Sunderland AFC 02 Grimsby Town 03
    Arthur Lockett FC Stoke 22nd Aston Villa 01
    Colin McLatchie Sunderland AFC 08th Grimsby Town 09
    Bobby Templeton Aston Villa 11 Newcastle United 10
    Archie Turner Derby County 21st Newcastle United 12

    literature

    References and footnotes

    1. ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1902/1903 (Fussballdaten.de)