The 1902–03 Northern Football League season was the fourteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.
Clubs
Football league season| Season | 1902–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United A |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 571 (3.66 per match) |
| ← 1901–02 1903–04 → | |
The league featured 10 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United A | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 14 | 7.143 | 42 |
| 2 | Sunderland A | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 93 | 22 | 4.227 | 40 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough A | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 30 | 2.200 | 33 |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 35 | 1.629 | 29 |
| 5 | Stockton | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 0.921 | 23 |
| 6 | Darlington | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 0.680 | 23 |
| 7 | South Bank | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 44 | 0.682 | 22 |
| 8 | Crook Town | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 0.659 | 22 |
| 9 | Grangetown Athletic | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 20 |
| 10 | Stockton St. John's | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 0.462 | 15 |
| 11 | Scarborough | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 69 | 0.333 | 14 |
| 12 | Darlington St Augustine's | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 58 | 0.362 | 13 |
| 13 | West Hartlepool | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 71 | 0.380 | 12 |
Notes:
- Newcastle United A deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.
- Stockton St. John's deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.
References
- "NEWCASTLE UNITED "A"". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "STOCKTON ST JOHN'S". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Northern League Table 1902-03". poolstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
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