| Nextseason: | 1903–04 |
The 1902–03 season was the 15th season of The Football League.
Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1902–03 |
| Winners: | The Wednesday 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Grimsby Town Bolton Wanderers |
| League Topscorer: | Sam Raybould (31 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (29 November 1902) (6 December 1902) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (1 November 1902) |
| Highest Scoring: | (6 December 1902) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 885 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 matches Sunderland |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Bolton Wanderers |
| Highest Attendance: | 50,000 Aston Villa 0–3 West Bromwich Albion (1 November 1902) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 500 Derby County 2–2 Grimsby Town (22 April 1903) |
| Average Attendance: | 11,656 |
| Prevseason: | 1901–02 |
| Nextseason: | 1903–04 |
| Competition: | Football League Second Division |
| Season: | 1902–03 |
| Winners: | Manchester City (2nd title) |
| League Topscorer: | Billie Gillespie, (Manchester City), 30[1] |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Biggest Home Win: | Small Heath – Doncaster Rovers 12–0 (11 Apr 1903) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Burton United – Manchester City 0–5 (7 Mar 1903) |
| Highest Scoring: | Small Heath – Doncaster Rovers 12–0 (11 Apr 1903) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 939 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Manchester City (24 Jan 1903 – 7 Mar 1903) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 matches Manchester City (17 Jan 1903 – 4 Apr 1903) Woolwich Arsenal (27 Dec 1902 – 7 Mar 1903) |
| Longest Losses: | 5 matches Barnsley (11 Oct 1902 – 24 Nov 1902) Stockport County (6 Dec 1902 – 1 Jan 1903) Leicester Fosse (7 Feb 1903 – 7 Mar 1903) |
| Nextseason: | 1903–04 |
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