The
1902
Events
January
* January 1
** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...
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03 season was the 15th season of
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
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Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found a
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundationwebsite
and in ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79'',
[Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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 five seasons of the league, that is until the season, 1893–94, 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.
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
Wikidata
Maps
See also
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1902–03 in English football
The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.
Events
Aston Villa win 12 of their last 15 games to finish one point behind champions The Wednesday.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club ha ...
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1902 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1902 throughout the world.
Events
March 6: Real Madrid is founded
Clubs formed in 1902
*Norwich City Football Club
* Real Madrid
*Fluminense Football Club
* L.R. Vicenza
*MSV Duisburg
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1903 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1903 throughout the world.
Events
*May 29 – Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City Association Football Club founded
Winners club national championship
*Hungary:
**1903 Nemzeti Bajno ...
References
*Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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English Football League seasons
1902–03 in English association football leagues