The 1902–03 season was the ninth in the history of
Southern League. Southampton won Division One for the 5th time in seven seasons.
Fulham finished top of Division Two. No Southern League clubs applied to join
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...
.
Division One
There were no new clubs in Division One this season.
Division Two
There were also no new clubs in Division Two this season.
Promotion-relegation test matches
At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top two clubs in Division Two. Brentford beat Fulham 7-2 to retain their place in Division One, although Fulham were promoted anyway after Division One was expanded to 18 clubs.
Brighton beat Watford 5-3 in the other match, which saw the two clubs swap divisions.
References
External links
Southern League First Division Tables at RSSSF
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1902-03
1902–03 in English association football leagues