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The '''1902-03 Southern Football League season''' was the 9th in the history of the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], a [[football]] competition in [[England]]. The League was comprised of future [[Football League]] sides and non-league clubs. The teams in the League were divided into First and Second Divisions.
The '''1902–03 season''' was the ninth in the history of [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]. Southampton won Division One for the 5th time in seven seasons. [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] finished top of Division Two. No Southern League clubs applied to join [[the Football League]].


== First Division Teams ==
==Division One==
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Southern Football League Division One
|season= 1902–03
|winners= [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (5th title)
|promoted= none
|relegated= [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|matches= 240
|total goals= 715
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= [[1901–02 Southern Football League#Division One|1901–02]]
|nextseason= [[1903–04 Southern Football League#Division One|1903–04]]
}}
There were no new clubs in Division One this season.
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Division One
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y


|team1=SHP|name_SHP=[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
* [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|team2=REA|name_REA=[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
* [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
|team3=POR|name_POR=[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
* [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering]]
|team4=TOT|name_TOT=[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
* [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|team5=BRI|name_BRI=[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]
* [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]]
* [[Gillingham F.C.|New Brompton]]
|team6=GIL|name_GIL=[[Gillingham F.C.|New Brompton]]
|team7=MIL|name_MIL=[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]]
* [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
|team8=NHP|name_NHP=[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
* [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
* [[Queen's Park Rangers F.C.|Queen's Park Rangers]]
|team9=QPR|name_QPR=[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|team10=WHU|name_WHU=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
* [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|team11=LUT|name_LUT=[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
* [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
* [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|team12=SWI|name_SWI=[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|team13=KET|name_KET=[[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering]]
* [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|team14=WEL|name_WEL=[[Wellingborough Town F.C.|Wellingborough]]
* [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|team15=WAT|name_WAT=[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
* [[Wellingborough F.C.|Wellingborough]]
|team16=BRE|name_BRE=[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
* [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]


|note_MIL=Changed name to Millwall at end of season
== Second Division Teams ==


|win_SHP=20|draw_SHP=8|loss_SHP=2|gf_SHP=83|ga_SHP=20
* [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|win_REA=19|draw_REA=7|loss_REA=4|gf_REA=72|ga_REA=30
* [[Chesham Town F.C.|Chesham Town]]
|win_POR=17|draw_POR=7|loss_POR=6|gf_POR=69|ga_POR=32
* [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|win_TOT=14|draw_TOT=7|loss_TOT=9|gf_TOT=47|ga_TOT=31
* [[Grays United F.C.|Grays United]]
|win_BRI=13|draw_BRI=8|loss_BRI=9|gf_BRI=46|ga_BRI=34
* [[Southall F.C.|Southall]]
|win_GIL=11|draw_GIL=11|loss_GIL=8|gf_GIL=37|ga_GIL=35
* [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]
|win_MIL=14|draw_MIL=3|loss_MIL=13|gf_MIL=52|ga_MIL=37
|win_NHP=12|draw_NHP=6|loss_NHP=12|gf_NHP=39|ga_NHP=48
|win_QPR=11|draw_QPR=6|loss_QPR=13|gf_QPR=34|ga_QPR=42
|win_WHU=9|draw_WHU=10|loss_WHU=11|gf_WHU=35|ga_WHU=49
|win_LUT=10|draw_LUT=7|loss_LUT=13|gf_LUT=43|ga_LUT=44
|win_SWI=10|draw_SWI=7|loss_SWI=13|gf_SWI=38|ga_SWI=46
|win_KET=8|draw_KET=11|loss_KET=11|gf_KET=33|ga_KET=40
|win_WEL=11|draw_WEL=3|loss_WEL=16|gf_WEL=36|ga_WEL=56
|win_WAT=6|draw_WAT=4|loss_WAT=20|gf_WAT=35|ga_WAT=87
|win_BRE=2|draw_BRE=1|loss_BRE=27|gf_BRE=16|ga_BRE=84


|col_RTM=#ccccff|text_RTM=Relegation test matches
== Division One Final Table ==
|result15=RTM|result16=RTM
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
|-
|class_rules=The system of using [[goal average]] to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
! Position !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Goals For !! Goals Against !! Goal Average <sup>1</sup>!! Points <sup>2</sup>
}}</onlyinclude>
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
==Division Two==
| 1 || Southampton || 30 || 20 || 8 || 2 || 83 || 20 || 4.15 || 48
{{Infobox football league season
|-
|competition= Southern Football League Division Two
| 2 || Reading || 30 || 19 || 7 || 4 || 72 || 30 || 2.40 || 45
|season= 1902–03
|-
|winners= [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| 3 || Portsmouth || 30 || 17 || 7 || 6 || 69 || 32 || 2.16 || 40
|promoted= [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]<br>[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|-
|relegated= none
| 4 || Tottenham Hotspur || 30 || 14 || 7 || 9 || 47 || 31 || 1.52 || 35
|matches= 30
|-
|total goals= 121
| 5 || Bristol Rovers || 30 || 13 || 8 || 9 || 46 || 34 || 1.35 || 34
|league topscorer=
|-
|biggest home win=
| 6 || New Brompton || 30 || 11 || 11 || 8 || 37 || 35 || 1.06 || 33
|biggest away win=
|-
|highest attendance =
| 7 || Millwall Athletic || 30 || 14 || 3 || 13 || 52 || 37 || 1.41 || 31
|prevseason= [[1901–02 Southern Football League#Division Two|1901–02]]
|-
|nextseason= [[1903–04 Southern Football League#Division Two|1903–04]]
| 8 || Northampton Town || 30 || 12 || 6 || 12 || 39 || 48 || 0.81 || 30
}}
|-
There were also no new clubs in Division Two this season.
| 9 || Queen's Park Rangers || 30 || 11 || 6 || 13 || 34 || 42 || 0.81 || 28
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|-
|section=Division Two
| 10 || West Ham United || 30 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 35 || 49 || 0.71 || 28
|res_col_header=Q
|-
|winpoints=2
| 11 || Luton Town || 30 || 10 || 7 || 13 || 43 || 44 || 0.98 || 27
|use_goal_ratio=y
|-
| 12 || Swindon Town || 30 || 10 || 7 || 13 || 38 || 46 || 0.83 || 27
|-
| 13 || Kettering || 30 || 8 || 11 || 11 || 33 || 40 || 0.83 || 27
|-
| 14 || Wellingborough || 30 || 11 || 3 || 16 || 36 || 56 || 0.64 || 25
|- ! style="background:#FFCCCC;"
| 15 || Watford || 30 || 6 || 4 || 20 || 35 || 87 || 0.40 || 16
|-
| 16 || Brentford || 30 || 2 || 1 || 27 || 16 || 84 || 0.19 || 5
|}


|team1=FUL|name_FUL=[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
<sup>1 The system of using [[goal average]] to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.</sup>
|team2=BHA|name_BHA=[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|team3=GRA|name_GRA=[[Grays United F.C.|Grays United]]
|team4=WYC|name_WYC=[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]]
|team5=CHE|name_CHE=[[Chesham Town F.C.|Chesham Town]]
|team6=SOU|name_SOU=[[Southall F.C.|Southall]]


|win_FUL=7|draw_FUL=1|loss_FUL=2|gf_FUL=27|ga_FUL=7
<sup>2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.</sup>
|win_BHA=7|draw_BHA=1|loss_BHA=2|gf_BHA=34|ga_BHA=11
|win_GRA=7|draw_GRA=0|loss_GRA=3|gf_GRA=28|ga_GRA=12
|win_WYC=3|draw_WYC=3|loss_WYC=4|gf_WYC=13|ga_WYC=19
|win_CHE=2|draw_CHE=1|loss_CHE=7|gf_CHE=9|ga_CHE=37
|win_SOU=1|draw_SOU=0|loss_SOU=9|gf_SOU=10|ga_SOU=35


|col_PTM=#ccccff|text_PTM=Promotion test matches
== Division Two Final Table ==
|result1=PTM|result2=PTM
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|class_rules=The system of using [[goal average]] to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|-
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html rsssf.com]
! Position !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Goals For !! Goals Against !! Goal Average <sup>1</sup>!! Points <sup>2</sup>
}}</onlyinclude>
|- ! style="background:lightgreen;"
| 1 || Fulham || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 27 || 7 || 3.86 || 15
|- ! style="background:lightyellow;"
| 2 || Brighton & Hove Albion || 10 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 34 || 11 || 3.09 || 15
|-
| 3 || Grays United || 10 || 7 || 0 || 3 || 28 || 12 || 2.33 || 14
|-
| 4 || Wycombe Wanderers || 10 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 13 || 19 || 0.68 || 9
|-
| 5 || Chesham Town || 10 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 9 || 37 || 0.24 || 5
|-
| 6 || Southall || 10 || 1 || 0 || 9 || 10 || 35 || 0.29 || 2
|}


==Promotion-relegation test matches==
<sup>1 The system of using [[goal average]] to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.</sup>
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.<ref>{{fchd|id=FULHAM|name=Fulham}}</ref> Brighton beat Watford 5-3 in the other match, which saw the two clubs swap divisions.


{{football box
<sup>2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.</sup>
|date =
|team1 = Division One clubs
|team2 = Division Two clubs
|stadium =
}}
{{football box
|date = 27 April 1903
|time =
|team1 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|score = 7 – 2
|report =
|team2 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Shepherd's Bush
|attendance =
|referee = }}
{{football box
|date = 27 April 1903
|time =
|team1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|score = 3 – 5
|report =
|team2 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Memorial Grounds]], West Ham
|attendance =
|referee = }}


==References==
== Promotion and relegation ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League, with Watford relegated despite being above Brentford in the table. They were replaced by Division Two champions Fulham and second-placed Brighton & Hove Albion. In the Second Division the lack of teams meant that the Southern League had to incorporate [[reserve team|reserve teams]] into the Second Division to expand its numbers. Six were accepted into the Division, comprising of teams from First Division Millwall, Swindon Town, Reading, Southampton, Fulham and Portsmouth.
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html Southern League First Division Tables at RSSSF]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF]


==External links==
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html Southern League First Division Tables at RSSSF]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html#tab2 Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF]

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Latest revision as of 22:47, 1 February 2023

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.

Division One

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Southern Football League Division One
Season1902–03
ChampionsSouthampton (5th title)
Promotednone
RelegatedWatford
Matches played240
Goals scored715 (2.98 per match)

There were no new clubs in Division One this season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Southampton 30 20 8 2 83 20 4.150 48
2 Reading 30 19 7 4 72 30 2.400 45
3 Portsmouth 30 17 7 6 69 32 2.156 41
4 Tottenham Hotspur 30 14 7 9 47 31 1.516 35
5 Bristol Rovers 30 13 8 9 46 34 1.353 34
6 New Brompton 30 11 11 8 37 35 1.057 33
7 Millwall Athletic[a] 30 14 3 13 52 37 1.405 31
8 Northampton Town 30 12 6 12 39 48 0.813 30
9 Queens Park Rangers 30 11 6 13 34 42 0.810 28
10 West Ham United 30 9 10 11 35 49 0.714 28
11 Luton Town 30 10 7 13 43 44 0.977 27
12 Swindon Town 30 10 7 13 38 46 0.826 27
13 Kettering 30 8 11 11 33 40 0.825 27
14 Wellingborough 30 11 3 16 36 56 0.643 25
15 Watford 30 6 4 20 35 87 0.402 16 Relegation test matches
16 Brentford 30 2 1 27 16 84 0.190 5
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
  1. ^ Changed name to Millwall at end of season

Division Two

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Southern Football League Division Two
Season1902–03
ChampionsFulham
PromotedFulham
Brighton & Hove Albion
Relegatednone
Matches played30
Goals scored121 (4.03 per match)

There were also no new clubs in Division Two this season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Fulham 10 7 1 2 27 7 3.857 15 Promotion test matches
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 7 1 2 34 11 3.091 15
3 Grays United 10 7 0 3 28 12 2.333 14
4 Wycombe Wanderers 10 3 3 4 13 19 0.684 9
5 Chesham Town 10 2 1 7 9 37 0.243 5
6 Southall 10 1 0 9 10 35 0.286 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Promotion-relegation test matches

[edit]

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.[1] Brighton beat Watford 5-3 in the other match, which saw the two clubs swap divisions.

Division One clubsvDivision Two clubs
Brentford7 – 2Fulham
Shepherd's Bush
Watford3 – 5Brighton & Hove Albion

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Fulham at the Football Club History Database
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