1902–03 Northern Football League

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

Northern League
Season1902–03
ChampionsNewcastle United A
Matches played156
Goals scored571 (3.66 per match)

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[a]
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[b]
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
Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Newcastle United A deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.[1]
  2. ^ Stockton St. John's deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.[2]

References

  1. ^ "NEWCASTLE UNITED "A"". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  2. ^ "STOCKTON ST JOHN'S". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Northern League Table 1902-03". poolstats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.