1902–03 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C. 1902–03 football season
Southampton F.C.
1902–03 season
StadiumThe Dell
Southern LeagueWinners (5th Title)
Western League3rd
Home colours
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The 1902–03 season was the 18th since the foundation of Southampton and their ninth in league football, as members of the Southern League, of which the club won their fifth title. They also competed in the Western League, where they finished in 3rd place.

Squad

Player Nat. Pos Source
George Molyneux England Full back [1]

Competitions

Southern Football League Division One

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
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
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.

Results

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur
26 December 1902 13 Southampton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
10 April 1903 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Portsmouth 16 10 4 2 34 14 2.429 24
2 Bristol Rovers 16 9 2 5 36 22 1.636 20
3 Southampton 16 7 6 3 32 20 1.600 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur 16 6 7 3 20 14 1.429 19
5 Millwall Athletic 16 6 3 7 23 29 0.793 15 Left league at end of season
6 Reading 16 7 0 9 20 21 0.952 14
7 Queens Park Rangers 16 6 2 8 18 31 0.581 14
8 Brentford 16 3 4 9 16 34 0.471 10
9 West Ham United 16 2 4 10 15 29 0.517 8
Source: [2]


References

  1. ^ "Southampton FC - Squad 1902/1903".
  2. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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