1902–03 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C.

1902–03 season
Stadium	The Dell
Southern League	Winners (5th Title)
Home colours

The 1901–02 season was the 18th since the foundation of Southampton F.C. and their ninth in league football, as members of the Southern League, of which the club won their fifth title.

Squad

Player	Nat.	Pos	Source
George Molyneux		Full back

Southern Football League Division One

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv1	Pts2	Notes
1	Southampton	30	20	8	2	83	20	4.15	48
2	Reading	30	19	7	4	72	30	2.4	45
3	Portsmouth	30	17	7	6	69	32	2.16	41
4	Tottenham Hotspur	30	14	7	9	47	31	1.52	35
5	Bristol Rovers	30	13	8	9	46	34	1.35	34
6	New Brompton	30	11	11	8	37	35	1.06	33
7	Millwall Athletic	30	14	3	13	52	37	1.41	31	Changed name to Millwall at end of season
8	Northampton Town	30	12	6	12	39	48	0.81	30
9	Queens Park Rangers	30	11	6	13	34	42	0.81	28
10	West Ham United	30	9	10	11	35	49	0.71	28
11	Luton Town	30	10	7	13	43	44	0.98	27
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
15	Watford	30	6	4	20	35	87	0.4	16	Relegation test matches
16	Brentford	30	2	1	27	16	84	0.19	5

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}