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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 2002-03
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 25-5-8 | 83 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 23-6-9 | 78 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21-11-6 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 19-9-10 | 67 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 18-10-10 | 64 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 16-10-12 | 60 |
| 7 | Everton | 17-13-8 | 59 |
| 8 | Southampton | 13-12-13 | 52 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 15-17-6 | 51 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14-16-8 | 50 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 13-15-10 | 49 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 14-17-7 | 49 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 13-16-9 | 48 |
| 14 | Fulham | 13-16-9 | 48 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14-19-5 | 47 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 12-17-9 | 45 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 10-14-14 | 44 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 10-16-12 | 42 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 6-24-8 | 26 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 4-27-7 | 19 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 29-6-11 | 98 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 26-6-14 | 92 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 23-12-11 | 80 |
| 4 | Reading | 25-17-4 | 79 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20-10-16 | 76 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 20-12-14 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 19-14-13 | 70 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 19-15-12 | 69 |
| 9 | Millwall | 19-18-9 | 66 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 18-17-11 | 65 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 16-16-14 | 62 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 16-17-13 | 61 |
| 13 | Watford | 17-20-9 | 60 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 14-15-17 | 59 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 15-17-14 | 59 |
| 16 | Burnley | 15-21-10 | 55 |
| 17 | Walsall | 15-22-9 | 54 |
| 18 | Derby County | 15-24-7 | 52 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 14-22-10 | 52 |
| 20 | Coventry City | 12-20-14 | 50 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 12-20-14 | 50 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10-20-16 | 46 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11-23-12 | 45 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 9-25-12 | 39 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 29-4-13 | 100 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 25-10-11 | 86 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 24-11-11 | 83 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 24-11-11 | 83 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 22-8-16 | 82 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 23-11-12 | 81 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 23-12-11 | 80 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 17-15-14 | 65 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 17-15-14 | 65 |
| 10 | Swindon Town | 16-18-12 | 60 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 14-16-16 | 58 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 14-16-16 | 58 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 15-18-13 | 58 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 15-21-10 | 55 |
| 15 | Notts County | 13-17-16 | 55 |
| 16 | Brentford | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 14-21-11 | 53 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13-20-13 | 52 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 13-20-13 | 52 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 14-24-8 | 50 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 10-18-18 | 48 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 11-23-12 | 45 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 12-26-8 | 44 |
| 24 | Northampton Town | 10-27-9 | 39 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 24-7-15 | 87 |
| 2 | Hartlepool United | 24-9-13 | 85 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 23-8-15 | 84 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 20-12-14 | 74 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 19-12-15 | 72 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 18-12-16 | 70 |
| 7 | Bury | 18-12-16 | 70 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 19-15-12 | 69 |
| 9 | Torquay United | 16-12-18 | 66 |
| 10 | York City | 17-14-15 | 66 |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16-15-15 | 63 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 16-17-13 | 61 |
| 13 | Hull City | 14-15-17 | 59 |
| 14 | Darlington | 12-16-18 | 54 |
| 15 | Boston United | 15-18-13 | 54 |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 17 | Southend United | 17-26-3 | 54 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 14-21-11 | 53 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 12-18-16 | 52 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 12-19-15 | 51 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 12-21-13 | 49 |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 13-23-10 | 49 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 11-20-15 | 48 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 9-23-14 | 41 |
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