1902–03 Scottish Division Two

Scottish Division Two
Season	1902–03
Champions	Airdrieonians
Promoted	Airdrieonians and Motherwell
	← 1901–02 1903–04 →

Last updated March 02, 2019

The 1902–03 Scottish Division Two was won by Airdrieonians. Both Airdrieonians and Motherwell were promoted to Division One.

Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) association football club active between 1878 and 2002

Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.

Motherwell Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premiership. Motherwell have not dropped out of the top-flight of Scottish football since 1985, and have lifted one trophy in that time – the Scottish Cup in 1991.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Airdrieonians (C, P)	22	15	5	2	43	19	+24	35	Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
2	Motherwell (P)	22	12	4	6	44	35	+9	28	Promoted to the 1903–04 Scottish Division One
3	Ayr	22	12	3	7	34	34	0	27
3	Leith Athletic	22	11	5	6	43	42	+1	27
5	St Bernard's	22	12	2	8	45	32	+13	26
6	Falkirk	22	8	7	7	39	37	+2	23
6	Hamilton Academical	22	11	1	10	45	35	+10	23
8	East Stirlingshire	22	9	3	10	46	41	+5	21
9	Arthurlie	22	6	8	8	34	46	−12	20
10	Abercorn	22	5	2	15	35	58	−23	12
11	Clyde	22	2	7	13	22	40	−18	11
11	Raith Rovers	22	3	5	14	34	55	−21	11

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

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