Thursday 1901-12-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | Small Heath | Villa Park | 40,000 | |
| McLuckie | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Baseball Ground | 20,000 | |
| Bloomer | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 0 | 1 | Sunderland | Anfield Road | 20,000 | |
| Lineups | McLatchie | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Notts County | City Ground | 20,000 | |
| Hitch | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 3 | 2 | Sheffield United | Victoria Ground | 12,000 | |
| Watkins 2, MacDonald | Lineups | Priest 2 | ||||
| The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | Owlerton Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Wright, Spiksley | Lineups | Jones R | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Everton | Molineux | 10,000 | |
| Beats, Haywood | Lineups | Bell | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1.5 | 24 | L | L | W | W | W | 1902-01-11 | Liverpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.261 | 23 | W | W | D | W | D | 1901-12-28 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.923 | 22 | W | W | W | D | L | 1901-12-28 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 4 | 2 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.357 | 20 | W | W | W | D | D | 1902-01-01 | Sunderland | A |
| 5 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1.2 | 19 | W | W | W | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Aston Villa | A |
| 6 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.091 | 19 | W | W | D | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Liverpool | A |
| 7 | 2 | The Wednesday | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0.963 | 19 | W | D | D | L | W | 1902-01-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 8 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 0.774 | 19 | W | L | L | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Stoke | H |
| 9 | -4 | Bury | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.333 | 18 | L | W | D | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Newcastle United | A |
| 10 | 1 | Stoke | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1.08 | 18 | W | L | W | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | -4 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 | 17 | L | D | D | W | W | 1901-12-28 | Bury | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 1.12 | 15 | L | D | W | D | W | 1901-12-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Liverpool | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 14 | L | L | L | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Small Heath | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.048 | 13 | L | D | L | L | L | 1901-12-28 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0.76 | 12 | L | W | L | D | L | 1901-12-28 | Sunderland | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 0.579 | 12 | L | L | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Small Heath | H |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0.4 | 10 | L | L | W | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Sheffield United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0.433 | 8 | L | D | L | W | L | 1902-01-01 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 4 | Glossop | Oakwell | 3,000 | |
| Lees | Lineups | McCartney, Rae, Goddard, Badenoch | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Filbert Street | 2,000 | |
| King | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | Sincil Bank | 4,000 | |
| Hartley, Smith | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Stockport County | The Hawthorns | 23,697 | |
| Simmons, Lee 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | Manor Ground | 5,500 | |
| Briercliffe, Gooing, Main | Lineups | Heames | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3.071 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1901-12-28 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3.9 | 23 | W | W | W | W | D | 1901-12-28 | Lincoln City | H |
| 3 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.769 | 22 | W | D | L | D | W | 1901-12-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 4 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2.357 | 20 | L | L | W | D | W | 1901-12-28 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.083 | 20 | W | D | W | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | 3 | Glossop | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.455 | 16 | W | D | D | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.111 | 16 | D | W | W | D | W | 1901-12-28 | Burton United | A |
| 8 | -1 | Newton Heath | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0.958 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1902-01-01 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | -1 | Burnley | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.933 | 15 | D | W | W | D | D | 1901-12-28 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0.875 | 15 | W | L | D | W | D | 1901-12-28 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0.6 | 12 | L | D | L | L | L | 1901-12-28 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Stockport County | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0.654 | 11 | L | W | D | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 13 | 0 | Barnsley | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 0.613 | 11 | L | D | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 14 | 0 | Burton United | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.609 | 11 | W | L | W | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Bristol City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.696 | 10 | D | W | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 16 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0.667 | 9 | L | L | D | L | L | 1901-12-28 | Glossop | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chesterfield Town | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 0.364 | 8 | L | L | D | D | W | 1902-01-04 | Glossop | H |
| 18 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 0.342 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1901-12-28 | Stockport County | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town | 0 | 0 | Northampton Town | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Southampton | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | The Dell | 12,500 | |
| Wellingborough | 3 | 2 | Kettering | Dog & Duck Ground | 4,000 | |
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| Ptn | |
Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2.45 | 24 | W | W | W | W | W | 1902-01-04 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 2 | 1 | Southampton | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.62 | 23 | W | L | W | W | W | 1901-12-28 | Northampton Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3.2 | 22 | D | W | L | W | W | 1901-12-28 | Watford | H |
| 4 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2.33 | 20 | L | L | D | W | W | 1901-12-28 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 5 | 0 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.16 | 18 | W | W | L | L | L | 1901-12-27 | Wellingborough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.25 | 15 | D | D | D | W | W | 1902-01-04 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | D | W | W | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Wellingborough | H |
| 8 | 0 | New Brompton | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1.07 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1901-12-28 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Kettering | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0.94 | 11 | L | D | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Swindon Town | H |
| 10 | 2 | Wellingborough | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.7 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1901-12-27 | West Ham United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Northampton Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.86 | 10 | D | D | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.67 | 9 | D | D | L | L | W | 1901-12-28 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 13 | 0 | Watford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 0.43 | 8 | D | L | L | L | L | 1901-12-28 | Reading | A |
| 14 | 0 | Brentford | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0.5 | 7 | W | L | W | L | L | 1902-01-04 | Kettering | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0.3 | 4 | L | L | D | W | D | 1901-12-28 | New Brompton | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0.24 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1901-12-28 | Kettering | A |
