1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Delaware, Delaware (Special, Class 2)
Allee would retire at the end of the term in 1907.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Florida
The Florida legislature failed to elect a senator by the March 4, 1903 beginning of the term. One-term incumbent Democrat Stephen Mallory II was therefore appointed to begin the term, pending the late election.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Florida
Democratic incumbent Stephen Mallory II was elected late April 22, 1903 to finish the term.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Iowa
There were two elections due to the death of John H. Gear in 1900.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Iowa, Iowa (Regular)
Five-term William B. Allison was re-elected to a sixth term January 22, 1902. He was Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, effectively the leader of the Senate.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Iowa, Iowa (Special)
First-term Republican John H. Gear had died July 14, 1900 and Republican Jonathan P. Dolliver had been appointed August 22, 1900 to finish the term ending in 1901 and to the term beginning thereafter, pending a special election.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Iowa, Iowa (Special)
Dolliver was elected January 22, 1902 to finish the term that would end in 1907.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
The election in New York was held on January 20, 1903 by the New York State Legislature.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
Republican Thomas C. Platt had previously been re-elected to this seat in 1897, and his term would expire on March 3, 1903.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
At the State election in November 1902, 28 Republicans and 22 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1903-1904) in the State Senate; and 89 Republicans and 61 Democrats were elected for the session of 1903 to the Assembly. State Senator Patrick F. Trainor who had been re-elected, died on December 25, 1902, and his successor Peter J. Dooling was elected only after the senatorial election, on January 27. The 126th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 23, 1903, at Albany, New York.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
The Republican caucus met on January 19. 25 State senators and 84 assemblymen attended, and State Senator William W. Armstrong presided. The caucus re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Thomas C. Platt almost unanimously. A single vote was cast for U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root by Assemblyman William A. Denison, of Jefferson County. Besides Denison voting against Platt, a small number of anti-Platt men did not attend the caucus.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
Boss Platt had forced the nomination of Attorney General John C. Davies to the New York Supreme Court in the 5th District, against the local Republican organization's wishes who accused Davies of incompetence. Davies was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Watson M. Rogers although the 5th District was heavily Republican. Thus boss Platt's power began to wane.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
The Democratic caucus met also on January 19. All 62 State legislators attended, and Assemblyman Charles W. Hinson, of Erie County, presided. They nominated John B. Stanchfield unanimously. Stanchfield had been Mayor of Elmira, and was defeated when running for Governor of New York in 1900 by Republican Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
Thomas C. Platt was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected. Three Republican anti-Platt men, State senators Edgar T. Brackett (28th D.), Elon R. Brown and Nathaniel A. Elsberg (15th D.), voted for Elihu Root.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, New York
Note: The votes were cast on January 20, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 21 to compare nominations, and declare the result.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Pennsylvania
The election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1903. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1903. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, South Dakota
Two-term Republican James H. Kyle died July 1, 1901 and Republican Alfred Kittredge was appointed July 11, 1901 to continue the term, pending a special election.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, South Dakota, South Dakota (Special)
Republican Alfred Kittredge was elected January 20, 1903 to finish the term.


1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections, South Dakota, South Dakota (Regular)
Republican Alfred Kittredge was elected January 21, 1903 to the next the term.


1902 college football season
The 1902 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Michigan and Yale as having been selected national champions.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the eastern Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history. Eruptive activity began on 23 April as a series of phreatic explosions from the summit of Mount Pelée. Within days, the vigor of the explosions exceeded anything witnessed since the island was settled by Europeans. The intensity then subsided for a few days until early May, when the explosions increased again.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
Lightning laced the eruption clouds and trade winds dumped ash on villages to the west. Heavy ash fall at times caused total darkness. Some of the afflicted residents panicked and headed for the perceived safety of larger settlements, especially Saint-Pierre, about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Pelée's summit. Saint-Pierre received its first ash fall on 3 May.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
Mount Pelée remained relatively quiet until the afternoon of 5 May when a mudflow swept down a river on the southwest flank of the volcano, destroying a sugar mill. The massive flow buried about 150 people and generated a series of three tsunamis as it hit the sea. The tsunamis swept along the coast, damaging buildings and boats. The explosions resumed the night of 5 May. The following morning, parts of the eruption plume became incandescent, signifying that the character of the eruption had changed. The phreatic explosions had finally given way to magmatic explosions as magma reached the surface. The explosions continued through the next day and night.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
A brief lull was shattered by a tremendous explosion at about 8:00 a.m. on 8 May. A ground-hugging cloud of incandescent lava particles suspended by searing turbulent gases moved at hurricane speed down the southwest flank of the volcano, reaching Saint-Pierre at 8:02 a.m. Escape from the city was virtually impossible. Almost everyone within the city proper—about 28,000 people—died, burned or buried by falling masonry. The hot ash ignited a firestorm, fueled by smashed buildings and countless casks of rum. Only two people survived within the city, along with a few tens of people caught within the margins of the cloud. All survivors were badly burned.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée
Explosive activity on 20 May resulted in another 2,000 deaths as rescuers, engineers and mariners brought supplies to the island. A powerful eruption on 30 August generated a pyroclastic flow that resulted in over 800 people killed. The eruption continued until October 1905.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
Before the 1902 eruption, as early as the mid-19th century, signs of increased fumarole activity were present in the Étang Sec (Dry Pond) crater near the summit. Relatively minor phreatic eruptions that occurred in 1792 and 1851 were evidence that the volcano was active and potentially dangerous. The indigenous Carib people knew it as "fire mountain" from previous eruptions in ancient times.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
Eruptions began on 23 April 1902. In early April, excursionists noted the appearance of sulfurous vapors emitting from fumaroles near the mountaintop. This was not regarded as important, as fumaroles had appeared and disappeared in the past. On 23 April there was a light rain of cinders on the mountain's southern and western side, together with seismic activity. On 25 April the mountain emitted a large cloud containing rocks and ashes from its top, where the Étang Sec caldera was located. The ejected material did not cause a significant amount of damage. On 26 April the surroundings were dusted by volcanic ash from an explosion; the public authorities still did not see a reason to worry.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
On 27 April several excursionists climbed the mountaintop to find Étang Sec filled with water, forming a lake 180 m (590 ft) across. There was a 15 m (50 ft) high cone of volcanic debris built up on one side, feeding the lake with a steady stream of boiling water. Sounds resembling a cauldron with boiling water were heard from deep underground. The strong smell of sulfur was all over the city, 6.4 km (4.0 mi) away from the volcano, causing discomfort to people and horses. On 30 April Rivière des Pères and the river Roxelane swelled, carrying boulders and trees from the mountaintop. The villages of Prêcheur and Sainte-Philomène received a steady stream of ash.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
At 11:30 p.m. on 2 May the mountain produced loud explosions, earthquakes and a massive pillar of dense black smoke. Ashes and fine-grained pumice covered the entire northern half of the island. The explosions continued at 5–6 hour intervals. This led the local newspaper Les Colonies to indefinitely postpone a proposed picnic on the mountain, originally planned for 4 May. Farm animals started dying from hunger and thirst, as their sources of water and food were contaminated with ash.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
On Saturday, 3 May the wind blew the ash cloud northwards, alleviating the situation in Saint-Pierre. The next day the ash fall intensified, and the communication between Saint-Pierre and the Prêcheur district was severed. The ash cloud was so dense that the coastal boats feared navigating through it. Many citizens decided to flee the city, filling the steamer lines to capacity. The area was covered with a layer of fine, flour-like white ash.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
On Monday, 5 May, activity appeared to decrease, but at about 1:00 p.m., the sea suddenly receded about 100 metres (330 ft) and then rushed back, flooding parts of the city, and a large cloud of smoke appeared westwards of the mountain. One wall of the Étang Sec crater collapsed and propelled a mass of boiling water and mud (a lahar) into the Blanche River, flooded the Guérin sugar works and buried about 150 victims under 60 metres (200 ft) to 90 metres (300 ft) of mud. Refugees from other areas rushed into Saint-Pierre. That night, the atmospheric disturbances disabled the electric grid, sank the city into darkness and added to the confusion.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
The next day, at about 02:00, loud sounds were heard from within the depths of the mountain. On Wednesday, 7 May at around 04:00, activity increased; the clouds of ash caused numerous bolts of volcanic lightning around the mountaintop, and both craters glowed reddish orange into the night. Through the day, people were leaving the city, but more people from the countryside were attempting to find refuge in the city, increasing its population by several thousand. The newspapers still claimed the city was safe.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption
News of the Soufrière volcano erupting on the nearby island of Saint Vincent reassured the people, who believed it was a sign that Mount Pelée's internal pressure was being relieved. However, Captain Marina Leboffe, of the barque Orsolina, left the harbor with only half of his sugar cargo loaded, despite shippers' protests, clearance being refused by port authorities, and under threat of arrest. Many other civilians were refused permission to leave town. Governor Louis Mouttet and his wife stayed in the city. By the evening, Mount Pelée's tremors seemed to calm down again.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
On Thursday morning, 8 May 1902, the night shift telegraph operator was sending the reports of the volcano's activity to the operator at Fort-de-France, claiming no significant new developments; his last transmission at 07:52 was "Allez", handing over the line to the remote operator. In the next second, the telegraph line went dead. A cable repair ship, CS Grappler, had the city in direct view; the upper mountainside ripped open and a dense black cloud shot out horizontally. A second black cloud rolled upwards, forming a gigantic mushroom cloud and darkening the sky in a 50-mile (80 km) radius.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
The initial speed of both clouds was later calculated to be over 160 kilometres (99 mi) per hour. The horizontal pyroclastic surge hugged the ground and sped down towards the city of Saint-Pierre, appearing black and heavy, glowing hot from within. It consisted of superheated steam and volcanic gases and dust, with temperatures exceeding 1,075 °C (1,967 °F). In under a minute it reached and covered the entire city, instantly igniting everything combustible. Grappler was subsequently lost in the explosion, sunk with all hands.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
A rush of wind followed, this time towards the mountain. Then came a half-hour downpour of muddy rain mixed with ashes. For the next several hours, all communication with the city was severed. Nobody knew what was happening, nor who had authority over the island, as the governor was unreachable and his status unknown.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
There are unnamed eyewitnesses to the eruption, probably survivors on the boats at the time of the eruption. One eyewitness said "the mountain was blown to pieces - there was no warning," while another said "it was like a giant oil refinery." One said "the town vanished before our eyes." The area devastated by the pyroclastic cloud covered about 21 km2 (8 sq mi), with the city of Saint-Pierre taking the brunt of the damage.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
At the time of the eruption, Saint-Pierre had a population of about 28,000, which had swollen with refugees from the minor explosions and mud flows first emitted by the volcano. Legend has previously reported that out of the 30,000 in the city, there were only two survivors: Louis-Auguste Cyparis, a felon held in an underground cell in the town's jail for wounding a friend with a cutlass, and Léon Compère-Léandre, a man who lived at the edge of the city. In reality, there were a number of survivors who made their way out of the fringes of the blast zone. Many of these survivors were badly burned, and some died later from their injuries. A number made their way to Le Carbet, just south of Saint-Pierre behind a ridge that protected that town from the worst of the pyroclastic flow; survivors were rescued on the beach there by Martinique officials.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
I felt a terrible wind blowing, the earth began to tremble, and the sky suddenly became dark. I turned to go into the house, with great difficulty climbed the three or four steps that separated me from my room, and felt my arms and legs burning, also my body. I dropped upon a table. At this moment four others sought refuge in my room, crying and writhing with pain, although their garments showed no sign of having been touched by flame.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
At the end of 10 minutes one of these, the young Delavaud girl, aged about 10 years, fell dead; the others left. I got up and went to another room, where I found the father Delavaud, still clothed and lying on the bed, dead. He was purple and inflated, but the clothing was intact. Crazed and almost overcome, I threw myself on a bed, inert and awaiting death. My senses returned to me in perhaps an hour, when I beheld the roof burning. With sufficient strength left, my legs bleeding and covered with burns, I ran to Fonds-Saint-Denis, six kilometers from Saint-Pierre.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
One woman, a housemaid, also survived the pyroclastic flow but died soon after. She said that the only thing she remembered from the event was sudden heat. She died very shortly after being discovered. A third reported survivor was Havivra Da Ifrile, a 10-year-old girl who had rowed to shelter in a cave. Included among the victims were the passengers and crews of several ships docked at Saint-Pierre.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Climactic phase
One passenger steamship, the Roraima, which went missing on 26 April, was believed to have been engulfed by ash from a preliminary explosion. However, it reached the port of Saint-Pierre at 06:30, shortly before the eruption, and was set aflame by the pyroclastic flow. It later sank; its wreck is still present offshore of Saint-Pierre. Twenty-eight of her crew, and all the passengers except two (a child and her creole nurse), were killed by the cloud.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
At about 12:00 the acting governor of Martinique sent the cruiser Suchet to investigate what had happened and the warship arrived off the burning town at about 12:30. The fierce heat beat back landing parties until nearly 15:00, when the captain came ashore on the Place Bertin, the tree-shaded square with cafés near the center of town. Not a tree was standing; the denuded trunks, scorched and bare, lay prone, torn out by the roots. The ground was littered with dead. Fire and a suffocating stench prevented any deeper exploration of the burning ruins.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
Meanwhile, a number of survivors had been plucked from the sea by small boats; they were sailors who had been blown into the water by the impact of the blast, and who had clung to wreckage for hours. All were badly burned. In the village of Le Carbet, shielded from the fiery cloud by a high promontory at the southern end of the city, were more victims, also badly burned; few of these lived longer than a few hours.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
The area of devastation covered about eight square miles. Inside this area, the annihilation of life and property was total; outside was a second, clearly defined zone where there were casualties, but the material damage was less, while beyond this lay a strip in which vegetation was scorched but life was spared. Many victims were in casual attitudes, their features calm and reposeful, indicating that the eruption blast had reached them without warning; others were contorted in anguish. The clothing had been torn from nearly all the victims struck down outdoors.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
Some houses were almost pulverized; it was impossible even for those familiar with the city to identify the foundations of the city landmarks. The city burned for days. Sanitation parties gradually penetrated the ruins, to dispose of the dead by burning; burial was not possible given the number of dead. Thousands of victims lay under a shroud of ashes, heaped in windrows several feet deep, caked by the rains; many of these bodies were not retrieved for weeks, and few were identifiable.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
The United States quickly offered help to Martinique's authorities. On 12 May, US president Theodore Roosevelt instructed the Secretaries of War, Navy, and Treasury to start relief measures at once. The U.S. cruiser Cincinnati, lying at Santo Domingo, and the Navy tug Potomac at San Juan, Puerto Rico, were ordered to proceed to the disaster area as soon as possible. President Roosevelt asked Congress for an immediate appropriation of $500,000 for emergency assistance to the victims of the calamity. The President said: "One of the greatest calamities in history has befallen our neighboring island of Martinique ...


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
The city of St. Pierre has ceased to exist ... The government of France ... informs us that Fort-de-France and the entire island of Martinique are still threatened. They therefore request that, for the purpose of rescuing the people who are in such deadly peril and threatened with starvation, the government of the United States may send as soon as possible the means of transporting them from the stricken island." The US Congress voted for $200,000 of immediate assistance and set hearings to determine what larger sum might be needed when the full nature of the disaster could be learned. In an appeal for public funds the President empowered postmasters to receive donations for relief of the victims; a national committee of prominent citizens took charge of chartering supply ships.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Relief
Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Japan, Russia and the Vatican also offered help.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Subsequent activity
On May 20, 1902, a second eruption similar to the first one in both type and force obliterated what was left of Saint-Pierre, killing 2,000 rescuers, engineers, and mariners bringing supplies to the island. During a powerful eruption on 30 August 1902, a pyroclastic flow extended further east than the flows of 8 and 20 May. Although not quite as powerful as the previous two eruptions, the 30 August pyroclastic flow struck Morne Rouge, killing at least 800, Ajoupa-Bouillon  (250 fatalities), and parts of Basse-Pointe (25 fatalities) and Morne-Capot, killing 10. A tsunami caused some damage in Le Carbet. To date, this was the last fatal eruption of Mount Pelée.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Subsequent activity
Beginning in October 1902, a large volcanic spine grew from the crater floor in the Étang Sec crater, reaching a maximum width of about 100 to 150 m (300 to 500 ft) and a height of about 300 m (1,000 ft). Called the "Needle of Pelée" or "Pelée's Tower", it grew in height by up to 15 m (50 ft) a day, reaching twice the height of the Washington Monument and more or less the same volume as the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It became unstable and collapsed into a pile of rubble in March 1903, after 5 months of growth. The eruption eventually ended on 5 October 1905.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Effects
The study of the causes of the disaster marked the beginning of modern volcanology with the definition and the analysis of the deadliest volcanic hazard: pyroclastic flows and surges, also known as nuées ardentes (Fr: burning clouds). Eruptions of a similar type are now known as "Peléan eruptions". Among those who studied Mount Pelée were Antoine Lacroix and Angelo Heilprin. Lacroix was the first to describe the nuée ardente (pyroclastic flow) phenomenon.


1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Eruption, Effects
The destruction caused by the 1902 eruption was quickly publicized by recent modern means of communication. It brought to the attention of the public and governments the hazards and dangers of an active volcano.


1902 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in Afghanistan.


1902 in Afghanistan
The first year of Habibullah Khan's reign passes without any internal disturbance, or event of importance. Gen. Mir Attar Khan, who was imprisoned by the late amir, is released and reinstated in his old post of commander-in-chief, or rather of Naib, or deputy commander-in-chief, for this is the title by which the successors of the late Gen. Gholam Haidar Khan in the command of the Army have been designated.


1902 in Afghanistan
The amir is said to be reluctant to confer the full appointment on anyone, and there is a belief current that he is likely to keep it for Yahya Khan, whose daughter, whom he lately married, has become his favourite wife. Yahya Khan is at present in great favour with the amir, and his position in Kabul not unnaturally excites the jealousy both of the amir's own relatives and of the leading chiefs and sardars.


1902 in Afghanistan
There are rumours of intrigues in favour of the amir's youngest half-brother, Mohammad Omar, but they seem to die away, and towards the end of the year Mohammad Omar is reported to be in delicate health. There are also rumours that the amir's full brother, Nasrullah Khan, has fallen into disgrace, and even that he has been imprisoned. These are, as usual, followed by complete denials, and assurances that the best feeling exists between the two brothers.


1902 in Afghanistan
The relations of Habibullah Khan with the British government are reportedly of the most friendly nature throughout the year, and he orders his officers on the frontier to prevent all outlaws from British territory from entering Afghanistan. He is reported to have said in durbar that he found by experience that a mild rule was unsuited to the Afghans, and that he has consequently ordered the revival of his father's Secret Intelligence Department.


1902 in Afghanistan
But although the domestic history of Afghanistan during 1902 is comparatively colourless, a very important move is made or attempted by Russia in what may be called its foreign policy. The Russian government suggests to the British government that whilst it fully recognizes the existing agreement between the two countries by which it is precluded from direct diplomatic intercourse with Afghanistan, it would be of the greatest convenience if the Russian and Afghan officials on the frontier were allowed to communicate direct with one another for commercial purposes only.


1902 in Afghanistan
To this proposal the British foreign secretary, Lord Lansdowne, answers that before expressing any opinion on it he would like to know exactly what it means. As to what takes place since, no information is given to the public, except that correspondence is ongoing.


1902 in Afghanistan
But if there is any doubt of the true meaning of the Russian proposals this is removed by the Russian press, which declares openly that the time has come that the agreement excluding Russia from Afghanistan should be set aside and that Russia should insist on as full commercial and political intercourse with that country as is enjoyed by England itself.


1902 in Afghanistan, Early 1902
The Hadda mullah, Najibuddin, visits Kabul and is received by the amir with great favour and distinction. It is first reported that the amir is completely under his influence; then it is said that he is virtually a prisoner, and that the amir never visits him. Towards the end of the year he is sent back to his own country, with an allowance of Rs. 16,000 a year.


1902 in Afghanistan, October 1902
Habibullah holds a great durbar to commemorate the anniversary of his accession, and releases 8,000 prisoners.


1902 in Argentine football
1902 in Argentine football saw Alumni win its 3rd consecutive league championship. Barracas Athletic (promoted in 1901) added to the tournament.


1902 in Argentine football
In international football, the Argentina national team played its first official game ever, a 6-0 win against Uruguay in Montevideo.


1902 in Argentine football, Primera División
The first division championship was expanded to a 5-team league format, with each team playing the other twice.


1902 in Argentine football, Argentina national team
The Argentina national team played its second match ever, a 6–0 win against Uruguay in front of 8,000 spectators in the Paso del Molino stadium in Montevideo.


1902 in Argentine football, Argentina national team
Lineup: José Buruca Laforia (Barracas AC), William Leslie (Quilmes), Walter Buchanan (Alumni), Eduardo Duggan (Belgrano AC), Carlos Buchanan (Alumni), Ernesto Brown (Alumni), Edward Morgan (Quilmes), Juan Moore (captain) (Alumni), Juan Anderson (Lomas AC), Carlos Dickinson (Belgrano AC), Jorge Brown (Alumni)


1902 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in Australia.


1902 in Australia
In 1902 women were finally allowed to vote and stand in federal elections.


1902 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1902.


1902 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1902 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1902 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1902 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1902 in Australian soccer
The 1902 season was the 19th season of competitive association football in Australia.


1902 in Australian soccer, Cup competitions
(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's competition record as winners/runners-up.)


1902 in Brazilian football
The 1902 season was the first season of competitive football in Brazil. This was the first season of the São Paulo State Championship, the first official tournament contested in Brazil.


1902 in British music
This is a summary of 1902 in music in the United Kingdom.


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Laurier cabinet member praised as "Finance Minister of surpluses, high wages and general prosperity"


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
North-West Territories official says rapidly developing N.W.T. could become Canada's dominant province


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Copper and nickel miners live in pollution-devastated landscape near Sudbury, Ontario


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Western farmers form grain growers association to oppose corporations and "wheat blockade"


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Immigrants arrive in Saskatchewan and enjoy megabushel first harvest of wheat


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Entomologist on pest control with crude petroleum, potash-and-fish-oil (either in solution) and hydrocyanic acid gas in fumigation tents


1902 in Canada, Historical documents
Young mission doctor captains medical ship through storm on Strait of Belle Isle


1902 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1902
The Hamilton Tigers ceased operations after one game, citing poor player turnout and a lack of ticket revenue. Consequently, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders were the only two teams to play in the Ontario Rugby Football Union this season.


1902 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1902 in Canadian football, Playoffs, Dominion Championship
1902 Dominion Championship Game: Ottawa College Grounds - Ottawa, Ontario


1902 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in Chile.


1902 in El Salvador
The following lists events that happened in 1902 in El Salvador.


1902 in Italy, Events
In 1902 a new working law limited the working day for women to 11 hours and prohibited employment of children under the age of 12. Socialist trade unionism enjoys rapid growth in 1901–02. In 1902 nearly 250,000 industrial workers were organized in the Socialist national federations. The main labour organizations, the Camera del Lavoro (Labour Exchange) also expanded rapidly: from 14 in 1900 to 76 in 1902.


1902 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in New Zealand.


1902 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The Liberal Party was re-elected and formed the 15th New Zealand Parliament.


1902 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The number of members of the House of Representatives is increased from 74 to 80.


1902 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – no recognised leader in 1902.


1902 in New Zealand, Sport, Boxing
The New Zealand Boxing Association is formed to control and promote amateur boxing. The first national championships are held, in four weight divisions, in Christchurch.


1902 in Norwegian football
The 1902 season was the 1st season of competitive football in Norway. This page lists results from Norwegian football in 1902.


1902 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1902 in Norwegian music.


1902 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in South Africa.


1902 in Swedish football
The 1902 season in Swedish football, starting January 1902 and ending December 1902:


1902 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1902 to Wales and its people.


1902 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1902 throughout the world.


1902 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1902  throughout the world.


1902 in chess
Below is a list of events in chess in the year 1902:


1902 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1902.


1902 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1902.


1902 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1902 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1902 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1902.


1902 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1902.


1902 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named phytosaurs
A junior homonym of Rileya Ashmead, 1888 (hymenopteran). Renamed Rileyasuchus Kuhn, 1961.


1902 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
A dubious name that may be a synonym of Zalmoxes.


1902 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1902 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1902 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1902.


1902 in science
The year 1902 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1902 in science fiction
The year 1902 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.


1902 in science fiction, Awards
The main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at this time.


1902 in sports
1902 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1902 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1902 in the Congo Free State.


1902 Ōtani expedition
The 1902 Ōtani expedition was a Japanese archaeological expedition to a series of Silk Road sites in the Taklamakan Desert, led by Count Ōtani Kōzui and lasting from 1902 until 1904. The expedition aimed to study the early transmission of Buddhism through Central Asia into China, and conducted major excavations in the Kucha area.


1902 Ōtani expedition, Background
Between 1900 and 1902, Ōtani, a Buddhist priest, lived in London studying Western theology and came into contact with a number of European explorers including Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin. Hedin had made his first expedition to Tibet in 1893, and had brought back a large number of documents from his second expedition, while Stein had recently completed his first expedition in the Taklamakan Desert. Having learned of the results of these expeditions, Ōtani decided to return to Japan by land via Tibet, with the intent of researching the spread of Buddhism through Central Asia.


1902 Ōtani expedition, Expedition
The expedition consisted of Ōtani, as the lead, and four other Japanese scholars - Honda Eryu, Inoue Koen, Hori Kenyu, and Wanatabe Tesshin. The group met in St. Petersburg in August 1902, and traveled through the Russian Empire to Kashgar in far western China. Here, the group split; Ōtani, Inoue and Honda were to return to Japan via India, while Hori and Wanatabe would remain in Tibet to study ancient sites.


1902 Ōtani expedition, Expedition
Both groups headed along the edge of the Taklamakan Desert to Yarkand, then south-west into the mountains to Tashkurgan. Here, Ōtani's group left to head south through the Mintaka Pass towards India, while the others returned to Yarkand and traveled south and east around the desert to Hotan, where they stopped to excavate historic sites. They crossed the desert to the north, visiting Aksu and Turfan, before turning back to Kashgar. After a short rest, they retraced their steps through Tumxuk and arrived at Kucha, where they set up a base from which to investigate local sites including the Kizil Caves, Kumtura Caves, Duldulokur, and Subashi. After four months at Kucha, they headed eastwards through China to return to Japan.


1902 Ōtani expedition, Expedition
The group focused their work on sites in the Kucha area, as Stein had recently completed research at Khotan, and a German group was still working at Turfan. The Kizil Caves were first discovered and explored in 1902-1904 by Tesshin Watanabe (渡辺哲信) and Kenyu Hori (堀賢雄), funded by Count Otani, but the expedition left hurriedly after four months of exploration in the area of Kucha, following a local earthquake.


1902 Ōtani expedition, Expedition
Kizil Caves, Small Ravine (Cave 175-190), as photographed by the Otani Expedition 1902-1904


1902 Ōtani expedition, Subsequent expeditions
Following Ōtani's return to Japan, he succeeded his father as 22nd Abbot of the Nishi Honganji sect. While this greatly limited his own ability to travel, it gave him the opportunity to fund and organize future expeditions. In 1908, Ōtani dispatched a second expedition to the Taklamakan, followed by a third in 1910.


1902–03 Army Cadets men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Joseph Stilwell, coaching his first season with the Black Cadets. The team captain was Horatio Hackett.


1902–03 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1902–03 Football League season was Aston Villa's 15th season in the  First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.


1902–03 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the season Howard Spencer and Albert Evans  shared the captaincy of the club. Spencer returned, having taken the 1901–02 season off in order to rest his knee and ankle for twelve months in the hope of recovering from an injury. Billy Garraty, great-great grandfather of Jack Grealish, made 30 appearances during the season.


1902–03 Aston Villa F.C. season
Alex Leake joined Aston Villa from Small Heath in July 1902, when he was 31, and stayed five years. In a 1901 profile in the Daily Express, C.B. Fry wrote:


1902–03 Aston Villa F.C. season
Leake is one of the best half-backs of the day; he is a character, and very popular. Fast, with exceptional stamina, he is on the go all the game through; yet never tires.


1902–03 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Racing Club de Bruxelles won the championship.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was Blackpool F.C. 's sixth season (third consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourteenth.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season
Walter Cookson and Geordie Anderson were the club's joint-top scorers, with eight goals apiece.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season
Harry Stirzaker retired at the end of the season, after nine years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool opened the season with a trip to Burslem Port Vale on 6 September. Fred Heywood, on his debut for the club, netted Blackpool's goal in a 1–1 draw. Two other Blackpool players were given debuts: Teddy Duckworth and, from Bristol City, Walter Cookson.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Seven days later, the Seasiders hosted Barnsley at Bloomfield Road. Geordie Anderson scored a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Three more draws followed: 0–0 at Gainsborough Trinity, 3–3 at home to Burton United (Anderson, Jack Parkinson and Duckworth getting the hosts' goals) and 2–2 at home to Glossop North End (Parkinson and Cookson).


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool obtained their first win in their six-game unbeaten start to the campaign against Stockport County on 25 October. Jack Birchall (his only goal of the season) and a Stockport own-goal were the decisive strikes.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 8 November, Blackpool travelled to Woolwich Arsenal and suffered their first defeat of the season, 2–1, with Edward Threlfall getting the visitors' goal.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
After a two-week break, Lincoln City hosted Blackpool. Parkinson and Anderson scored in a 2–0 win for the Lancastrians.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A week later, Small Heath visited Bloomfield Road and won by a single goal.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Into December, Blackpool travelled to Leicester Fosse on the 6th. Cookson scored, but the visitors lost 2–1.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Manchester City made it three straight defeats for the Seasiders on 13 December, winning 3–0 at Bloomfield Road.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool made the short trip to East Lancashire the following week to take on Burnley. Cookson scored his third of the season as the honours were shared in a 1–1 draw.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On Christmas Day, Blackpool put four without reply past Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road. Harold Hardman (two), Parkinson and William Anderton scored the goals.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The next day, Blackpool travelled to Manchester United for a first meeting with their north-west neighbours since they changed their name from Newton Heath. Heywood scored two goals as Blackpool held on for a 2–2 draw.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The same scoreline followed in Blackpool's third game in as many days, at home to Preston North End in the first West Lancashire derby of the season, Heywood and Cookson the scorers for 'Pool.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Blackpool suffered a New Year's Day single-goal defeat at home to Bristol City to kick off 1903. It was the first of three consecutive reversals, the other two being at home against Burslem Port Vale (2–5; Anderson and Cookson the scorers) and away to Barnsley (0–6).


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The ship was steadied briefly with a 4–0 victory over Gainsborough Trinity at Bloomfield Road on 17 January (two goals from Anderson and one each from Hardman and Anderton), but another defeat followed — 0–2 at Burton United.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
A run of three consecutive wins in late January and early February boosted Blackpool's league position. Firstly, on 31 January, they defeated Bristol City on the road with a single Cookson goal. This was followed by a 2–0 result at home to Burnley, a  Jack Scott penalty and Hardman's fourth strike of the season doing the damage. Finally, Manchester United visited Bloomfield Road on 14 February, and were dealt a 2–0 defeat, Cookson and Threlfall getting the goals.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Away defeats against Glossop North End and Stockport County (0–1 and 0–4, respectively) followed, however, then two draws (1–1 at Chesterfield — Anderton getting Blackpool's goal — and 0–0 at home to Woolwich Arsenal).


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Three consecutive defeats made it seven games without a win for the Seasiders. On 14 March they lost 3–0 at Doncaster Rovers. A week later, at home to Lincoln City, they were overturned 3–2 (Hardman and Parkinson netting their goals), and on 28 March they suffered a 5–1 defeat, with Hardman making the scoresheet. Blackpool's goalkeeper, Arthur Hull, played in midfield.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
On 4 April, Blackpool returned to winning ways with a 2–0 result at home to Leicester Fosse. Duckworth scored both goals.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
Six days later, Blackpool faced arch-rivals Preston North End at Deepdale and returned pointless after a 3–1 defeat. Scott scored the visitors' goal from the penalty spot.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The next day saw another defeat, this time 2–0 at champions-elect Manchester City.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Season review
The season was rounded off with a 2–1 victory over Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road.


1902–03 Blackpool F.C. season, Transfers, Out
The following players left after the final game of the previous season:


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1902–03 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. An appalling season led to a bottom-place finish in the First Division, but the Bees retained their First Division status with a victory over Second Division champions Fulham in a promotion-relegation test match.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After a rude awakening to the Southern League First Division during the previous season and despite having become a professional club in 1900, the Brentford committee continued with an amateur attitude with regards to the running of first team affairs. Despite almost all of the First Division clubs utilising a first team manager, the committee would continue to run first team affairs.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Had Brentford been relegated at the end of the previous season, the £557 loss on the season (equivalent to £60,900 in 2021) would have spelt the end of the club, but attendances had almost doubled at York Road and gate receipts of £1,244 were taken (£136,000 in 2021). Frustratingly, Brentford's promotion to the First Division had necessitated a trebling of the wage bill, which offset the increased gate receipts.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
To increase revenue, the club would also enter into the London League and Western League during the season and the squad was expanded to 26 professionals, which led to a 60% expansion of the wage bill. Previous regulars Grieve, Logan, McEleny, McElhaney and captain Stormont all left the club and were replaced by full backs Gilson, Nidd, half backs Green, Newsome and forwards Maher, Pickering, Turner and Underwood.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford began the First Division season in even worse form than it had the last, losing the first 9 matches. Bristol City trainer Bob Crone was brought in to replace Tom King and while the team's fitness improved, its form did not. The FA Cup provided a welcome distraction and the team's form belied that of in the league, scoring 16 goals in six matches to advance from the third qualifying round to the intermediate round and a matchup with Football League First Division club Woolwich Arsenal.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The Bees took the Gunners to a replay at the Manor Ground, but the run ended with a 5–0 defeat. While the cup exploits had inspired Brentford to a first league victory of the season on 22 November 1902, it had raised the profile of forward Tommy Shanks, who had scored in 9 goals in a 10-match spell through November and December 1902.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
1903 began with the shock transfer of Tommy Shanks to Woolwich Arsenal, with Brentford receiving £200 and forward Joe Connor, who on 21 March 1903 would become Brentford's first international player when he played and scored for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland. The Bees took just 3 points from a possible 34 during the rest of the season and finished bottom of the First Division, which led to a promotion-relegation test match versus Second Division champions Fulham on 28 April. The team put in its best performance of the season to run out 7–2 victors, with Joe Connor scoring four goals.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Statistically, 1902–03 was Brentford's worst Southern League season, winning just twice and drawing once. A number of club records were set or equalled during the season:


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1902–03 Brentford F.C. season, Playing squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1902–03 British Home Championship
The 1902–03 British Home Championship was an international football tournament between the British Home Nations.


1902–03 British Home Championship
Unusually, the trophy was shared by three of the Home Nations all of whom scored four points. At the time, goal difference was not used to differentiate teams. In addition to the usual favourites of England and Scotland, Ireland also took their first ever share of the championship, after scoring their first ever victory over the Scots with a 2–0 win in Glasgow and subsequently beating Wales. The tournament was played under the shadow of the previous year's finale, when a wooden stand at Ibrox Stadium had given way under the mass of supporters and 26 people had fallen to their deaths.


1902–03 British Home Championship
Ireland and England began the competition, with the English scoring four without reply to take an early lead. England extended their advantage in the second match with a 2–1 victory over Wales and seemed to be on course for the championship. Scotland began their challenge against Wales in a match they narrowly won before stumbling against Ireland in a match the Irish dominated in front of the Scottish home support. Just two years previously at the same stadium, Scotland had beaten Ireland 11–0 in what is still their record win.


1902–03 British Home Championship
On the back of this result, Ireland beat Wales 2–0 ending a miserable tournament for the Welsh who had scored only one goal and failed to gain a single point. In the final match between England and Scotland, Scotland needed a win to draw level with Ireland and England whilst England needed only a draw to take the championship outright. In a tough match in Sheffield both sides played well, but Scotland eventually won 2–1 taking their share of the title.


1902–03 Brown men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Brown men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program.


1902–03 Brown men's ice hockey season, Season
Brown followed a poor 1902 season with an even worse performance. The Brunos won a single game, against a local high school, and in their five other contests they could only muster 2 goals, finishing the season dead least in intercollegiate play.


1902–03 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The team finished the season with an overall record of 10–0.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth consecutive season (ninth overall) of football in the English Football League. Finishing in ninth place for the second time in three years, it would take just over two decades for the club to again reach the heights of a top ten second tier finish. Their success was down mainly due to their home form, and in fact a club record 29 away games without a win began on 17 January 1903. Adrian Capes would become the club's top scorer for the third successive season.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
The pre-season saw tough-tackling left-back Arthur Hartshorne arrive from Wolverhampton Wanderers, whilst left-half W. Perkins and forward William Loverseed both arrived from Newark. In September, experienced right-half Arthur Rowley arrived from Bristol Rovers.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Vale had an awful start to the season, winning just one of their first ten games. However this run ended with five wins in their following seven games to take them back to the safety of mid-table. Their 4–2 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on 3 January 1903 was their last away win until the 1904–05 season. Their finish to 1902–03 was strong, winning their last seven home games. However they finished with 34 points from 34 games, seventeen points from the promotion zones, and nine points clear of the re-election zones.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Adrian Capes was top scorer with eighteen goals in 37 games, missing just one league game. Goalkeeper Harry Cotton played 36 games; Billy Heames, W. Perkins, Ernest Mullineux, Arthur Hartshorne, Bert Eardley, Arthur Rowley, George Price, and William Loverseed were all constant figures in the first eleven. At the end of the campaign all the major players were kept on, with no big signings made.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
A financially difficult season, in March 1903 the directors decided to sell defenders Arthur Hartshorne and Ted Holdcroft to Stoke for over £500. This gave the club a profit of £112 on the campaign. Poor attendance figures saw gate income fall by £200 from the previous season. The club's debt was totalled at £171, and subsequently the club's reserve side was moved from The Football Combination to the North Staffordshire League to save on travel costs.


1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In cup competitions, Vale performed poorly, falling at the first hurdle in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Birmingham Senior Cup, and Bass Charity Vase. Losing to rivals Stoke in the county cups: 2–0 at home in the Birmingham Cup, and 5–3 away in the Staffordshire Cup replay following a 1–1 draw at home. In the Charity Vase they were conquered by Second Division rivals Burton United 5–1 away in a replay, following a 1–1 draw at home. The club failed to qualify for the FA Cup, after losing 2–1 away at St. Helens Recreation's short, sloped, boggy pitch.


1902–03 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1902–03 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1902–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Anthony Chez, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.


1902–03 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ellery Huntington Sr. coaching the Raiders in his third season. The team finished with an overall record of 7–1.


1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.


1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but Charles Dana served as team manager.


1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Columbia University adopted the Lion as its mascot in 1910.


1902–03 Columbia men's ice hockey season, Schedule and Results
† Because Princeton's team was disbanded they were forced to forfeit the overtime session to be played after the 18th of February. As a result Columbia finished in a tie with Yale for 2nd place in the conference, necessitating the game on February 24th.


1902–03 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 5–2 record against mostly local high schools. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges.


1902–03 Cornell men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Cornell men's ice hockey season was the 3rd season of play for the program.


1902–03 Cornell men's ice hockey season, Season
Playing games continued to be a struggle for Cornell. The team was only able to play two games this season with both coming over a two-day span.


1902–03 Cornell men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Cornell University did not formally adopt 'Big Red' as its moniker until after 1905. They have been, however, associated with 'Carnelian and White' since the school's Inauguration Day on October 7, 1868.


1902–03 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1902–03 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, who played without a head coach, played their home games at Main Building.


1902–03 Dundee F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was the tenth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One. In what would be their best season to date, Dundee finished in the league in 2nd place, finishing 6 points behind champions Hibernian. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup, where they would progress to the semi-finals before losing in a replay to Hearts. This would be the first season where Dundee would wear dark blue uniforms as their definitive home colours, with their kit for the season being described as "dark blue semmets and pants, the latter being relieved with a nice red stripe down the side".


1902–03 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's third season in the Scottish Football League, being admitted to the Scottish Football League Second Division. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.


1902–03 FA Cup
The 1902–03 FA Cup was the 32nd season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). Bury won the competition for the second and (as of 2017) final time, beating Derby County 6–0 in the final at Crystal Palace. This scoreline still stands as a record victory in an FA Cup final.


1902–03 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1902–03 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, five qualifying rounds, an intermediate round, three proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.


1902–03 FA Cup, Intermediate Round
The Intermediate Round featured ten games, played between the ten winners of the Fifth Qualifying Round, and ten teams given byes. First Division Middlesbrough, along with Bristol City, Preston North End, Woolwich Arsenal, Burnley and Lincoln City from the Second Division were entered automatically into this round, as were non-league Reading, Bristol Rovers, West Ham United and Millwall Athletic.


1902–03 FA Cup, Intermediate Round
The other Second Division sides had to gain entry to this round through the earlier qualifying rounds. Burton United, Blackpool and Stockport County were entered at the First Qualifying Round, while the others, Burslem Port Vale, Chesterfield, Doncaster Rovers, Gainsborough Trinity, Leicester Fosse and Manchester United, were entered in the Third Qualifying Round. Of these, only Manchester United, Glossop and Burton United reached the Intermediate Round. They were joined by seven other non-league sides.


1902–03 FA Cup, Intermediate Round
The ten matches were played on 13 December 1902. Three matches went to replays, with one of these going to a second replay (held at Villa Park).


1902–03 FA Cup, First round proper
The First Round Proper contained 16 ties between 32 teams. 17 of the 18 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were Manchester City and Small Heath from the Second Division, and Southern League teams  Southampton, Portsmouth, and Tottenham Hotspur. They joined the ten teams who won in the intermediate round.


1902–03 FA Cup, First round proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 7 February 1903. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. One of these, the Notts County v Southampton match, went to a second replay, which Notts County won at Small Heath's St Andrew's ground.


1902–03 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The eight Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 21 February 1903. There was one replay, between Nottingham Forest and Stoke City, played in the following midweek.


1902–03 FA Cup, Third round proper
The four Third Round matches were played on Saturday 7 March 1903. There were no replays.


1902–03 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played at neutral venues on Saturday 21 March 1903. Bury and Derby County won and went on to meet each other in the final.


1902–03 FA Cup, Final
The Final was contested by Bury and Derby County at Crystal Palace. Bury won 6–0, with goals from George Ross, Charlie Sagar, Joe Leeming (2), William Wood and Jack Plant. The scoreline remains a record for the biggest winning margin in the FA Cup final.


1902–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying campaign for the 1902–03 FA Cup, the thirty-second staging of the world's oldest association football competition, consisted of six rounds of matches, which began on 20 September 1902 with the preliminary round. The Cup was eventually won by Bury, who beat Derby County in the final.


1902–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined.


1902–03 FC Barcelona season
The 1902–03 season was the fourth season for FC Barcelona.


1902–03 FC Barcelona season, Events
Paul Haas replaced Bartomeu Terradas as president on 5 September 1902.


1902–03 FC Barcelona season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1902–03 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1902–03 season was their tenth season in their existence. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, who had taken over the position for the second time, he stood down at the AGM and Josy Ebinger was elected. He became the fifth chairman in the club's history. FC Basel first played their home games in the Thiersteinerallee and later they returned to the Landhof.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football ground
To the start of the previous season the club was forced to find a new playing field, because the new co-tenants of the Landhof built a concrete bowling alley in the middle of the grounds. Thus the FC Basel first and reserve teams then had to play their games elsewhere. They eventually found a suitable field beside the Thiersteinerallee, in the south-east of the city. To the beginning of the 1902–03 Swiss Serie A season the teams also played their games there.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football ground
Towards the end of the year 1902 the club met an agreement with the owner of the Landhof, Mrs Katharina Ehrler-Wittich, and the club was able to return to their original domicile. At the cost of 150 Swiss Francs the club members removed the bowling alley and made the pitch playable once again.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
Alphonse Schorpp was the team captain for the third successive season and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. There is no documentaion that shows that there were pre-season friendly games this season, although the domestic league did not start until November. However, because the league season ended early there were friendlies added directly afterwards. A curiosity that comes to note is, that there were two games against French team Mulhouse. Directly after the league group had been completed, the first game at the Landhof was won 8–1 and had five different goal scorers. The return match, held just two weeks later, was lost 0–5.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
The Swiss Serie A season 1902–03 was divided into three regional groups. There were six teams in the east group, five teams in the central and four teams in the west group. Basel were allocated to the central group together with two teams from the capital Young Boys and FC Bern and two further teams from region Basel, these being Old Boys Basel and Fortuna Basel. A curiosity during the championship was the match against Fortuna. The game was abandoned in the 70th minute, because the Fortuna players left the field in protest against a senting off.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
The referee commission, which was responsible in such cases as a court of arbitration, decided let the score count as end result. Fortuna were later disqualified by the Swiss Football Association due to incidents in the match against Old Boys. The decision was that the results of the previously played matches would remain in the league table, but the remaining matches were not played and not awarded.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Overview, Football season
Basel completed the central division as the only team with eight games. They had three victories and five defeats with thus six points, 13 to 20 goals. Basel were in third position in the table, six points behind Young Boys who won the group one point ahead of Old Boys. Young Boys therefore qualified for the finals. Here YB won both matches and became Swiss champions.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1902–03 FC Basel season, Notes, Sources
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel. Most of the documentation is incomplete.)


1902–03 Football League
The 1902–03 season was the 15th season of The Football League.


1902–03 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1902–03 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1902–03 Football League, Final league tables
During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season, 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.


1902–03 Football Tournament, Overview
It was contested by five teams, and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub won the championship.


1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship was won by the Stade Français, winning the final against the Stade Olympiens des étudiants Toulousains (SOET) with a score of 16-8.


1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship
The final was held on April 26th, 1903 at Prairie des filtres in Toulouse and was refereed by Robert Coulon.


1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification for the final
The Racing Club was initially positioned to become the champion of Paris (the team representing Paris in the Union Championship), having won against Le Havre A.C, but were disqualified because one of their players was not properly licensed. Subsequently, the Stade Français managed to qualify, by beating Le Havre 14–0.


1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship, Qualification for the final
SOET were the champions of the Garonne Region, qualifying after beating Stade Bordelais (8–3).


1902–03 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Two of the students from SOET, Albert Cuillé and Augustin Pujol later played for Stade Français in the final in 1906.


1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 6th season of play for the program.


1902–03 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
After losing all three contests against Yale the year before, Harvard made no mistake in defeating the Elis thrice in 1903. The victories capped off Harvard's second undefeated season but this time, as a member of the Intercollegiate Hockey Association, the Crimson captured their first championship as well.


1902–03 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1902–03 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1902–03 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1902–03 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished first out of 12 clubs in the Scottish First Division and won their first league title.


1902–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Fred Powers, coaching the crusaders in his second season.


1902–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Willis Koval, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana.


1902–03 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–4.


1902–03 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was John Kimmell, in his fourth season coaching the Sycamores. The team played their home games at North Hall in Terre Haute, Indiana.


1902–03 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1902–03 comprised 8 teams, and Distillery won the championship.


1902–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in its fifth season of collegiate basketball. The Jayhawks were coached by 5th year head coach James Naismith, the inventor of the game.


1902–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Kentucky State men's basketball team competed on behalf of the University of Kentucky during the 1902-1903 season. Kentucky basketball's first season was an unsuccessful one, going 1-2 after losing to in-state Georgetown College Tigers, and Kentucky University Pioneers (Now Transylvania University) and beating the local YMCA team.


1902–03 MHA season
The 1902–03 Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) season consisted of a six game series between the Winnipeg Rowing Club and the Winnipeg Victorias. To differentiate from the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association, the league was known as the Western Canada Hockey Association. The Rowing Club won the series of the Winnipeg teams to take the championship. The Rowing Club would challenge for the Stanley Cup in the 1903–04 season.


1902–03 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program.


1902–03 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
The season began on a sour note when team member and ice hockey club president Frank Falvey died due to acute peritonitis. A game against Phillips Andover was cancelled as a result but the team did eventually return to the ice against Harvard. After the game against the Crimson, MIT cancelled the remainder of their season in honor of Falvey.


1902–03 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but P. S. Crowell served as team manager.


1902–03 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Massachusetts Institute of Technology athletics were referred to as 'Engineers' or 'Techmen' during the first two decades of the 20th century. By 1920 all sports programs had adopted the Engineer moniker.


1902–03 Madrid FC season
The 1902–03 season was Madrid Football Club's 1st season in existence. The club played some friendly matches against local clubs. Madrid FC also played their first match outside of the Community of Madrid against Club Español de Fútbol (now RCD Espanyol) in Barcelona. The club also participated in the inaugural editions of the Copa del Rey and the Campeonato de Madrid (Madrid Championship).


1902–03 Madrid FC season, Competitions, Copa de la Coronación
The 1902 Copa de la Coronación, officially Concurso Madrid de Foot-ball Association (Madrid Contest of Association Football)  was an unofficial football competition in honour of the coronation of Alfonso XIII of Spain. It is not recognized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation or the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP).


1902–03 Madrid FC season, Competitions, Campeonato de Madrid
The 1902–03 Campeonato de Madrid was the inaugural edition of the Campeonato Regional Centro. Despite beginning in November 1903, it corresponds to the 1902–03 Spanish football season.


1902–03 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was Manchester City F.C. 's twelfth season of league football and first season back in the Second Division of the Football League. Managing an immediate promotion, the club gained their second minor league trophy in their then-short history.


1902–03 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was Manchester United's 11th season in the Football League, and their first season under their new name of "Manchester United", as opposed to "Newton Heath".


1902–03 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
The 1902–03 team finished with a record 1–5. It was the second and final year for head coach Clayton T. Teetzel. The team captain was R.C. Smith and team manager was C.B. Jordan.


1902–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University for the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The school was known as State Agricultural College at this time. The head coach was George Denman coaching the team his second season. The team captain was Joseph Hoftencamp. The team finished the season 6–0.


1902–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in intercollegiate basketball during the 1902–03 season. The team finished the season with a 13–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.


1902–03 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season. The head coach was Walter G Hiltner, coaching the huskers in his first season. The team played their home games at Grant Memorial Hall in Lincoln, Nebraska.


1902–03 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1902–1903 was contested by eighteen teams participating in three divisions. This season, the western division had been split in two, creating the Eerste Klasse West-A and the Eerste Klasse West-B. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the three divisions of the Netherlands. HVV Den Haag won this year's championship by beating Vitesse Arnhem and Volharding.


1902–03 Northern Football League
The 1902–03 Northern Football League season was the fourteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1902–03 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 10 clubs which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:


1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the eighth season of rugby league football.


1902–03 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
Halifax beat Salford 7-0 in the final at Leeds before a crowd of 32,507


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's 18th season of play. The club would win the CAHL championship in a playoff with the Montreal Victorias to win the Club's first Stanley Cup. For their win, the players would each be given a silver nugget. From that day forward, the club was nicknamed the Silver Seven.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Off-season
Defenceman and former captain Peg Duval left the team to sign with the Pittsburgh Victorias as a professional in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Regular season, Highlights
This season was the first season for Frank McGee and Art Moore. McGee would place second in the league scoring race with 14 goals in six games.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Regular season, Highlights
The season would be a two team race between Montreal Victorias and Ottawa, splitting their matches between each other. The season ended in a tie, which necessitated a two-game playoff, won by Ottawa to win their first Stanley Cup.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Playoffs
The game was played at Dey's Arena on ice that was covered in water.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Stanley Cup challenges, Rat Portage vs. Ottawa
Ottawa defeated the Rat Portage Thistles 6–2, 4–2 (10–4) in a two-game, total goals series in Ottawa, March 12–14, 1903.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Stanley Cup challenges, Rat Portage vs. Ottawa
As the new CAHL and Cup champions, the Ottawas accepted a challenge from the Rat Portage Thistles of the Manitoba & Northwestern Hockey Association (MNWHA). Entering the best-of-three challenge series, the Thistles were younger and quicker than Ottawa; only one player on the Thistles was over the age of 20. Any chance that those factors could have helped the team was negated by soft ice conditions. Ottawa swept the series with scores of 6–2 and 4–2.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Stanley Cup challenges, Rat Portage vs. Ottawa
All of the goals were scored in the first half. Fred Westwick did not play due to his wife's illness.


1902–03 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Stanley Cup challenges, Rat Portage vs. Ottawa
For their win, the Ottawa players would each receive a silver nugget. From that point on the team would also be known as the Silver Seven.


1902–03 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1902–03 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 3–5–1.


1902–03 Primera Fuerza season
The 1902–03 Primera Fuerza season was the first season of the amateur era in Méxican Football. Statistics of Primera Fuerza in season 1902–03. The tournament started 9 October 1902 and ended 1 February 1903.


1902–03 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Orizaba won the championship. Teams played each other once and the winner was determined by the points accumulated at the end of the last game.


1902–03 Primera Fuerza season, Matches
On 20 September 1902 the calendar for the tournament was presented. The tournament was supposed to begin 19 October 1902 and end 28 December 1902 in order to not interfere with the tournament of cricket. The meeting took place in the offices of British Club. The games that were going to be played in Ciudad de México would be played in Campo del Reforma while Orizaba and Pachuca would play their respective games in their own cities.


1902–03 Primera Fuerza season, Results, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1902–03 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program.


1902–03 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Towards the end of their season the Tigers played their first game outside of the United States when they traveled to play Queen's University. However, shortly after the game the Faculty Athletic Committee ordered that the team be disbanded. This caused Princeton to forfeit the tie against Columbia, which was to be played off after the game against Queens, and finish in a 3-way tie for second.


1902–03 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Schedule and Results
† Because Princeton's team was disbanded they were forced to forfeit the overtime session to be played after the 18th of February.


1902–03 RPI men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 RPI men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1902–03 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.


1902–03 Rangers F.C. season
The 1902–03 season is the 29th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1902–03 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 29 competitive matches during the 1902–03 season. The team finished third in Scottish League Division One, eight points behind champions Hibernian. The team managed twelve wins from the twenty-two league matches.


1902–03 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Scottish Cup campaign ended in success as the team defeated Hearts 2–0 in the second final replay. The two previous final matches were a 1–1 and 0–0 draw and all were played at Celtic Park, Glasgow.


1902–03 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1902–03 Rugby Union County Championship was the 15th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1902–03 Rugby Union County Championship
Durham won the competition for the third time defeating Kent in the final.


1902–03 Scottish Cup
The 1902–03 Scottish Cup was the 30th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers when they beat Heart of Midlothian 2-0 in the final after two replays.


1902–03 Scottish Districts season
The 1902–03 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1902–03 Scottish Districts season, History
Edinburgh District and Glasgow District drew nil-nil in the Inter-City match.


1902–03 Scottish Division One
The 1902–03 Scottish Division One season was won by Hibernian by six points over nearest rival Dundee.


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


1902–03 Sheffield Shield season
The 1902–03 Sheffield Shield season was the 11th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1902–03 Small Heath F.C. season
The 1902–03 Football League season was Small Heath Football Club's 11th in the Football League and their 8th in the Second Division. Having been relegated in 1901–02, they reached the top two positions by mid-November and remained there for the rest of the season, finishing as runners-up in the 18-team league, so were promoted back to the First Division at the first attempt. They also took part in the 1902–03 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper (round of 32) and losing in that round to Derby County. In locally organised competition, they lost to Aston Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup after two replays.


1902–03 Small Heath F.C. season
Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Archie Goldie was ever-present over the 35-match season, his full-back partner Harold Wassell missed only one match, and six other players made at least 30 appearances. Arthur Leonard was leading scorer with 16 goals, all of which came in the league. The 12–0 defeat of Doncaster Rovers in April equalled the club record highest win.


1902–03 Southampton F.C. season
The 1902–03  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.


1902–03 Southern Football League
The 1902–03  season was the ninth in the history of Southern League. Southampton won Division One for the 5th time in seven seasons. Fulham finished top of Division Two. No Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League.


1902–03 Southern Football League, Division One
There were no new clubs in Division One this season.


1902–03 Southern Football League, Division Two
There were also no new clubs in Division Two this season.


1902–03 Southern Football League, Promotion-relegation test matches
At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top two clubs in Division Two. Brentford beat Fulham 7-2 to retain their place in Division One, although Fulham were promoted anyway after Division One was expanded to 18 clubs. Brighton beat Watford 5-3 in the other match, which saw the two clubs swap divisions.


1902–03 St Helens RLFC season
The 1902-1903 St Helens R.F.C. season was the club's eighth as members of the Northern Rugby Football Union, the 29th in their history. This season, the Northern Rugby Football Union split into two divisions for the first time. St Helens were placed in Division 1,but were relegated after finishing in a second-bottom 12th place. In the Challenge Cup, St Helens were beaten in the second round by Rochdale Hornets.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season
The 1902–03 season was Stoke's 14th season in the Football League.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season
After two seasons of narrow escapes the 1902–03 season provided Stoke fans a welcome relief as they finished in sixth place and could have won the league but failed to win their last four fixtures.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
After a couple of desolate campaigns it did seem that the 1902–03 season would, bring some progress as the club attempted to build on a somewhat poor defence. A fine half-back was now taking shape with Tom Holford flanked by local players George Baddeley and James Bradley. This trio played together 74 times for Stoke at senior level and became a formidable midfield three. But perhaps the most significant signing at this time was that of 27-year-old inside-left Arthur Capes signed from Nottingham Forest.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
He became captain of the side and provided a useful number of goals for Stoke in his two seasons with the club. The directors also visited Scotland, again to sign Jack Forrest from Motherwell but after scoring twice on his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers he was unable to settle in the Potteries and left for Bradford.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
An ultimate sixth-place finish in the table does not exaggerate the work put in by both Cowlishaw and Austerberry for this was Stoke's best season so far in League football. In fact after a hard fought 0–0 away at Sunderland on Good Friday, Stoke were lying fourth and had a mathematical chance of taking the title. But they only won one of their remaining four games allowing Sheffield Wednesday to win the league.


1902–03 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
In the FA Cup Stoke accounted for Glossop and Nottingham Forest before bowing out 3–0 to Derby County.


1902–03 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1902–03 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season. The team captain was Earl Twombley. Instead of a head coach, the team's operations was headed by guard and team manager Frank Bohr.


1902–03 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of collegiate ice hockey.


1902–03 WPHL season
The 1902–03 WPHL season was the sixth season of operation for the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League. This was the first season whereby the league and its teams were recognized as professional, making it the first professional ice hockey league. To fill their team the Pittsburgh Athletic Club lured players from Canada with promises of high-paid employment and small cash incentives, which was around $30 a week.


1902–03 WPHL season
Four Pittsburgh-area teams competed in the season, in which all games were played at the Duquesne Gardens. The Pittsburgh Victorias were added to the WPHL making it a four team league. The team was made up of players from Ottawa, that were enticed to come to Pittsburgh. The Victorias were able to add Stanley Cup winner Bruce Stuart to their team, giving the future Hall of Famer his start in professional hockey. That season, Stuart led the WPHL with 16 goals in his first pro season and was named to the First All-Star team. The season concluded with the Pittsburgh Bankers having the best record in the league and being named league champions. It would be the team's first league title.


1902–03 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Washington during the 1902–03 college men's basketball season.


1902–03 Welsh Amateur Cup
The 1902–03 Welsh Amateur Cup was the thirteenth season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Druids Reserves who defeated Bangor Reserves 4-0 in the final, at The Racecourse, Wrexham.


1902–03 Western Football League
The 1902–03 season was the 11th in the history of the Western Football League.


1902–03 Western Football League
Like the previous two seasons, Portsmouth were the champions of Division One, and along with all the other members of Division One, also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were Bristol Rovers Reserves.


1902–03 Western Football League, Final tables, Division One
One new club joined Division One, which remained at nine clubs after Swindon Town left the league.


1902–03 Western Football League, Final tables, Division Two
No new clubs joined Division Two, which was reduced to eight clubs from nine after Weston-super-Mare left the league.


1902–03 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the inaugural season of play for the program.


1902–03 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season, Season
A team from Williams had played Rensselaer the year before but they had done so without being official representatives of the college.


1902–03 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1902–1903 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Dr. James C. Elsom, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.


1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1902–03 season. The team finished the season with a 15–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.


1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 8th season of play for the program.


1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
For the first time in five seasons, Yale was not the intercollegiate champion. A majority of Yale's games were played at the St. Nicholas Rink as it was one of the few available locations where consistent ice could be secured.


1902–03 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a coach, however, Reeve Schley served as team manager.


1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States
The 1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States began in December 1902, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1903.


1902–03 collegiate men's basketball season in the United States, Regular season, Conference winners
NOTE: The Western Conference (the future Big Ten Conference) did not sponsor an official conference season or recognize a regular-season champion until the 1905–06 season. In 1902–03, Minnesota (13–0) and Purdue (8–0) both went undefeated.


1902–03 in Belgian football
The 1902–03 season was the eighth competitive season in Belgian football.


1902–03 in Belgian football, Overview
Only one official division existed at the time, split into two leagues. It was called Coupe de Championnat (Championship Cup) and its winner was decided after a final round between the first two of each league. The season was not completed.


1902–03 in Belgian football, Overview
Olympia Club de Bruxelles and Daring Club de Bruxelles were admitted to the league at the end of the season while Verviers F.C. merged with Stade Wallon de Verviers to become C.S. Verviétois.


1902–03 in Belgian football, League standings, Championship Cup B
[ Note 1] Merged with Stade Wallon de Verviers to become C.S. Verviétois.


1902–03 in English football
The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.


1902–03 in English football, Events
Aston Villa win 12 of their last 15 games to finish one point behind champions Sheffield Wednesday.


1902–03 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1902–03 in Scottish football
The 1902–03 season was the 30th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 13th season of the Scottish Football League.


1902–03 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
Rangers won the Scottish Cup after beating Hearts 2–0 in the second replay after the two previous games had ended in draws.


1902–03 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Parkhead were winners of the Scottish Junior Cup after a 3–0 win over Larkhall Thistle in the final.


1902–03 in Scottish football, Scotland national team
In the 1903 British Home Championship, Scotland shared the trophy with England and Ireland.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons
The following is a list of Pacific typhoon seasons from 1902 to 1919. Data from these years was extremely unreliable, so there were many more typhoons that did not hit land and were not detected by ships.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1902
In 1902, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1902
1300 people were killed by a typhoon in Japan on September.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1903
In 1903, there were 31 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1904
In 1904, there were 31 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1905
In 1905, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1905
On April 20, a typhoon struck the Marshall Islands, killing 26 people. On June 30, another typhoon moved through the Marshall Islands, killing 230 people.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1905
From September 21–29, a typhoon moved across the Philippines, killing more than 240 people.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1906
In 1906, there were 24 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1906
In September 1906, a typhoon struck China near Hong Kong, killing around 15,000 people, and causing US$20 million in damage.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1907
In 1907, there were 32 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1907
From March 26–27, a typhoon moved through the Caroline Islands, killing 473 people in the archipelago.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1908
In 1908, there were 31 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1909
In 1909, there were 35 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1909
There is a typhoon with the winds of 135 mph (217 km/h). The typhoon impacted Philippines and caused an instrument to be destroyed.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1910
In 1910, there were 38 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1911
In 1911, there were 30 tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean.


1902–1919 Pacific typhoon seasons, 1911
A storm was first observed south of Guam on August 21 and moved on a westward trajectory. On August 26, the track shifted more to the west-northwest, bringing it over the Batanes islands offshore northern Luzon. That night, the storm approached southwest coast of Taiwan (then known as Formosa) with great intensity, possibly moving over the island. Kaohsiung reported a minimum pressure of 937 mbar (27.63 inHg), the lowest-ever recorded pressure on the island as of 1955, as well as maximum sustained winds of 177 km/h (110 mph) before the anemometer broke.