May 26, 1902
The official list of players registered by clubs of the Football League shows that 1,314 professionals are retained by their clubs, while there are 1,067 for whose transfer clubs are open to treat. Figures for each club are appended: –
| First Division | Retained | Open to transfer | |
| Aston Villa |
53 |
24 |
|
| Blackburn Rovers |
38 |
33 |
|
| Bolton Wanderers |
49 |
39 |
|
| Bury |
33 |
9 |
|
| Derby County |
32 |
30 |
|
| Everton |
86 |
13 |
|
| Grimsby |
42 |
42 |
|
| Liverpool |
34 |
16 |
|
| Middlesbrough |
32 |
50 |
|
| Nottingham Forest |
38 |
10 |
|
| Notts County |
24 |
21 |
|
| Newcastle United |
39 |
26 |
|
| Stoke |
57 |
22 |
|
| Sheffield United |
54 |
29 |
|
| Sheffield Wednesday |
39 |
22 |
|
| Sunderland |
44 |
18 |
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
53 |
31 |
|
| West Bromwich |
46 |
16 |
|
| Second Division | |||
| Burslem Port Vale |
34 |
22 |
|
| Barnsley |
35 |
20 |
|
| Burton United |
34 |
32 |
|
| Burnley |
49 |
72 |
|
| Bristol City |
10 |
7 |
|
| Blackpool |
25 |
32 |
|
| Chesterfield |
21 |
32 |
|
| Doncaster Rovers |
16 |
10 |
|
| Glossop |
28 |
30 |
|
| Gainsborough |
26 |
34 |
|
| Leicester Fosse |
45 |
76 |
|
| Lincoln City |
17 |
29 |
|
| Manchester City |
21 |
34 |
|
| Newton Heath |
17 |
38 |
|
| Preston North End |
45 |
44 |
|
| Small Heath |
47 |
26 |
|
| Stockport |
23 |
15 |
|
| Woolwich Arsenal |
28 |
63 |
(Manchester Evening News: May 26, 1902)
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