1900–01 in English football

The 1900–01 season was the 30th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1900–01
Men's football
First DivisionLiverpool
Second DivisionGrimsby Town
Southern LeagueSouthampton
Northern LeagueBishop Auckland
The CombinationWrexham
Western LeaguePortsmouth
FA CupTottenham Hotspur
Sheriff of London Charity ShieldCorinthian
← 1899–1900 England 1901–02 →

Events edit

Stockport County played their first season in the football league. Blackpool also returned to the league, at the expenses of Loughborough and Luton Town.[citation needed]

Despite a run of four victories at the start of the season, Aston Villa finished fourth from bottom.[citation needed]

Tottenham Hotspur became the first and only non-League club to date, to win the FA Cup - winning 3-1 in a replay against Sheffield United of the First Division.

Honours edit

Competition Winner
First Division Liverpool (1)
Second Division Grimsby Town
FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur (1)
Home Championship   England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables edit

First Division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 34 19 7 8 59 35 1.686 45
2 Sunderland 34 15 13 6 57 26 2.192 43
3 Notts County 34 18 4 12 54 46 1.174 40
4 Nottingham Forest 34 16 7 11 53 36 1.472 39
5 Bury 34 16 7 11 53 37 1.432 39
6 Newcastle United 34 14 10 10 42 37 1.135 38
7 Everton 34 16 5 13 55 42 1.310 37
8 The Wednesday 34 13 10 11 52 42 1.238 36
9 Blackburn Rovers 34 12 9 13 39 47 0.830 33
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 13 7 14 39 55 0.709 33
11 Manchester City 34 13 6 15 48 58 0.828 32
12 Derby County 34 12 7 15 55 42 1.310 31
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 9 13 12 39 55 0.709 31
14 Sheffield United 34 12 7 15 35 52 0.673 31
15 Aston Villa 34 10 10 14 45 51 0.882 30
16 Stoke 34 11 5 18 46 57 0.807 27
17 Preston North End (R) 34 9 7 18 49 75 0.653 25 Relegation to the Second Division
18 West Bromwich Albion (R) 34 7 8 19 35 62 0.565 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Grimsby Town (C, P) 34 20 9 5 60 33 1.818 49 Promotion to the First Division
2 Small Heath (P) 34 19 10 5 57 24 2.375 48
3 Burnley 34 20 4 10 53 29 1.828 44
4 New Brighton Tower 34 17 8 9 57 38 1.500 42 Dissolved
5 Glossop 34 15 8 11 51 33 1.545 38
6 Middlesbrough 34 15 7 12 50 40 1.250 37
7 Woolwich Arsenal 34 15 6 13 39 35 1.114 36
8 Lincoln City 34 13 7 14 43 39 1.103 33
9 Burslem Port Vale 34 11 11 12 45 47 0.957 33
10 Newton Heath 34 14 4 16 42 38 1.105 32
11 Leicester Fosse 34 11 10 13 39 37 1.054 32
12 Blackpool 34 12 7 15 33 58 0.569 31
13 Gainsborough Trinity 34 10 10 14 45 60 0.750 30
14 Chesterfield Town 34 9 10 15 46 58 0.793 28
15 Barnsley 34 11 5 18 47 60 0.783 27
16 Walsall (R) 34 7 13 14 40 56 0.714 27 Not re-elected
17 Stockport County 34 11 3 20 38 68 0.559 25 Re-elected
18 Burton Swifts 34 8 4 22 34 66 0.515 20
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References edit