1900–01 in English football

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 →

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

Events

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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

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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

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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

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

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