1900–01 Football League

The Football League
Season1900–01
ChampionsLiverpool
RelegatedWalsall
FoldedNew Brighton Tower
New Clubs in LeagueBlackpool,
Stockport County

The 1900–01 season was the 13th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

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Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), 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.

First Division

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First Division
Season1900–01
ChampionsLiverpool
1st English title
RelegatedPreston North End
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played306
Goals scored855 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Bloomer
(23 goals)
Biggest home winAston Villa 7–1 Manchester City
(1 December 1900)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion 1–6 Nottingham Forest
(20 October 1900)
Highest scoringDerby County 4–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(22 September 1900)
West Bromwich Albion 7–2 Bolton Wanderers
(8 December 1900)
Sunderland 7–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(12 January 1901)
Longest winning run5 matches
Nottingham Forest
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Longest losing run6 matches
Preston North End
Highest attendance50,000
Everton 1–1 Liverpool
(22 September 1900)
Lowest attendance1,050
West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Sheffield United
(30 April 1901)
Average attendance11,151

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

Results

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Home \ Away AST BLB BOL BRY DER EVE LIV MCI NEW NOT NTC PNE SHU STK SUN WED WBA WOL
Aston Villa 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 7–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0
Blackburn Rovers 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 4–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0
Bury 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 6–1 0–1
Derby County 3–0 4–0 4–2 5–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–5
Everton 2–1 0–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–1
Liverpool 5–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 1–0
Manchester City 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–4 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2
Newcastle United 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–5 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1
Nottingham Forest 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–1
Notts County 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 6–1 2–4 2–4 2–2 2–0 1–0 4–1
Preston North End 0–2 4–1 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1
Sheffield United 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–2 2–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Stoke 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 5–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
Sunderland 0–0 2–0 5–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 6–1 1–0 3–0 7–2
The Wednesday 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 2–2 4–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 1–1 7–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–6 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

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Second Division
Season1900–01
ChampionsGrimsby Town
PromotedGrimsby Town
Small Heath
RelegatedWalsall
Matches played306
Goals scored819 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Swann
(18 goals)[1]
Biggest home winSmall Heath 10–1 Blackpool
(2 March 1901)
Biggest away winWalsall 1–5 Burton Swifts
(24 September 1900)
Highest scoringMiddlesbrough 9–2 Gainsborough Trinity
(9 March 1901)
Longest winning run5 matches
Burnley
Grimsby Town
Middlesbrough
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Grimsby Town
Longest losing run5 matches
Barnsley
Chesterfield
Gainsborough Trinity
Newton Heath

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

Results

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Home \ Away BAR BLP BUR BPV BRS CHF GAI GLP GRI LEI LIN MID NBR NWH SMH STP WAL ARS
Barnsley 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–2 4–1 1–3 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 6–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0
Blackpool 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
Burnley 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0
Burslem Port Vale 3–2 4–0 1–0 4–0 5–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0
Burton Swifts 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–0
Chesterfield 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–1
Gainsborough Trinity 4–2 1–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0
Glossop 2–1 6–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 0–1
Grimsby Town 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–1 5–2 5–2 0–0 1–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–0
Leicester Fosse 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 5–0 1–0
Lincoln City 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–3
Middlesbrough 3–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 9–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
New Brighton Tower 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 5–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 5–1 1–0
Newton Heath 1–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0
Small Heath 3–1 10–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 6–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Stockport County 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–5 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–1
Walsall 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–5 2–2 3–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0
Woolwich Arsenal 1–2 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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