1900–01 Football League

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

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

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

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.

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.[2]

First Division
Football League
First Division
Season1900–01
ChampionsLiverpool (1st English title)
RelegatedPreston North End
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup winnersTottenham Hotspur (the only non-League club since the formation of the league) (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played306
Goals scored855 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Bloomer (Derby County), 23
Biggest home winAston Villa – Manchester City 7–1 (1 Dec 1900)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion – Nottingham Forest 1–6 (20 Oct 1900)
Highest scoring9: Derby County – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–5 (22 Sept 1900)
Sunderland – Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–2 (12 Jan 1901)
West Bromwich Albion – Bolton Wanderers 7–2 (8 Dec 1900)
Longest winning run5 matches
Nottingham Forest (20 Oct 1900 – 1 Dec 1900)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Liverpool (23 Feb 1911 – 29 Apr 1911)
Nottingham Forest (22 Sep 1900 – 15 Dec 1900)
Longest losing run6 matches
Preston North End (20 Oct 1900 – 1 Dec 1900)
Highest attendance50,000
Everton - Liverpool (22 Sep 1900)
Lowest attendance1,050
West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield United (30 Apr 1901)
Average attendance11,151
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 34 12 2 3 36 13 7 5 5 23 22 1.686 45 League Champions
2 Sunderland 34 12 3 2 43 11 3 10 4 14 15 2.192 43
3 Notts County 34 13 2 2 39 18 5 2 10 15 28 1.174 40
4 Nottingham Forest 34 10 4 3 32 14 6 3 8 21 22 1.472 39
5 Bury 34 11 3 3 31 10 5 4 8 22 27 1.432 39
6 Newcastle United 34 10 5 2 27 13 4 5 8 15 24 1.135 38
7 Everton 34 10 4 3 37 17 6 1 10 18 25 1.310 37
8 The Wednesday 34 13 2 2 38 16 0 8 9 14 26 1.238 36
9 Blackburn Rovers 34 9 4 4 24 18 3 5 9 15 29 0.830 33
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 10 5 2 21 12 3 2 12 18 43 0.709 33
11 Manchester City 34 12 3 2 32 16 1 3 13 16 42 0.828 32
12 Derby County 34 10 4 3 43 18 2 3 12 12 24 1.310 31
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 6 10 1 21 15 3 3 11 18 40 0.709 31
14 Sheffield United 34 8 4 5 22 23 4 3 10 13 29 0.673 31
15 Aston Villa 34 8 5 4 32 18 2 5 10 13 33 0.882 30
16 Stoke 34 8 3 6 23 15 3 2 12 23 42 0.807 27
17 Preston North End 34 6 4 7 29 30 3 3 11 20 45 0.653 25 Relegated
18 West Bromwich Albion 34 4 4 9 21 27 3 4 10 14 35 0.565 22
Source:

Results
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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division
Football League
Second Division
Season1900–01
ChampionsGrimsby Town (1st title)
Failed re-electionWalsall
Matches played306
Goals scored819 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerAndrew Swann (Barnsley), 18 [3]
Biggest home winSmall Heath – Blackpool 10–1 (2 Mar 1901)
Biggest away winWalsall – Burton Swifts 1–5 (24 Sept 1900)
Highest scoringMiddlesbrough – Gainsborough Trinity 9–2 (9 Mar 1901)
Longest winning run5 matches
Burnley (1 Dec 1900 – 29 Dec 1900) and (5 Jan 1901 – 9 Mar 1901)
Grimsby Town (16 Feb 1901 – 30 Mar 1901)
Middlesbrough (19 Jan 1901 – 14 Mar 1901)
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Grimsby Town (22 Sep 1900 – 19 Jan 1901)
Longest losing run5 matches
Barnsley (29 Sep 1900 – 27 Oct 1900) and (1 Dec 1900 – 29 Dec 1900)
Chesterfield (8 Sep 1900 – 13 Oct 1900)
Gainsborough Trinity (22 Sep 1900 – 24 Oct 1900)
Newton Heath (27 Oct 1900 – 15 Dec 1900)
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Grimsby Town 34 14 3 0 46 11 6 6 5 14 22 1.818 49 Division Champions
2 Small Heath 34 14 2 1 41 8 5 8 4 16 16 2.375 48 Promoted
3 Burnley 34 15 2 0 39 6 5 2 10 14 23 1.828 44
4 New Brighton Tower 34 12 5 0 34 8 5 3 9 23 30 1.500 42 Failed re-election or disbanded
5 Glossop 34 11 2 4 34 9 4 6 7 17 24 1.545 38
6 Middlesbrough 34 11 4 2 38 13 4 3 10 12 27 1.250 37
7 Woolwich Arsenal 34 13 3 1 30 11 2 3 12 9 24 1.114 36
8 Lincoln City 34 12 3 2 39 11 1 4 12 4 28 1.103 33
9 Burslem Port Vale 34 8 6 3 28 14 3 5 9 17 33 0.957 33
10 Newton Heath 34 11 3 3 31 9 3 1 13 11 29 1.105 32
11 Leicester Fosse 34 9 5 3 30 15 2 5 10 9 22 1.054 32
12 Blackpool[lower-alpha 1] 34 7 6 4 20 11 5 1 11 13 47 0.569 31
13 Gainsborough Trinity 34 8 4 5 26 18 2 6 9 19 42 0.750 30
14 Chesterfield 34 6 5 6 25 22 3 5 9 21 36 0.793 28
15 Barnsley 34 9 3 5 34 23 2 2 13 13 37 0.783 27
16 Walsall 34 7 7 3 29 23 0 6 11 11 33 0.714 27 Failed re-election[lower-alpha 2]
17 Stockport County[lower-alpha 1] 34 9 2 6 25 21 2 1 14 13 47 0.559 25 Re-elected
18 Burton Swifts 34 7 3 7 16 21 1 1 15 18 45 0.515 20[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Walsall failed re-election to the league and did not return until the 1921–22 season, when they joined the Third Division North.
  3. Burton Swifts merged in 1901 with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United, which continued in the league the following season.

Results
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
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

References
  1. "England 1900-01". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. 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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