1900–01 in English football

Football in England
Season	1900–01
Men's football
First Division	Liverpool
Second Division	Grimsby Town
Southern League	Southampton
Northern League	Bishop Auckland
The Combination	Wrexham
Western League	Portsmouth
FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur
Sheriff of London Charity Shield	Corinthian

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

Overview[]

Events[]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Honours[]

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[]

First Division[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool	34	19	7	8	59	35	1.686	45	League Champions
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	34	9	7	18	49	75	0.653	25	Relegated
18	West Bromwich Albion	34	7	8	19	35	62	0.565	22	Relegated

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Second Division[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Grimsby Town	34	20	9	5	60	33	1.818	49	Division Champions
2	Small Heath	34	19	10	5	57	24	2.375	48	Promoted
3	Burnley	34	20	4	10	53	29	1.828	44
4	New Brighton Tower	34	17	8	9	57	38	1.500	42	Failed re-election or disbanded
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^[a]	34	12	7	15	33	58	0.569	31
13	Gainsborough Trinity	34	10	10	14	45	60	0.750	30
14	Chesterfield	34	9	10	15	46	58	0.793	28
15	Barnsley	34	11	5	18	47	60	0.783	27
16	Walsall	34	7	13	14	40	56	0.714	27	Failed re-election^[b]
17	Stockport County^[a]	34	11	3	20	38	68	0.559	25	Re-elected
18	Burton Swifts	34	8	4	22	34	66	0.515	20^[c]	Re-elected

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b New club in the league
^ Walsall failed re-election to the league and did not return until the 1921–22 season, when they joined the Third Division North.
^ Burton Swifts merged in 1901 with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United, which continued in the league the following season.

References[]

[table_note_BLP0.063270454790103-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b New club in the league

[table_note_res_R20.063270454790103-2] Walsall failed re-election to the league and did not return until the 1921–22 season, when they joined the Third Division North.

[table_hth_BRS0.063270454790103-3] Burton Swifts merged in 1901 with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United, which continued in the league the following season.

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