1899–1900 Southern Football League

The 1899–1900 season was the sixth in the history of the Southern League. This season saw the expansion of Division One up to 17 teams, though two of them resigned from league before the end of the season. Tottenham Hotspur were Division One champions for the first time, but no Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League.

## Division One

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Football league season

Southern Football League Division OneSeason| 1899–1900

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Champions| Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
Promoted| none
Relegated| Bedminster (merged)
Sheppey United
Brighton United (resigned)
Cowes (resigned)
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 676 (3.22 per match)

← 1898–99

1900–01 →

A total of 17 teams contested the division, including 13 sides from previous season and four new teams.

Teams promoted from Division Two

* Cowes
* Thames Ironworks

Newly elected teams

* Queens Park Rangers
* Bristol Rovers
* Portsmouth

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Tottenham Hotspur | 28  | 20  | 4  | 4  | 67  | 26  | 2.577  | 44  |
2  | Portsmouth | 28  | 20  | 1  | 7  | 59  | 29  | 2.034  | 41  | Directly elected into Division One[a]
3  | Southampton | 28  | 17  | 1  | 10  | 70  | 33  | 2.121  | 35  |
4  | Reading | 28  | 15  | 2  | 11  | 41  | 28  | 1.464  | 32
5  | Swindon Town | 28  | 15  | 2  | 11  | 50  | 42  | 1.190  | 32
6  | Bedminster | 28  | 13  | 2  | 13  | 44  | 45  | 0.978  | 28  | Left at end of season
7  | Millwall Athletic | 28  | 12  | 3  | 13  | 36  | 37  | 0.973  | 27  |
8  | Queens Park Rangers | 28  | 12  | 2  | 14  | 50  | 58  | 0.862  | 26
9  | Bristol City | 28  | 9  | 7  | 12  | 44  | 47  | 0.936  | 25
10  | Bristol Rovers | 28  | 11  | 3  | 14  | 46  | 55  | 0.836  | 25
11  | New Brompton | 28  | 9  | 6  | 13  | 39  | 49  | 0.796  | 24
12  | Gravesend United | 28  | 10  | 4  | 14  | 38  | 58  | 0.655  | 24
13  | Chatham Town | 28  | 10  | 3  | 15  | 38  | 58  | 0.655  | 23
14  | Thames Ironworks[b] | 28  | 8  | 5  | 15  | 30  | 45  | 0.667  | 21  | Relegation test matches
15  | Sheppey United | 28  | 3  | 7  | 18  | 24  | 66  | 0.364  | 13
16  | Brighton United | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | -- | 0  | Resigned from league after 22 matches record expunged
17  | Cowes | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | -- | 0  | Resigned from league after 13 matches, record expunged

Source: rsssf.com[1]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season (note: source does not refer to goal average).[citation needed] The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:

1. ^ Portsmouth founded 5 April 1898, before Royal Artillery Portsmouth disbanded in 1899.
2. ^ Changed name to West Ham United at end of season.

## Division Two

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Football league season

Southern Football League Division TwoSeason| 1899–1900

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Champions| Watford
Promoted| Watford
Relegated| Wolverton L&NWR (resigned)
Dartford (resigned)
Matches played| 110
Goals scored| 437 (3.97 per match)

← 1898–99

1900–01 →

A total of 11 teams contested the division, including nine sides from previous season and two new teams.

Newly elected teams:

* Dartford - members of Kent League
* Grays United

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Watford | 20  | 14  | 2  | 4  | 57  | 25  | 2.280  | 30  | Promotion test matches
2  | Fulham | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 44  | 23  | 1.913  | 24
3  | Chesham Town | 20  | 11  | 2  | 7  | 43  | 37  | 1.162  | 24  |
4  | Wolverton L&NWR | 20  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 46  | 36  | 1.278  | 24  | Left league at end of season
5  | Grays United | 20  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 63  | 29  | 2.172  | 22  |
6  | Shepherds Bush | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 45  | 37  | 1.216  | 22
7  | Dartford | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 36  | 44  | 0.818  | 19  | Left league at end of season
8  | Wycombe Wanderers | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 35  | 50  | 0.700  | 19  |
9  | Brentford | 20  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 31  | 48  | 0.646  | 17
10  | Southall | 20  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 21  | 44  | 0.477  | 15
11  | Maidenhead | 20  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 16  | 64  | 0.250  | 4

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

## Promotion-relegation test matches

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At the end of the season, test matches were held between the bottom two clubs in Division One and the top two clubs in Division Two. Thames Ironworks retained their place in Division One after beating Fulham 5–1, whilst Watford were promoted after beating Sheppey United 2–1, a result which saw the latter relegated.[2]

Division One clubs| v| Division Two clubs

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30 April 1900

Thames Ironworks| 5–1| Fulham

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White Hart Lane

Sheppey United| 1–2| Watford

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## References

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1. ^ "Final Tables Division One". England - Southern League Final Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
2. ^ Sheppey United at the Football Club History Database

## External links

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* Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF
* Swindon Town's season - results, dates, goalscorers and attendances at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk

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