1900–01 Football League

13th season of the Football League

Football league season

The Football LeagueSeason| 1900–01

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Champions| Liverpool
Relegated| Walsall
Folded| New Brighton Tower
New Clubs in League| Blackpool,
Stockport County

← 1899–1900

1901–02 →

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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Football league season

First DivisionSeason| 1900–01

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Champions| Liverpool
1st English title
Relegated| Preston North End
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 855 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer| Steve Bloomer
(23 goals)
Biggest home win| Aston Villa 7–1 Manchester City
(1 December 1900)
Biggest away win| West Bromwich Albion 1–6 Nottingham Forest
(20 October 1900)
Highest scoring| Derby 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 run| 5 matches
Nottingham Forest
Longest unbeaten run| 12 matches
Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
Longest losing run| 6 matches
Preston North End
Highest attendance| 50,000
Everton 1–1 Liverpool
(22 September 1900)
Lowest attendance| 1,050
West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Sheffield United
(30 April 1901)
Average attendance| 11,151

← 1899–1900

1901–02 →

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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

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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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Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Bury

Derby County

Everton

Manchester City

Liverpool

Newcastle

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Preston North End

Sheffield United

Stoke

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

## Second Division

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Football league season

Second DivisionSeason| 1900–01

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Champions| Grimsby Town
Promoted| Grimsby Town
Small Heath
Relegated| Walsall
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 819 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer| Andrew Swann
(18 goals)[1]
Biggest home win| Small Heath 10–1 Blackpool
(2 March 1901)
Biggest away win| Walsall 1–5 Burton Swifts
(24 September 1900)
Highest scoring| Middlesbrough 9–2 Gainsborough Trinity
(9 March 1901)
Longest winning run| 5 matches
Burnley
Grimsby Town
Middlesbrough
Longest unbeaten run| 17 matches
Grimsby Town
Longest losing run| 5 matches
Barnsley
Chesterfield
Gainsborough Trinity
Newton Heath

← 1899–1900

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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

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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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Barnsley

Blackpool

Burnley

Burslem Port Vale

Burton Swifts

Chesterfield

Gainsborough Trinity

Glossop

Grimsby Town

Leicester Fosse

Lincoln City

Middlesbrough

New Brighton Tower

Newton Heath (Manchester)

Small Heath (Birmingham)

Stockport County

Walsall

Woolwich Arsenal

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

## See also

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* 1900–01 in English football
* 1900 in association football
* 1901 in association football

## References

[edit]

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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