1900–01 Southampton F.C. season

April 2014 April 2026 Southampton F.C. 1900–01 Er Arnfield Secretary Dr. Ernest Stancomb Chairman The Dell Southern League Champions FA Cup Round 1 Edgar Chadwick (14) Edgar Chadwick (15) 12,000 vs Everton (9 February 1901) (FA Cup) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes FFFFFF 000080 000080 1899–1900 1901–02 The 1900–01 season was the 16th since the foundation of Southampton F.C. and their seventh in league football, as members of the Southern League. The club were unable to repeat their success in the FA Cup and were eliminated in the First Round, but compensated for this failure by claiming the Southern League title for the fourth time in five seasons. Club finances The run to the FA Cup Final in 1900 had generated a surplus of £31 but the club were still £1,000 in debt.Chalk Holley 1987 26 In July 1900, the company made a call on its shares in an effort to raise cash. The response to the call was disappointing with many shareholders having their shares forfeited as a result of their failure to pay the balance due.Juson Bull 2001 64 The financial situation worsened in 1900–01, with the gates dwindling following the doubling of the entrance fees the previous year from sixpence to a shilling, and the club generated a loss of £740.Chalk Holley 1987 28 Personnel After the disappointing end to the previous season and the embarrassing failure in the FA Cup Final, there was a "drastic" clear-out of players. Both the players at the centre of the dispute surrounding the team selection for the final, Roddy McLeod and Jack Farrell were released, as were defenders Meechan, Durber and Petrie.Bull Brunskell 2000 24–25 Another significant departure was Alfred McMinn who resigned as a director;Juson Bull 2001 64 McMinn had made a major contribution to the club's success, particularly with his ability to spot a good player, leading the "Stoke Invasion" in the summer of 1895.Chalk Holley 1987 18Juson Bull 2001 36–37 The new recruits included three players from Everton, full-backs George Molyneux and Bertram Sharp and centre-forward Wilf TomanChalk Holley 1987 28 as well as former Everton and England forward Edgar Chadwick, who would renew his partnership with Alf Milward which had been described as "the best in the league" during their time together at Everton.Chalk Holley 1987 28 From local football, the club recruited two players who were to play a major role in the future of the club: Bert Lee would have two long periods with the club as a player before becoming a trainer from 1914 to 1935.Holley Chalk 1992 206 Fred Harrison would remain at The Dell for seven years and become the club's main goalscorer, with 88 goals from 166 appearances.Holley Chalk 1992 158–160 In view of the club's financial difficulties, the board also decided to recruit top amateur players. The first to join the club was Leslie Gay, who had made three appearances as goalkeeper for England in 1893 and 1894, although Gay never played in a first-team match for Southampton.Juson Bull 2001 64 Another amateur goalkeeper, the South African Wilf Waller also joined the club on a part-time basis and played in the opening match of the season when Jack Robinson was suspended.Holley Chalk 1992 349 In December, C. B. Fry (described as "arguably the greatest all-round sportsman of his generation") did play for the club, making his debut at right-back in the Boxing Day match against Tottenham Hotspur.Juson Bull 2001 64 In January, the club made an offer to another Corinthian player, G. O. Smith, who had been the England captain and was widely considered as the world's best player of the 19th Century.Gilbert Oswald Smith http://www.englandstats.com/players.php?pid=883 England player profiles englandstats 11 February 2013 The approach was unsuccessful, with Smith responding that he "thought it impossible to assist our club in cup ties [but] wishing us every success."Juson Bull 2001 64 League season The Saints started their attempt to regain the Southern League trophy with a 4–3 win at Luton Town followed by a defeat at West Ham United and a goalless draw at Portsmouth.Chalk Holley 1987 29 Portsmouth were top of the table having won their opening three matches and the local newspaper claimed that, while Southampton were "under a cloud", "the Portsmouth star is shining conspicuously in the footballing firmament". A crowd of between 10,000 and 12,000 saw the clubs play a "clinking ding-dong, robust game" which Portsmouth looked most likely to win.Juson 2004 18 After this stuttering start to the season, the Saints settled down with a run of 12 victories in the next 13 matches. The final three months of the season were more erratic with three defeats in the final two months of the season, but the Saints had done enough to hang on at the top of the table, to claim the Southern League title for the fourth time.Chalk Holley 1987 28–29 The second meeting with local rivals, Portsmouth, came on Easter Saturday, 6 April. With three matches left to play, Southampton led the table but Portsmouth had a game in hand and could still overhaul the Saints, although their away form was poor. With Portsmouth having several players out injured, Saints took the lead after ten minutes when Milward was fouled; Lee's "beautifully placed" free kick was "piloted" into the goal by Milward. Milward scored again late in the second half from Edgar Chadwick's pass.Juson 2004 20 There was a marked difference between the results at The Dell and away. Of the 14 home matches, all resulted in wins other than the final home match of the season, a goalless draw with Reading. Away from home, the Saints won only five matches, with four draws and five defeats.Chalk Holley 1987 29 League results Date OpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers 1 September 1900 Luton TownA4–3 Turner (2), E. Chadwick, Yates15 September 1900 West Ham UnitedA0–2 22 September 1900 PortsmouthA0–0 29 September 1900 New BromptonA1–0 E. Chadwick6 October 1900 Bristol RoversH5–3 E. Chadwick (2), Milward, Toman, Wood13 October 1900 ReadingA1–0 Toman20 October 1900 Kettering TownH4–3 Lee, Meston, Milward, E. Chadwick27 October 1900 Gravesend UnitedH6–0 Turner (2), Wood (2), A. Chadwick, E. Chadwick 3 November 1900 Millwall AthleticH2–1 E. Chadwick, Wood10 November 1900 Queens Park RangersA1–0 Turner24 November 1900 Bristol CityH2–1 E. Chadwick, Lee1 December 1900 Swindon TownA1–2 E. Chadwick 8 December 1900 WatfordH1–0 Wood17 December 1900 Luton TownH5–0 Milward (3), E. Chadwick, Turner26 December 1900Tottenham HotspurH3–1 E. Chadwick, Toman, Wood30 December 1900 West Ham UnitedH 3–2 Meston, Milward, Wood12 January 1901 New BromptonH5–0 Wood (2), E. Chadwick, Milward, Toman19 January 1901 Bristol RoversA0–0 16 February 1901 Gravesend UnitedA4–0 Toman (2), E. Chadwick, Turner23 February 1901 Millwall AthleticA0–1 2 March 1901 Queens Park RangersH5–1 Milward (3), E. Chadwick, Toman16 March 1901 Bristol CityA1–1 Sharp 23 March 1901 Swindon TownH1–0 Yates30 March 1901 WatfordA1–1 Wood5 April 1901 Tottenham HotspurA0–1 6 April 1901PortsmouthH2–0Milward (2) 8 April 1901 ReadingH 0–0 10 April 1901 Kettering TownA0–3 Legend WinDrawLoss Top of league table Division One SHP FA Cup The draw for the First Round of the FA Cup produced a repeat of the same stage from the previous season, a home match against Everton of the Football League First Division. The match was scheduled to be held on 26 January, but all football was postponed following the death of Queen Victoria on 22 January.Chalk Holley 1987 28 The match was played a fortnight later on 9 February, by which time Harry Wood and Arthur Chadwick were both injured and unable to play. Chadwick's place was taken by Ted Killean making his debut for Southampton.Holley Chalk 1992 197–198 Saints struggled to reproduce their league form, although Edgar Chadwick gave them a half-time lead. Everton overran the Saints in the second half, with goals from Jimmy Settle, Jack Taylor and Joe Turner,Collett 2003 285 who had left Southampton in 1898 (but would return in 1901).Holley Chalk 1992 341–342 Fellow Southern League side, Tottenham Hotspur reached the Cup Final thus becoming the second Southern League side to do so, after Southampton in the previous year. Spurs were also the first London-based club to reach the final since 1880.Lloyd Holt 2005 64 Tottenham went one better than Southampton by defeating Sheffield United 3–1 in a replay at Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park ground; the attendance for the first match at Crystal Palace was officially 110,820, which was the largest FA Cup Final crowd to that date, and only exceeded by the 1913 and 1923 finals, whereas the attendance for the replay was only 20,470.Collett 2003 780 FA Cup results DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance9 February 1901Round 1 EvertonH1–3 E. Chadwick12,000 International football at The Dell On 9 March 1901, England played their Home Championship match against Ireland at The Dell. As Ireland had been beaten 11–0 by Scotland a fortnight earlier, the England selectors chose a mainly second-string team with five players making their full England debuts, including C. B. Fry (listed as a Corinthian player) and two other Southern League players, Millwall's Bert Banks and Billy Jones of Bristol City. The other debutantes were Liverpool's Jack Cox and George Hedley from Sheffield United – of the debutantes, only Cox would play another match for England. The other Southampton players selected were Archie Turner, making his second (and final) international appearance, and Jack Robinson, who was now the established England goalkeeper. The line-up was completed by Tip Foster and William Oakley (both Corinthians), earning their 2nd and 14th caps respectively, Tommy Crawshaw (Sheffield Wednesday), earning his 8th cap, and Ernest Needham (Sheffield United), earning his 13th cap.England 3 – 0 Ireland http://englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=71 Home Championship englandstats 9 February 2013 The match was played at The Dell in front of a modest crowd of 8,000 who had expected a "landslide" victory, especially as the Irish players had experienced bad weather on their ferry crossing.Wilton 2000 147–148 Although England scored after only nine minutes through Crawshaw, the expected landslide did not materialise and it was not until the final ten minutes that Foster added two further goals. Archie Turner left the pitch with an injury after 20 minutes and England played the remainder of the game with only ten men.Juson Bull 2001 64 C. B. Fry later said of the match: "It was a very bad match. It was one of those games which, without any obvious reason, are aimless and vague and watery ... It was one of the least enjoyable games from a players' point of view that have ever fallen to my lot."Wilton 2000 147–148 This was the only full international played at The Dell.The Dell, Southampton http://englandstats.com/venue.php?vid=193 England venues englandstats 10 February 2013 None of the Southampton players played for England again after this match. Tour of Europe In April 1901, the Saints embarked on their first-ever tour of Europe visiting The Netherlands, Austria and Hungary.Chalk Holley 1987 28Holley 2012 26 All seven matches were won, with a total of 50 goals scored and 3 conceded; the largest score was in the final match, against a Hungarian Combined XI, which was won 13–0.Chalk Holley 1987 212 In one of the matches in Vienna, goalkeeper Jack Robinson gave a goalkeeping exhibition in which he produced several diving saves. His saves from low shots, "by flying through the air with great ease", became known in Austria and Hungary as a "Robinsonade", a name which was used until the 1950s.Glanville Brian Jimmy Hogan http://www.geocities.ws/Colosseum/Track/6698/profiles/hogan.html Adapted from The Penguin Book of Football 10 February 2013Seddon 2004 7Hodgson 1998 155–157 Player statistics PositionNationalityNameLeagueappsLeaguegoalsFA CupappsFA CupgoalsTotalappsTotalgoals 2 FBEnglandArthur Blackburn footballer 90 00 904 FWEnglandSid Cavendish 10 00 103 HBEnglandArthur Chadwick191 001914 FWEnglandEdgar Chadwick2714 1128153 HBEnglandJoe French footballer 30 00 302 FBEnglandC. B. Fry 50 10 601 GKEnglandLeslie Gay 00 00 004 FWEnglandFred Harrison footballer, born 1880 10 00 103 HBEnglandTed Killean 20 10 303 HBEnglandBert Lee footballer212 102223 HBScotland Samuel Meston282 102924 FWEnglandAlf Milward2812 1029121 GKEnglandHarry Moger 40 00 402 FBEnglandGeorge Molyneux280 102903 HBEngland Bert Paddington 3 0 0 0 3 01 GKEnglandJack Robinson footballer born 1870220 102302 FBEnglandBertram Sharp221 002214 FWEnglandHenry Small footballer 00 00 003 HBEnglandVictor Smith English footballer 00 00 004 FWEnglandHenry Smoker 00 00 004 FWEnglandWilf Toman197 102072 FBEnglandWalter Triggs 00 00 004 FWEnglandArchie Turner footballer207 102171 GKSouth Africa 1910Wilf Waller 20 00 204 FWEnglandHarry Wood footballer, born 18682710 0027104 FWEnglandJimmy Yates172 10182 Key GK – Goalkeeper FB – Full-back HB – Half-back FW – Forward Transfers In DatePositionNameFrom May 1900 FB Arthur Blackburn Blackburn RoversHolley Chalk 1992 34 August 1900 FW Edgar Chadwick BurnleyHolley Chalk 1992 67 December 1900 FB C. B. Fry CorinthianA aHolley Chalk 1992 131–133 Summer 1900 GK Leslie Gay CorinthianA aJuson Bull 2001 64 September 1900 FW Fred Harrison Bitterne GuildHolley Chalk 1992 158–160 Summer 1900 HB Ted Killean GlossopHolley Chalk 1992 197–198 April 1900 HB Bert Lee PooleHolley Chalk 1992 206 Summer 1900 GK Harry Moger FreemantleHolley Chalk 1992 243 May 1900 FB George Molyneux EvertonHolley Chalk 1992 244 May 1900 FB Bertram Sharp EvertonHolley Chalk 1992 300 Summer 1900 FW Henry Small FreemantleHolley Chalk 1992 312 Summer 1900 FW Henry Smoker Local footballHolley Chalk 1992 316–317 Summer 1900 FW Wilf Toman EvertonHolley Chalk 1992 334–335 Summer 1900 FB Walter Triggs FreemantleHolley Chalk 1992 337 September 1900 GK Wilf Waller Bolton WanderersB bHolley Chalk 1992 349 Departures DatePositionNameTo Summer 1900 FB Peter Durber StokeHolley Chalk 1992 112 Summer 1900 HB Frank Englefield FreemantleHolley Chalk 1992 118 June 1900 FW Jack Farrell New Brighton TowerHolley Chalk 1992 120 Summer 1900 FB Ernest Gill FreemantleHolley Chalk 1992 141 Summer 1900 HB Don Greenlees St MirrenHolley Chalk 1992 148 Summer 1900 FB Harry Haynes RetiredHolley Chalk 1992 161 May 1900 GK John Joyce Millwall AthleticHolley Chalk 1992 189 Summer 1900 FW Watty Keay RetiredHolley Chalk 1992 191 May 1900 FW Duncan McLean Derby CountyHolley Chalk 1992 227 August 1900 FW Roddy McLeod BrentfordHolley Chalk 1992 228 September 1900 FB Peter Meechan Manchester CityHolley Chalk 1992 236 October 1900 HB Bob Petrie New Brighton TowerHolley Chalk 1992 271 Notes A a C. B. Fry and Leslie Gay were both amateurs and continued to play for Corinthian as well as for Southampton. B b Wilf Waller was an amateur and continued to play for Bolton Wanderers. He also played for the Scottish amateur side, Queens Park in 1900–01. 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Cup – The Complete Story 2005 Aurum Press 1-8451-3054-5 Lloyd Holt 2005 Seddon Peter Football Talk: The Language & Folklore Of The World's Greatest Game 2004 Robson Books 978-1861056832 https://books.google.com/books?id=7N3iYWotTPYC&dq=Robinsonade+football+Austria&pg=PA7 10 February 2013 Wilton Iain C.B. Fry: An English Hero Metro Books London 2000 978-1-86066-180-8 External links Southampton football club match record: 1901 All Southampton football club players: 1901 Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton