1900–01 Western Football League

Western Football League 1900–01 Portsmouth (Division One)Bristol East (Division Two) 1899–1900 1901–02 The 1900–01 season was the ninth in the history of the Western Football League. Portsmouth were the new champions of Division One, and also competed in the Southern League during this season, along with all the other members of Division One. The new clubs from London dominated the season, although Bristol City were elected to the Football League, being the first Western League club to achieve this. The Division Two champions for the second season running were Bristol East.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Six new clubs joined Division One, which was increased to nine clubs from four after Bedminster merged with Bristol City. Millwall Athletic Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur Reading and Southampton rejoined from the Southern League Division One though, like the other clubs, they played in both leagues. main WDL Division One Result 2 y POR Portsmouth MIL Millwall Athletic TOT Tottenham Hotspur QPR Queens Park Rangers BRC Bristol City REA Reading SOU Southampton BRR Bristol Rovers SWI Swindon Town 11 2 3 36 23 9 5 2 33 14 8 5 3 37 19 7 4 5 39 24 6 4 6 27 24 5 5 6 23 31 5 2 9 19 29 4 1 11 18 42 2 2 12 9 35 #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Second Division EFL complete Division Two Three new clubs joined Division Two, which was increased to eight clubs from five. It was the first season not to be fully completed, with several games remaining unplayed at the end of the season. Bedminster St Francis Paulton Rovers, also playing in the Somerset Senior League Weston-super-Mare main WDL Division Two Result 5 2 y BRE Bristol East PAU Paulton Rovers STA Staple Hill COT Cotham BSF Bedminster St Francis WSM Weston-super-Mare FIS Fishponds WES Weston (Bath) 11 0 1 41 8 6 2 1 32 12 6 1 3 34 17 3 2 6 20 49 3 1 2 16 13 2 0 8 12 22 1 0 11 6 40 0 0 0 0 0 -2 Fishponds had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. #ffcccc Left the league at the end of the season LFT LFT #cccccc Resigned during the season without playing a game RES The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. The unplayed games were ignored. complete References 1900–01 Category:1900–01 in English men's football leagues