1900–01 Football League

13th season of the Football League March 2023 July 2013 The Football League 1900–01 Liverpool 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 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 conceded 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 First Division 1900–01 Liverpool1st English title Preston North EndWest Bromwich Albion Steve Bloomer(23 goals) Aston Villa 7–1 Manchester City(1 December 1900) West Bromwich Albion 1–6 Nottingham Forest(20 October 1900) 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) 306 855 5 matchesNottingham Forest 12 matchesLiverpoolNottingham Forest 6 matchesPreston North End 50,000Everton 1–1 Liverpool(22 September 1900) 1,050West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Sheffield United(30 April 1901) 11,151 1899–1900 1901–02 main WDL First Division World Football LIV, SUN, NTC, NFO, BRY, NEW, EVE, THW, BLA, BOL, MCI, DER, WOL, SHU, AVL, STK, PNE, WBA 1st REL REL complete 10 10 14 45 51 12 9 13 39 47 13 7 14 39 55 16 7 11 53 37 12 7 15 55 42 16 5 13 55 42 19 7 8 59 35 13 6 15 48 58 14 10 10 42 37 16 7 11 53 36 18 4 12 54 46 9 7 18 49 75 12 7 15 35 52 11 5 18 46 57 15 13 6 57 26 13 10 11 52 42 7 8 19 35 62 9 13 12 39 55 C R R Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bury Derby County Everton Liverpool Manchester City Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey AST BLB BOL BRY DER EVE LIV MCI NEW NOT NTC PNE SHU STK SUN WED WBA WOL 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 complete Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 52.49 -1.88 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.48 -2.97 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.22 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.942 -1.137 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.914 -1.388 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 52.509 -1.964 right England 52.59 -2.13 right 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 Second Division Second Division 1900–01 Grimsby Town Grimsby TownSmall Heath Walsall Andrew Swann(18 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 Small Heath 10–1 Blackpool(2 March 1901) Walsall 1–5 Burton Swifts(24 September 1900) Middlesbrough 9–2 Gainsborough Trinity(9 March 1901) 306 819 5 matchesBurnleyGrimsby TownMiddlesbrough 17 matchesGrimsby Town 5 matchesBarnsleyChesterfieldGainsborough TrinityNewton Heath 1899–1900 1901–02 main WDL Second Division GRI, SMH, BUR, NBT, GLO, MID, WOO, LIN, BPV, NEH, LEF, BLP, GAI, CHT, BAR, WAL, SPC, BSW PRO PRO DIS REL RET RET complete 11 5 18 47 60 12 7 15 33 58 20 4 10 53 29 11 11 12 45 47 8 4 22 34 66 9 10 15 46 58 10 10 14 45 60 15 8 11 51 33 20 9 5 60 33 11 10 13 39 37 13 7 14 43 39 15 7 12 50 40 17 8 9 57 38 14 4 16 42 38 19 10 5 57 24 11 3 20 38 68 7 13 14 40 56 15 6 13 39 35 C, P P R Barnsley Blackpool Burnley Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Chesterfield Town Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Middlesbrough New Brighton Tower Newton Heath Small Heath Stockport County Walsall Woolwich Arsenal 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored PR green1 Promotion to the First Division red2 Re-elected red1 Failed re-election and demoted black1 Dissolved Results main FBR grey BAR BLP BUR BPV BRS CHF GAI GLP GRI LEI LIN MID NBR NWH SMH STP WAL ARS 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.04 -2.19 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 52.80 -1.68 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.40 -0.77 right England 53.44 -1.95 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 52.56 -1.82 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 51.50 0.068 right England 53.43 -3.05 right 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 Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1901.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 26 July 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Aston Villa FC 17,530 2 Manchester City FC 17,135 3 Everton FC 16,855 4 Newcastle United FC 15,575 5 Liverpool FC 15,195 6 Sheffield United FC 14,110 7 Sunderland AFC 11,695 8 West Bromwich Albion FC 10,925 9 Nottingham Forest FC 9,815 10 Bolton Wanderers FC 9,700 11 The Wednesday 9,600 12 Notts County FC 8,945 13 Derby County FC 7,995 14 Stoke City FC 7,650 15 Bury FC 7,375 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 6,365 17 Blackburn Rovers FC 6,225 18 Preston North End FC 6,170 See also 1900–01 in English football 1900 in association football 1901 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1900–01 League