1899–1900 Southern Football League

March 2026 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 Southern Football League Division One 1899–1900 Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) none Bedminster (merged)Sheppey UnitedBrighton United (resigned)Cowes (resigned) 210 676 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 main WDL Division One QR 5 2 y TOT Tottenham Hotspur POR Portsmouth SHP Southampton REA Reading SWI Swindon Town BED Bedminster MIL Millwall Athletic QPR Queens Park Rangers BRC Bristol City BRR Bristol Rovers GIL New Brompton GRA Gravesend United CHA Chatham Town THA Thames Ironworks SHE Sheppey United BRI Brighton United COW Cowes Changed name to West Ham United at end of season. 20 4 4 67 26 20 1 7 59 29 17 1 10 70 33 15 2 11 41 28 15 2 11 50 42 13 2 13 44 45 12 3 13 36 37 12 2 14 50 58 9 7 12 44 47 11 3 14 46 55 9 6 13 39 49 10 4 14 38 58 10 3 15 38 58 8 5 15 30 45 3 7 18 24 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 inherit Directly elected into Division One Portsmouth founded 5 April 1898, before Royal Artillery Portsmouth disbanded in 1899. ED1 #ffcccc Left at end of season LEFT #ccccff Relegation test matches RTM RTM #ffcccc Resigned from league after 22 matches record expunged RESa #ffcccc Resigned from league after 13 matches, record expunged RESb complete rsssf.comhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsouthernleaghist.html Final Tables Division One England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF 16 September 2014 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).September 2014 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. Division Two Southern Football League Division Two 1899–1900 Watford Watford Wolverton L&NWR (resigned)Dartford (resigned) 110 437 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 main WDL Division Two QR 2 y WAT Watford FUL Fulham CHE Chesham Town WOL Wolverton L&NWR GRA Grays United SHE Shepherds Bush DAR Dartford WYC Wycombe Wanderers BRE Brentford SOU Southall MAI Maidenhead 14 2 4 57 25 10 4 6 44 23 11 2 7 43 37 9 6 5 46 36 8 6 6 63 29 9 4 7 45 37 8 3 9 36 44 8 3 9 35 50 5 7 8 31 48 6 3 11 21 44 1 2 17 16 64 #ccccff Promotion test matches PTM PTM #ffcccc Left league at end of season LEFT LEFT 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. complete rsssf.com Promotion-relegation test matches 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.SHEPPEYU Sheppey United Division One clubs Division Two clubs 30 April 1900 Thames Ironworks 5–1 Fulham White Hart Lane Sheppey United 1–2 Watford References External links Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF Swindon Town's season - results, dates, goalscorers and attendances at Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk 1899–1900 Category:1899–1900 in English men's football leagues