1899–1900 Football League

The 18991900 season was the 12th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season, 1893–94, 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.[2]

First Division

First Division
Season 1899–1900
Champions Aston Villa
(5th English title)
Relegated Bolton Wanderers
The Wednesday
FA Cup winners Bury FC (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 306
Goals scored 868 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Bloomer (Derby County), 23
Biggest home win Aston VillaGlossop 9–0 (4 Sept 1899)
Biggest away win PrestonAston Villa 0–5 (2 Dec 1899)
Highest scoring Aston VillaGlossop 9–0 (4 Sept 1899)
Longest winning run 5 matches
Sheffield United (2 Sep 1899 – 2 Oct 1899)
Longest unbeaten run 22 matches
Sheffield United (2 Sep 1899 – 20 Jan 1900)
Longest losing run 8 matches
Liverpool F.C. (2 Sep 1899 – 21 Oct 1899)
Highest attendance 60.000
Aston Villa - Sunderland (30 Dec 1899)
Lowest attendance 300
Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham Forest (5 Mar 1900)
Average attendance 9.417
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Aston Villa34124145181025321777352.200+4250
2Sheffield United3411514011773232263331.909+3048
3Sunderland341223279719232650351.429+1541
4Wolverhampton Wanderers348452816755202148371.297+1139
5Newcastle United3410523415359192853431.233+1036
6Derby County3411243215368132845431.047+236
7Manchester City3410343315359172950441.136+634
8Nottingham Forest34123242161511143956551.018+134
9Stoke3495324154310133037450.822–834
10Liverpool3494431195111182649451.089+433
11Everton3411153015269173447490.959–233
12Bury34122329141412113040440.909–432
13West Bromwich Albion3486327113212164043510.843–830
14Blackburn Rovers34122338221214113949610.803–1230
15Notts County345752922449173846600.767–1429
16Preston North End3493528203113102838480.792–1028
17Burnley3410252817131363734540.630–2027
18Glossop3446719220413125231740.419–4318

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away AST BLB BURBRYDEREVEGLPLIVMCINEWNOTNTCPNESHUSTKSUNWBAWOL
Aston Villa 31 20 21 32 11 90 10 21 21 22 62 31 11 41 42 02 00
Blackburn Rovers 04 20 32 20 31 22 20 43 23 21 20 30 33 30 12 20 21
Burnley 12 10 10 12 31 31 21 20 13 22 30 01 10 22 31 20 01
Bury 20 20 11 11 41 21 21 14 21 21 01 20 21 01 20 10 30
Derby County 20 02 41 30 21 41 32 00 21 22 01 20 01 20 20 41 02
Everton 12 00 20 20 30 41 31 40 32 21 02 10 12 20 10 13 01
Glossop 10 42 20 00 13 11 12 02 00 30 00 02 22 12 02 11 23
Liverpool 33 31 01 20 02 12 52 52 20 10 31 10 22 00 02 20 11
Manchester City 02 11 10 22 40 12 41 01 10 20 51 31 12 10 21 40 11
Newcastle United 32 41 20 21 20 20 10 11 00 31 60 00 00 22 24 42 01
Nottingham Forest 11 32 40 22 41 42 50 10 20 10 03 31 40 10 13 61 00
Notts County 14 51 61 22 00 22 00 21 11 00 12 30 12 13 31 12 00
Preston North End 05 20 11 10 00 11 10 13 02 41 30 43 01 30 01 52 20
Sheffield United 21 30 00 40 11 50 40 12 30 31 30 11 10 10 22 11 52
Stoke City 02 20 30 20 11 11 10 32 10 22 00 10 31 11 12 10 13
Sunderland 01 10 21 10 20 10 00 10 31 12 10 50 10 11 30 31 12
West Bromwich Albion 02 10 20 01 00 00 33 20 00 11 80 00 10 12 40 10 32
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 40 30 10 30 21 40 01 11 11 22 22 13 12 02 10 20

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Second Division
Season 1899–1900
Champions The Wednesday
Promoted The Wednesday
Bolton Wanderers
Failed re-election Luton Town
Loughborough
Matches played 306
Goals scored 984 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Jocky Wright (The Wednesday), 24[3]
Biggest home win Woolwich ArsenalLoughborough 12–0 (12 Mar 1900)
Biggest away win Grimsby TownNewton Heath 0–7 (26 Dec 1899)
Highest scoring Woolwich ArsenalLoughborough 12–0 (12 Mar 1900)
Longest winning run 7 matches
Bolton Wanderers (23 Dec 1899 – 20 Jan 1900)
Longest unbeaten run 14 matches
The Wednesday (2 Sep 1899 – 30 Dec 1899)
Longest losing run 13 matches
Loughborough (13 Jan 1900 – 14 Apr 1900)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1The Wednesday341700617845231584223.818+6254
2Bolton Wanderers341421477863321879253.160+5452
3Small Heath3415115812557202678382.053+4046
4Newton Heath3415114411539191663272.333+3644
5Leicester Fosse341151348647192853361.472+1743
6Grimsby Town3410344624737212267461.457+2140
7Chesterfield3410433524629303665601.083+538
8Woolwich Arsenal34131347123311143161431.419+1836
9Lincoln City3411513193311153446431.070+336
10New Brighton Tower349444422458223666581.138+835
11Burslem Port Vale34112426163410133339490.796–1034
12Walsall34105235182312153750550.909–532
13Gainsborough Trinity3484537241313105147750.627–2825
14Middlesbrough3484528150413115439690.565–3024
15Burton Swifts3485431241115126043840.512–3424
16Barnsley3485436230215105646790.582–3323
17Luton Town3453925250512155040750.533–2518
18Loughborough34161012260017674181000.180–828

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BOL BPVBRSCHFGAIGRILEILINLOULUTMIDNBRNWHSMHWALWEDWOO
Barnsley 16 30 41 00 50 01 12 04 70 21 52 11 00 11 22 10 32
Bolton Wanderers 20 50 50 30 30 12 22 40 70 30 30 21 21 11 20 10 10
Burslem Port Vale 31 02 21 20 10 23 02 20 31 10 31 11 10 30 10 03 11
Burton Swifts 40 25 22 21 11 12 20 00 31 31 50 22 00 03 21 05 20
Chesterfield 21 33 04 04 31 31 00 22 10 20 71 52 21 00 13 10 31
Gainsborough Trinity 10 11 40 41 35 23 30 31 42 22 50 11 01 14 20 02 11
Grimsby Town 81 00 11 60 03 30 61 52 30 33 20 12 07 20 42 12 10
Leicester Fosse 10 00 20 10 22 50 30 20 50 22 41 12 20 20 21 00 00
Lincoln City 11 10 11 30 20 21 11 20 32 20 30 00 10 00 31 12 50
Loughborough 00 23 12 21 04 12 00 02 01 11 11 12 02 12 00 00 23
Luton Town 30 02 11 52 03 40 04 00 02 40 11 14 01 12 40 01 12
Middlesbrough 30 03 10 81 01 00 10 01 11 30 00 52 20 13 11 12 10
New Brighton Tower 62 31 20 50 23 50 21 22 30 30 51 11 14 22 01 22 02
Newton Heath 30 12 30 40 21 22 10 32 10 40 50 21 21 32 50 10 20
Small Heath 50 00 21 20 53 81 01 41 50 60 30 51 20 10 32 41 31
Walsall 42 22 01 20 63 10 11 12 31 10 73 11 21 00 10 11 20
The Wednesday 51 21 40 60 51 51 21 20 10 50 60 30 40 21 40 20 31
Woolwich Arsenal 51 01 10 11 20 21 20 02 21 120 31 30 50 21 30 31 12

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. "England 1899-00". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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