| Season | 1900–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portsmouth (Division One) Bristol East (Division Two) |
1901–02 → | |
The1900–01 season was the ninth in the history of theWestern Football League.
Portsmouth were the new champions of Division One, and also competed in theSouthern League during this season, along with all the other members of Division One. The new clubs from London dominated the season, althoughBristol City were elected tothe Football League, being the first Western League club to achieve this. The Division Two champions for the second season running wereBristol East.[1]
Six new clubs joined Division One, which was increased to nine clubs from four afterBedminster merged withBristol City.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 1.565 | 24 | |
| 2 | Millwall Athletic | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 2.357 | 23 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 1.947 | 21 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 1.625 | 18 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.125 | 16 | Elected to theFootball League Second Division |
| 6 | Reading | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 0.742 | 15 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 0.655 | 12 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 0.429 | 9 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 0.257 | 6 |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol East | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5.125 | 22 | |
| 2 | Paulton Rovers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 2.667 | 14 | |
| 3 | Staple Hill | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2.000 | 13 | |
| 4 | Cotham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 0.408 | 8 | |
| 5 | Bedminster St Francis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1.231 | 7 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 6 | Weston-super-Mare | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 0.545 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fishponds | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 0.150 | 0[a] | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 8 | Weston (Bath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Resigned during the season without playing a game |