| Season | 1900–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Relegated | Walsall |
| Folded | New Brighton Tower |
| New Clubs in League | Blackpool, Stockport County |
1901–02 → | |
The1900–01 season was the 13th season ofThe Football League.
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.
| Season | 1900–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 1stEnglish title |
| Relegated | Preston North End West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 855 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Bloomer (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa 7–1Manchester City (1 December 1900) |
| Biggest away win | West Bromwich Albion 1–6Nottingham Forest (20 October 1900) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 4–5Wolverhampton Wanderers (22 September 1900) West Bromwich Albion 7–2Bolton Wanderers (8 December 1900) Sunderland 7–2Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 January 1901) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Nottingham Forest |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Liverpool Nottingham Forest |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Preston North End |
| Highest attendance | 50,000 Everton 1–1Liverpool (22 September 1900) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,050 West Bromwich Albion 0–2Sheffield United (30 April 1901) |
| Average attendance | 11,151 |
1901–02 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 45 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 2.192 | 43 | |
| 3 | Notts County | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 40 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 36 | 1.472 | 39 | |
| 5 | Bury | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 39 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 38 | |
| 7 | Everton | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 37 | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 1.238 | 36 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 0.830 | 33 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 33 | |
| 11 | Manchester City | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 0.828 | 32 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 31 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 31 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 0.673 | 31 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 30 | |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 27 | |
| 17 | Preston North End(R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 0.653 | 25 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion(R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 62 | 0.565 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| Season | 1900–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grimsby Town |
| Promoted | Grimsby Town Small Heath |
| Relegated | Walsall |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 819 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Swann (18 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Small Heath 10–1Blackpool (2 March 1901) |
| Biggest away win | Walsall 1–5Burton Swifts (24 September 1900) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough 9–2Gainsborough Trinity (9 March 1901) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Burnley Grimsby Town Middlesbrough |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Grimsby Town |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Barnsley Chesterfield Gainsborough Trinity Newton Heath |
1901–02 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town(C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 33 | 1.818 | 49 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Small Heath(P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 24 | 2.375 | 48 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 29 | 1.828 | 44 | |
| 4 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 38 | 1.500 | 42 | Dissolved |
| 5 | Glossop | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 33 | 1.545 | 38 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | 1.250 | 37 | |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 35 | 1.114 | 36 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 1.103 | 33 | |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 33 | |
| 10 | Newton Heath | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | 32 | |
| 11 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 1.054 | 32 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 58 | 0.569 | 31 | |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 30 | |
| 14 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 58 | 0.793 | 28 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 60 | 0.783 | 27 | |
| 16 | Walsall(R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 56 | 0.714 | 27 | Failed re-election and demoted |
| 17 | Stockport County | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 0.559 | 25 | Re-elected |
| 18 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 66 | 0.515 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | 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 |