1899–1900 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 scored 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

5th English title Glossop (27 goals) (4 September 1899) (2 December 1899) (4 September 1899) Sheffield United Sheffield United Liverpool Aston Villa 4–2 Sunderland (30 December 1899) Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Nottingham Forest (5 March 1900)

Results

Maps

Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Burnley Bury Derby County Everton Glossop Manchester City Liverpool Newcastle Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Bolton Wanderers Loughborough (24 goals) (12 March 1900) (26 December 1899) (12 March 1900) Bolton Wanderers The Wednesday Loughborough

Results

Maps

Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Chesterfield Gainsborough Trinity Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Loughborough Luton Town Middlesbrough New Brighton Tower Newton Heath (Manchester) Small Heath (Birmingham) Walsall The Wednesday (Sheffield) Woolwich Arsenal

Attendances

Source:

Division One

References

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1900.htm