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1899–1900 Southern Football League

Field	Value
competition	Southern Football League Division One
season	1899–1900
winners	Tottenham Hotspur (1st title)
promoted	none
relegated	Bedminster (merged)
Sheppey United
Brighton United (resigned)
Cowes (resigned)
matches	210
total goals	676
prevseason	[1898–99](1898-99-southern-football-league-division-one)
nextseason	[1900–01](1900-01-southern-football-league-division-one)

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

Sheppey United Brighton United (resigned) Cowes (resigned) 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

Division Two

Dartford (resigned)

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

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.

References

"Final Tables Division One". RSSSF.
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