1900–01 Southern Football League

The 1900-01 season was the seventh in the history of the Southern League. Southampton were Division One champions for the fourth time in five seasons, whilst Bristol City were the only Southern League team applied for election. Finally they were elected to the Football League.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season	1900–01
Champions	Southampton (4th title)
Promoted	Bristol City
Relegated	Gravesend United (resigned) Chatham Town (resigned) Cowes (resigned)
Matches played	210
Goals scored	616 (2.93 per match)
← 1899–1900 1901–02 →

A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and three new teams.

Team promoted from Division Two:

Watford

Newly elected teams:

Luton Town - relegated from 1899–1900 Football League
Kettering - promoted as Midland League champions

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Southampton	28	18	5	5	58	26	2.23	41
2	Bristol City	28	17	5	6	54	27	2	39	Elected to the 1901–02 Football League
3	Portsmouth	28	17	4	7	56	32	1.75	38
4	Millwall Athletic	28	17	2	9	55	32	1.72	36
5	Tottenham Hotspur	28	16	4	8	55	33	1.67	36
6	West Ham United	28	14	5	9	40	28	1.43	33
7	Bristol Rovers	28	14	4	10	46	35	1.31	32
8	Queens Park Rangers	28	11	4	13	43	48	0.9	26
9	Reading	28	8	8	12	24	25	0.96	24
10	Luton Town	28	11	2	15	43	49	0.88	24
11	Kettering	28	7	9	12	33	46	0.72	23
12	New Brompton	28	7	5	16	34	51	0.67	19
13	Gravesend United	28	6	7	15	32	85	0.38	19	Dropped into Kent League at end of season
14	Watford	28	6	4	18	24	52	0.46	16	Relegation test matches
15	Swindon Town	28	3	8	17	19	47	0.4	14	Relegation test matches
16	Chatham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned from league after 10 matches, record expunged

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

Division Two

Southern Football League Division Two
Season	1900–01
Champions	Brentford
Promoted	Brentford
Relegated	Sheppey United (resigned)
Matches played	72
Goals scored	329 (4.57 per match)
← 1899–1900 1901–02 →

A total of nine teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season and one new team.

Team relegated from Division One:

Sheppey United

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Brentford	16	14	2	0	63	11	5.73	30	Promotion test matches
2	Grays United	16	12	2	2	62	12	5.17	26	Promotion test matches
3	Sheppey United	16	8	1	7	44	26	1.69	17	Dropped into Kent League at end of season
4	Shepherds Bush	16	8	1	7	30	30	1	17
5	Fulham London	16	8	0	8	38	26	1.46	16
6	Chesham Town	16	5	1	10	26	39	0.67	11
7	Maidenhead	16	4	1	11	21	49	0.43	9
8	Wycombe Wanderers	16	4	1	11	23	68	0.34	9
9	Southall	16	4	1	11	22	68	0.32	9

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

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. Both matches resulted in 0-0 draws, and both Division One teams retained their places in the top division. However, although Brentford were promoted, Grays United were not after refusing to play extra-time in their match against Watford.^[1]

Division One clubs v Division Two clubs

Division One clubs	v	Division Two clubs

Swindon Town v Brentford

Swindon Town	0 – 0	Brentford

Watford v Grays United

Watford	0 – 0	Grays United

Football League elections

Only one Southern League club, Bristol City, applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. They were successful after finishing in second place in the ballot.^[2]

Club	League	First round votes	Second round votes
Burton Swifts	Football League	23
Bristol City	Southern League	23
Stockport County	Football League	16	21
Doncaster Rovers	Midland League	16	13
Walsall Town Swifts	Football League	7
Crewe Alexandra	Lancashire League
Darwen	Lancashire League
Stalybridge Rovers	Lancashire League
Southport Central	Lancashire League

References

↑ Grays United at the Football Club History Database
↑ A history of admission to the Football League

External links

Southern League

Premier Division	Banbury United Basingstoke Town Biggleswade Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Dunstable Town Frome Town Hayes and Yeading United Hitchin Town Kettering Town King's Langley King's Lynn Town Leamington Merthyr Town Redditch United Slough Town St Ives Town St Neots Town Stratford Town Weymouth

Division One Central	AFC Dunstable Arlesey Town Ashford Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedford Town Chalfont St Peter Egham Town Farnborough Fleet Town Hanwell Town Histon Kempston Rovers Kidlington Marlow Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town Uxbridge

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Barnstaple Town Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Didcot Town Evesham United Hereford Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Salisbury Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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FA competitions

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First Division	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bury Derby County Everton Liverpool Manchester City Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Blackpool Burnley Burslem Port Vale Burton United Chesterfield Gainsborough Trinity Glossop Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City New Brighton Tower Newton Heath Middlesbrough Small Heath Stockport County Walsall Woolwich Arsenal

Southern League	Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Gravesend United Kettering Town Luton Town Millwall New Brompton Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Reading Southampton Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United

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