Season 1899-00
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1900 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
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| D 1 | Bury |
4 |
0 | Southampton |
SL | The Crystal Palace, London | 68,945 | |
| | McLuckie 2, Plant, Wood | | | | | | | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1900 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Bury | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 20,000 | |
| | Pray (p) | | | Capes | | | | |
| SL | Southampton | 0 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | SL | The Crystal Palace, London | 34,760 | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1900 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes |
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| SL | Southampton | 3 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | SL | Elm Park, Reading | 8,335 | |
| | Milward 2, Yates | | | | | | | |
| D 1 | Bury | 3 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 12,000 | aet |
| | Sagar 2, McLuckie | | | Capes, Calvey | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1899-00
| First Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 2.200 | 50 | Rd 3 |
| 2 | 14 | Sheffield United | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1.909 | 48 |
Rd 3 |
| 3 | 4 | Sunderland | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 1.429 | 41 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 1.297 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 8 | Newcastle United | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 1.233 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Derby County | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 1.047 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 7 |
D 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 1.136 | 34 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 1.018 | 34 | SF |
| 9 | 3 | Stoke | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 0.822 | 34 | Rd 1 |
| 10 | -8 | Liverpool | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 1.089 | 33 | Rd 2 |
| 11 | -7 | Everton | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 0.959 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| 12 | -2 | Bury | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 0.909 | 32 | Win |
| 13 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 0.843 | 30 |
Rd 3 |
| 14 | -8 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 0.803 | 30 | Rd 2 |
| 15 | -10 | Notts County | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 0.767 | 29 | Rd 2 |
| 16 | -1 | Preston North End | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 0.792 | 28 |
Rd 3 |
| 17 | -14 | Burnley | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 0.630 | 27 | Rd 1 |
| 18 |
D 2 | Glossop | 34 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 0.419 | 18 | Q3 |
| Second Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Second Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 |
D 1 | The Wednesday | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 3.818 | 54 | Rd 2 |
| 2 |
D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 3.160 | 52 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Small Heath | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 1.974 | 46 | Q5 |
| 4 | 0 | Newton Heath | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 2.333 | 44 | Q3 |
| 5 | -2 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 1.472 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 6 | 4 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 1.457 | 40 | Rd 1 |
| 7 |
ML | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 1.083 | 38 | Q5 |
| 8 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 1.442 | 36 | Q3 |
| 9 | 3 | Lincoln City | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 1.093 | 36 | Q3 |
| 10 | -5 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 1.138 | 35 | Q2 |
| 11 | -2 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 0.780 | 34 | Q5 |
| 12 | -6 | Walsall | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 0.909 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 51 | 0.627 | 25 | Q1 |
| 14 |
NL | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 0.574 | 24 | Q3 |
| 15 | -2 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 0.512 | 24 | Q4 |
| 16 | -5 | Barnsley | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 0.582 | 23 | Q4 |
| 17 | -2 | Luton Town | 34 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 0.533 | 18 | Q5 |
| 18 | -1 | Loughborough | 34 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 74 | 0.180 | 8 | Q3 |
| Southern League Division 1 | | Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Southern League Div 1 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 2.58 | 44 | Rd 1 |
| 2 |
Non | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 2.03 | 41 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | -2 | Southampton | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 2.12 | 35 |
Final |
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 1.46 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 4 | Swindon Town | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 1.19 | 32 | Q3 |
| 6 | 2 | Bedminster | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 0.98 | 28 | Q5 |
| 7 | -4 | Millwall Athletic | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0.95 | 27 | SF |
| 8 |
Lon | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 0.86 | 26 | Rd 2 |
| 9 | -7 | Bristol City | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0.94 | 25 | Rd 2 |
| 10 | Bir
| Bristol Rovers | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 0.84 | 25 | Q4 |
| 11 | -5 | New Brompton | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 0.8 | 24 | Q4 |
| 12 | -1 | Gravesend United | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 0.66 | 24 | PR |
| 13 | -9 | Chatham | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 0.66 | 23 | Q4 |
| 14 | SL 2 | Thames Ironworks | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 0.7 | 21 | Q5 |
| 15 | -3 | Sheppey United | 28 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 0.36 | 13 | Q2 |
| 16 | -6 | Brighton United | 26 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 0.4 | 10 | Q3 |
| 17 | SL 2 | Cowes | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0.41 | 8 | Q2 |
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| 1900 Election to the Second Division of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 2 | Barnsley | 2,182 | Q4 | 29 | Re-elected |
| Lan |
Stockport County | | Q4 | 28 | Elected |
| Lan |
Blackpool | | Q3 | 24 | Elected |
| ML | Doncaster Rovers | | Q3 | 5 | Failed |
| D 2 | Loughborough | 1,744 | Q3 | 3 | Not Re-elected |
| ML | Kettering | | Q3 | 2 | Failed |
| Lan |
Stalybridge Rovers | | Rd 1 | 1 | Failed |
| D 2 | Luton Town | 1,745 | Q5 | X | Did not seek re-election. Joined the Southern League |
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