SOUTHERN LEAGUE  FIRST DIVISION
1900/01
      P W D L F A Pts
      1 Southampton 28 18 5 5 58 26 41
      2 Bristol City 28 17 5 6 54 27 39 Promoted
      3 Portsmouth 28 17 4 7 56 32 38
      4 Millwall Athletic 28 17 2 9 55 32 36
      5 Tottenham Hotspur 28 16 4 8 55 33 36
      6 West Ham United 28 14 5 9 40 28 33
      7 Bristol Rovers 28 14 4 10 46 35 32
      8 Queens Park Rangers 28 11 4 13 43 48 26
      9 Reading 28 8 8 12 24 25 24
      10 Luton Town 28 11 2 15 43 49 24
      11 Kettering 28 7 9 12 33 46 23
      12 New Brompton 28 7 5 16 34 51 19
      13 Gravesend United 28 6 7 15 32 85 19
      14 Watford 28 6 4 18 24 52 16
      15 Swindon Town 28 3 8 17 19 47 14
     
     
Southern League runners-up Bristol City were one of six non-league sides to challenge the three League sides who needed to seek re-election  in the vote for Football League membership. Voting -
23 votes Bristol City Elected to the League Promoted
23 Burton United* Re-elected to the League
16 Doncaster Rovers 2nd ballot
16 Stockport County 2nd ballot
7 Walsall Not re-elected to the League
7 Stalybridge Rovers Not elected to the League
5 Crewe Alexandra Not elected to the League
0 Darwen Not elected to the League
0 Southport Central Not elected to the League
2nd ballot
21 votes Stockport County Re-elected to the League
13 Doncaster Rovers** Not elected to the League
* Burton Swifts, who were required to seek re-election, amalgamated with former League members Burton Wanderers to form Burton United and attended the League re-election meeting under that name.

** In September1901, after the re-election meeting, New Brighton Tower resigned from the Football League and were replaced by Doncaster Rovers.