HOME
      DIVISION 2  1899/1900
     
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading League goalscorer:
John Wright
(Sheffield Wednesday)
 24  goals

Loughborough's 8 points for the season still stands as the lowest points total in the Football League, although the unwanted record is also shared with Doncaster Rovers whose 8 points, also in Division 2, was achieved in 1904/05. The other record Loughborough set that season - of fewest League wins (just 1) - lasted a bit longer until Derby County equalled it in 2007/08.

   1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 25 4 5 84 22 54 Promoted
    2 Bolton Wanderers 34 22 8 4 79 25 52 Promoted
    3 Small Heath 34 20 6 8 78 38 46
    Results 4 Newton Heath 34 20 4 10 63 27 44
    Results 5 Leicester Fosse 34 17 9 8 53 36 43
    6 Grimsby Town 34 17 6 11 67 46 40
    Results 7 Chesterfield Town 34 16 6 12 65 60 38
    Results 8 Woolwich Arsenal 34 16 4 14 61 43 36
    9 Lincoln City 34 14 8 12 46 43 36
    Results 10 New Brighton Tower 34 13 9 12 66 58 35
    11 Burslem Port Vale 34 14 6 14 39 49 34
    12 Walsall 34 12 8 14 50 55 32
    Results 13 Gainsborough Trinity 34 9 7 18 47 75 25
    14 Middlesbrough 34 8 8 18 39 69 24
      15 Burton Swifts 34 9 6 19 43 84 24
      16 Barnsley 34 8 7 19 46 79 23 Re-election position
      Results 17 Luton Town 34 5 8 21 40 75 18 Re-election positionLeft League
      Results 18 Loughborough 34 1 6 27 18 100 8 Re-election positionLeft League
     
      The table above lists the clubs in their original names. For the same table but with clubs in their modern names click here.
     
      R Luton did not seek re-election. The other two League sides facing re-election came up against five non-league sides in the vote for the three League places. Voting -
     
     
29 votes Barnsley Re-elected to the League
28 Stockport County Elected to the League
24 Blackpool Elected to the League
5 Doncaster Rovers Not elected to the League
3 Loughborough  Not re-elected to the League
2 Kettering Not elected to the League
1 Stalybridge Rovers Not elected to the League
     
     
     
     
     
     

 


"I'd been ill and hadn't trained for a week and I'd been out of the team for three weeks before that, so I wasn't sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I'm not one to make excuses."
Clinton Morrison

For dozens more hilarious 'foot-in-mouth' quotes click on Colemanballs
Google
Web footballsite.co.uk