1899–1900 Southern Football League
The 1898-99 season was the sixth in the history of the Southern League. Tottenham Hotspur were Division One champions, but no Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League.
Final tables
Division One
Division One featured four new clubs:
- Bristol Rovers (newly-elected)
- Cowes (promoted from Division One)
- Queens Park Rangers (newly-elected)
- Thames Ironworks (promoted from Division One)
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 26 | 2.58 | 44 | |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 2.03 | 41 | |
| 3 | Southampton | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 33 | 2.12 | 35 | |
| 4 | Reading | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 1.46 | 32 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 1.19 | 32 | |
| 6 | Bedminster | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 45 | 0.98 | 28 | Merged into Bristol City at end of season |
| 7 | Millwall Athletic | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 37 | 0.97 | 27 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 58 | 0.86 | 26 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 47 | 0.94 | 25 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 55 | 0.84 | 25 | |
| 11 | New Brompton | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 0.8 | 24 | |
| 12 | Gravesend United | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 58 | 0.66 | 24 | |
| 13 | Chatham Town | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 0.66 | 23 | |
| 14 | Thames Ironworks | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 0.67 | 21 | Relegation test matches, changed name to West Ham United at end of season |
| 15 | Sheppey United | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 66 | 0.36 | 13 | Relegation test matches |
| 16 | Brighton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from league after 26 matches record expunged |
| 17 | Cowes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from league after 13 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
Two new clubs were elected to Division Two, Dartford (from the Kent League) and Grays United.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 2.28 | 30 | Promotion test matches |
| 2 | Fulham | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 1.91 | 24 | |
| 3 | Chesham Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 37 | 1.16 | 24 | |
| 4 | Wolverton LNWR | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 1.28 | 24 | Left league at end of season |
| 5 | Grays United | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 29 | 2.17 | 22 | |
| 6 | Shepherds Bush | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 1.22 | 22 | |
| 7 | Dartford | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 0.82 | 19 | Left league at end of season |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 50 | 0.7 | 19 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 48 | 0.65 | 17 | |
| 10 | Southall | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 0.48 | 15 | |
| 11 | Maidenhead | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 64 | 0.25 | 4 |
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. 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.[1]
| Division One clubs | v | Division Two clubs |
|---|---|---|
References
- ^ Sheppey United at the Football Club History Database