Season 1899–1900 Start date 1899 Goals scored 676 | Promoted none Champion Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Matches played 210 | |
Champions Tottenham Hotspur (1st title) Relegated Bedminster F.C., Sheppey United F.C., Brighton United F.C. People also search for 1900–01 Southern Football League | ||
The 1899–1900 season was the sixth in the history of the Southern League. This season saw the expansion of Division One up to 17 teams, though two of them resigned from league before the end of the season. Tottenham Hotspur were Division One champions for the first time, but no Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League.
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Division One
A total of 17 teams contest the division, including 13 sides from previous season and four new teams.
Teams promoted from Division Two:
Newly elected teams:
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.
Source for league table: (note: source does not refer to goal average)
Division Two
A total of 11 teams contest the division, including nine sides from previous season and two new teams.
Newly elected teams:
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.