1900–01 Western Football League
| Season | 1900–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portsmouth (Division One) Bristol East (Division Two) |
1901–02 → | |
The 1900–01 season was the ninth in the history of the Western Football League.
Portsmouth were the new champions of Division One, and also competed in the Southern League during this season, along with all the other members of Division One. The new clubs from London dominated the season, although Bristol City were elected to the Football League, being the first Western League club to achieve this. The Division Two champions for the second season running were Bristol East.[1]
Division One
[edit]Six new clubs joined Division One, which was increased to nine clubs from four after Bedminster merged with Bristol City.
- Millwall Athletic
- Portsmouth
- Queens Park Rangers
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Reading and Southampton rejoined from the Southern League Division One though, like the other clubs, they played in both leagues.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portsmouth | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 1.565 | 24 | |
| 2 | Millwall Athletic | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 2.357 | 23 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 1.947 | 21 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 1.625 | 18 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.125 | 16 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
| 6 | Reading | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 0.742 | 15 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 0.655 | 12 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 0.429 | 9 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 0.257 | 6 |
Division Two
[edit]Three new clubs joined Division Two, which was increased to eight clubs from five. It was the first season not to be fully completed, with several games remaining unplayed at the end of the season.
- Bedminster St Francis
- Paulton Rovers, also playing in the Somerset Senior League
- Weston-super-Mare
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol East | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5.125 | 22 | |
| 2 | Paulton Rovers | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 2.667 | 14 | |
| 3 | Staple Hill | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 2.000 | 13 | |
| 4 | Cotham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 0.408 | 8 | |
| 5 | Bedminster St Francis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 1.231 | 7 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 6 | Weston-super-Mare | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 0.545 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fishponds | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 0.150 | 0[a] | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 8 | Weston (Bath) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Resigned during the season without playing a game |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. The unplayed games were ignored.[1]
Notes:
- ^ Fishponds had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.