1900–01_Western_Football_League

1900–01 Western Football League

1900–01 Western Football League

Football league season

The 1900–01 season was the ninth in the history of the Western Football League.

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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

Six new clubs joined Division One, which was increased to nine clubs from four after Bedminster merged with Bristol City.

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Division Two

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.

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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:
  1. Fishponds had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

References

  1. [1]
    Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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