1899–1900 in English football

The 1899–1900 season was the 29th season of competitive football in England.

Events

Chesterfield and Middlesbrough replaced Blackpool and Darwen in the Football League.

Glossop debuted in the First Division, becoming the smallest town ever to compete in the highest English football division. The team finished in bottom place and was relegated, becoming the first of six clubs that so far have only completed one season in the top flight.

Honours

CompetitionWinner
First DivisionAston Villa (5*)
Second DivisionThe Wednesday
FA CupBury (1)
Home Championship Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League table

First Division

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Aston Villa34226677352.20050
2Sheffield United341812463331.90948
3Sunderland341931250351.42941
4Wolverhampton Wanderers341591048371.29739
5Newcastle United3413101153431.23336
6Derby County341481245431.04736
7Manchester City341381350441.13634
8Nottingham Forest341381356551.01834
9Stoke341381337450.82234
10Liverpool341451549451.08933
11Everton341371447490.95933
12Bury341361540440.90932
13West Bromwich Albion341181543510.84330
14Blackburn Rovers341341749610.80330
15Notts County349111446600.76729
16Preston North End341241838480.79228
17Burnley341151834540.63027
18Glossop344102031740.41918

Second Division

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1The Wednesday34254584223.81854
2Bolton Wanderers34228479253.16052
3Small Heath34206878382.05346
4Newton Heath342041063272.33344
5Leicester Fosse34179853361.47243
6Grimsby Town341761167461.45740
7Chesterfield341661265601.08338
8Woolwich Arsenal341641461431.41936
9Lincoln City341481246431.07036
10New Brighton Tower341391266581.13835
11Burslem Port Vale341461439490.79634
12Walsall341281450550.90932
13Gainsborough Trinity34971847750.62725
14Middlesbrough34881839690.56524
15Burton Swifts34961943840.51224
16Barnsley34871946790.58223
17Luton Town[1]34582140750.53318
18Loughborough[1]341627181000.1808

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

National team

For the last round of international matches in the Victorian era, the England national football team played all three matches in the 1900 British Home Championship away from home.

Ireland

For the match against Ireland, played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin on 17 March 1900, the England team were confidently expecting an easy win after five successive victories, including winning 13–2 the previous year.[2] The England selectors chose five debutantes, including four of the five forwards. Dan Cunliffe of Southern League Portsmouth, made his solitary England appearance at inside right, with his Portsmouth team-mate Matt Reilly in goal for the Irish. Another Southern League player, Archie Turner of Southampton played the first of his two internationals at outside right, while on the left were Charlie Sagar of Bury and Fred Priest of Sheffield United, with the experienced Gilbert Smith in the centre. Priest's Sheffield United colleague, Harry Johnson played the first of his six internationals at Right-half.

In the event, the game was far more difficult than expected, with England only managing a 2–0 victory,[2] with goals from debutantes Johnson and Sagar.[3]

Wales

Nine days later, the England team travelled to Cardiff to compete against Wales with four new players. Arthur Chadwick of Southampton represented the Southern League, playing the first of his two internationals at centre half. The other three debutantes were up front, with Corinthians Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson and Tip Foster, lining up alongside their club captain, G. O. Smith, and Alf Spouncer of Nottingham Forest making his only England appearance on the left wing.

While the visitors were expected to win with ease, the Welsh "fought magnificently"[2] to hold the English to a draw with Billy Meredith's 55th-minute strike cancelling out Wilson's third-minute goal.[4]

Scotland

As Scotland had defeated both the Welsh and Irish by large scores, England needed a victory at Celtic Park if they were to retain the British Home Championship. They made only three changes from the side that had defeated the Welsh, bringing in John Plant of Bury to replace Alf Spouncer on the left, and recalling Ernest Needham (replacing Howard Spencer in defence) and Steve Bloomer in place of Tip Foster.

Scotland were "determined to succeed against the visitors"[2] following defeats in the two previous meetings. In front of a world record crowd of 63000, the Scots did not disappoint their supporters with Robert McColl scoring a hat trick (his third for Scotland), with Bloomer scoring England's consolation.[5] Scotland thus defeated all three of their competitors, enabling them to take the championship.

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp England scorers
17 March 1900 Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)  Ireland 2–0[3] BHC Harry Johnson (Sheffield United) (12 mins), Charlie Sagar (Bury) (16 mins)
26 March 1900 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff (A)  Wales 1–1[4] BHC Geoffrey Wilson (Corinthian) (3 mins)
7 April 1900 Celtic Park, Glasgow (A)  Scotland 1–4[5] BHC Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (35 mins)

* England score given first

Key

References

  1. 1 2 Failed to be re-elected to the Football League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. pp. 462–463. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
  3. 1 2 "Ireland 0 England 2 (match summary)". www.englandstats.com. 17 March 1900. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Wales 1 England 1 (match summary)". www.englandstats.com. 26 March 1900. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Scotland 4 England 1 (match summary)". www.englandstats.com. 7 April 1900. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
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