Season

1900-01

Newton HeathJames West

10thleague finish

of 18 in the Second Division

−0.1
goal difference
1.2 scored · 1.3 conceded
36
Played
39%
Win rate

Season in brief

10th of 18 in the Second Division, down from 4th the year before. Home form carried the season — 61% of home matches won against 17% away. Tommy Leigh led the scoring with 15 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 43 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 18 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Grimsby Town34P · 20W 9D 5L · GD +2749
  3. 8Lincoln City34P · 13W 7D 14L · GD +433
  4. 9Port Vale34P · 11W 11D 12L · GD -233
  5. 10Newton Heath34P · 14W 4D 16L · GD +432
  6. 11Leicester City34P · 11W 10D 13L · GD +232
  7. 12Blackpool34P · 12W 7D 15L · GD -2531
  9. 17Stockport County34P · 11W 3D 20L · GD -3025
  10. 18Burton Swifts34P · 8W 4D 22L · GD -3220

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1900-01, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

36 matches
1 Sep 1900 @ Glossop North End: 0–18 Sep 1900 v Middlesbrough: 4–015 Sep 1900 @ Burnley: 0–122 Sep 1900 v Port Vale: 4–029 Sep 1900 @ Leicester City: 0–16 Oct 1900 v New Brighton Tower: 1–013 Oct 1900 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 1–020 Oct 1900 v Walsall: 1–127 Oct 1900 @ Burton Swifts: 1–310 Nov 1900 @ Arsenal: 1–224 Nov 1900 @ Stockport County: 0–11 Dec 1900 v Birmingham City: 0–18 Dec 1900 @ Grimsby Town: 0–215 Dec 1900 v Lincoln City: 4–122 Dec 1900 @ Chesterfield: 1–226 Dec 1900 v Blackpool: 4–029 Dec 1900 v Glossop North End: 3–01 Jan 1901 @ Middlesbrough: 2–112 Jan 1901 v Burnley: 0–119 Jan 1901 @ Port Vale: 0–29 Feb 1901 v Burnley: 0–013 Feb 1901 @ Burnley: 1–716 Feb 1901 v Gainsborough Trinity: 0–019 Feb 1901 @ New Brighton Tower: 0–225 Feb 1901 @ Walsall: 1–12 Mar 1901 v Burton Swifts: 1–113 Mar 1901 v Barnsley: 1–016 Mar 1901 v Arsenal: 1–020 Mar 1901 v Leicester City: 2–323 Mar 1901 @ Blackpool: 2–130 Mar 1901 v Stockport County: 3–15 Apr 1901 @ Lincoln City: 0–26 Apr 1901 @ Birmingham City: 0–19 Apr 1901 @ Barnsley: 2–613 Apr 1901 v Grimsby Town: 1–027 Apr 1901 v Chesterfield: 1–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.