Football League Second Division  1900/01

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Grimsby Town 34 20 9 5 60 33 1.818 49 ▲Champions
2nd  Small Heath 34 19 10 5 57 24 2.375 48 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Burnley 34 20 4 10 53 29 1.828 44 -
4th  New Brighton Tower 34 17 8 9 57 38 1.500 42 Resigned
5th  Glossop 34 15 8 11 51 33 1.545 38 -
6th  Middlesbrough 34 15 7 12 50 40 1.250 37 -
7th  Woolwich Arsenal 34 15 6 13 39 35 1.114 36 -
8th  Lincoln City 34 13 7 14 43 39 1.103 33 -
9th  Burslem Port Vale 34 11 11 12 45 47 0.957 33 -
10th   Newton Heath 34 14 4 16 42 38 1.105 32 -
11th  Leicester Fosse 34 11 10 13 39 37 1.054 32 -
12th  Blackpool 34 12 7 15 33 58 0.569 31 -
13th  Gainsborough Trinity 34 10 10 14 45 60 0.750 30 -
14th  Chesterfield Town 34 9 10 15 46 58 0.793 28 -
15th  Barnsley 34 11 5 18 47 60 0.783 27 -
16th  Walsall 34 7 13 14 40 56 0.714 27 Not Re Elected
17th  Stockport County 34 11 3 20 38 68 0.559 25 Re Elected
18th  Burton Swifts 34 8 4 22 34 66 0.515 20 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership

The bottom three clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 6 non-league clubs. Burton Swifts merged with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United and entered the Voting under the new name.
Votes Club End Result
23 Bristol City Elected to the League
23 Burton United Re Elected to the League
16 Doncaster Rovers Went to 2nd Ballot
16 Stockport County Went to 2nd Ballot
7 Walsall Not Re-Elected to the League
7 Stalybridge Rovers Not Elected to the League
5 Crewe Alexandra Not Elected to the League
0 Darwen Not Elected to the League
0 Southport Central Not Elected to the League

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Election for League Membership - 2nd Ballot

Votes Club End Result
21 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
13 Doncaster Rovers Not Elected to the League

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Election for League Membership

 - In September 1901 after the meeting, New Brighton Tower Resigned from the Football League and were replaced by Doncaster Rovers
Votes Club End Result
n/a Doncaster Rovers Elected to the League

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Preston North End were Relegated from the Football League First Division

 ▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Football League First Division

 ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division

 ▲Small Heath were Promoted to the Football League First Division

 - Stockport County were Re-Elected to the Football League

 - Burton United (previously Burton Swifts) were Re-Elected to the Football League

 ▼Walsall were Not Re-Elected to tjhe Football League

 ▲Bristol City were Elected to the Football League

 ▼New Brighton Tower Resigned from the Football League in September 1901

 ▲Doncaster Rovers were Elected to the Football League