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The Football League First Division Table 1900-1910

Newcastle United

Twenty eight different sides competed in the First Division of the Football League during the first decade of the 20th century. Twelve of those teams are at present in the top tier of the  English football pyramid. This is a cumulative table based on the clubs' average placement during those 10 seasons.
London teams now begin to appear in the Football League (along with Bristol City), but the dominant forces in the professional game are still to be found in the north, the north east and the midlands.


Rank
Team
Years in Div. 1
Best finish
Average position
1
Newcastle United
10
1
4
2
Aston Villa
10
1
5
3
Everton
10
2
6
4
The Wednesday
10
1
6
5
Manchester United
4
1
6
6
Sunderland
10
1
6
7
Sheffield United
10
4
7
8
Liverpool
9
1
8
9
Bristol City
4
2
9
10
Manchester City
8
2
9
11
Blackburn Rovers
10
3
10
12
Preston North End
7
2
10
13
Nottingham Forest
9
4
11
14
Woolwich Arsenal
6
6
11
15
Small Heath/ Birmingham
6
7
11
16
Bury
10
5
11
17
Derby County
7
6
12
18
Middlesbrough
8
6
12
19
Bradford City
2
18
12
20
Bolton Wanderers
7
6
13
21
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6
8
13
22
Notts County
10
3
13
23
Stoke
7
6
13
24
West Bromwich Albion
3
7
14
25
Chelsea
3
11
14
26
Tottenham Hotspur
1
15
15
27
Grimsby Town
2
15
16
28
Leicester Fosse
1
20
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