Football League Second Division 1899/1900
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | The Wednesday | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 22 | 3.818 | 54 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 25 | 3.160 | 52 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Small Heath | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 38 | 2.053 | 46 | - |
| 4th |  Newton
Heath |
34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 2.333 | 44 | - |
| 5th | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 1.472 | 43 | - |
| 6th | Grimsby Town | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 1.457 | 40 | - |
| 7th | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 38 | - |
| 8th | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 36 | - |
| 9th | Lincoln City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 1.070 | 36 | - |
| 10th | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 35 | - |
| 11th | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 0.796 | 34 | - |
| 12th | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 32 | - |
| 13th | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 75 | 0.627 | 25 | - |
| 14th | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 69 | 0.565 | 24 | - |
| 15th | Burton Swifts | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 84 | 0.512 | 24 | - |
| 16th | Barnsley | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 79 | 0.582 | 23 | Re Elected |
| 17th | Luton Town | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 18 | ▼Resigned |
| 18th | Loughborough | 34 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 100 | 0.180 | 8 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Luton Town did not seek Re-Election so the other bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 5 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 29 | Barnsley | Re Elected to the League |
| 28 | Stockport County | ▲Elected to the League |
| 24 | Blackpool | ▲Elected to the League |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Loughborough | ▼Not Re-Elected to the League |
| 2 | Kettering | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Stalybridge Rovers | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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▼Burnley were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼Glossop were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲The Wednesday were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Bolton Wanderers were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Barnsley were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Luton Town did not seek Re-Election and Resigned from the Football League |
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▼Loughborough were Not Re-Elected to tjhe Football League |
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▲Stockport County were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Blackpool were Elected to the Football League |