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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| - 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 |
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▼Preston North End were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▼West Bromwich Albion were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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▲Grimsby Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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▲Small Heath were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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- Stockport County were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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- Burton United (previously Burton Swifts) were Re-Elected to the Football League |
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▼Walsall were Not Re-Elected to tjhe Football League |
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▲Bristol City were Elected to the Football League |
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▼New Brighton Tower Resigned from the Football League in September 1901 |
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▲Doncaster Rovers were Elected to the Football League |