Football : Season Details : 1899

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

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Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Aston Villa	45	1-11
2	Liverpool	43	2-3
3	Burnley	39	2-1
4	Everton	38	1-11
5	Notts County	37	2-2
6	Blackburn Rovers	36	1-11
7	Sunderland	36	1-9
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	1-11
9	Derby County	35	1-11	FAC-F
10	Bury	35	1-4
11	Nottingham Forest	33	1-7
12	Stoke	33	2-8
13	Newcastle United	30	1-1
14	West Bromwich Albion	30	1-11
15	Preston North End	29	1-11
16	Sheffield United	29	1-6	FAC-W
17	Bolton Wanderers	25	1-11
18	Wednesday	24	1-7

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B: A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

FA Cup Final

Sheffield United 4 Derby County 1

History

The Top Division was expanded to 18 clubs. Automatic relegation and promotion between the Top and second levels was introduced.

Two clubs would be relegated each season from the Top Division to be replaced by two clubs promoted from the second level. This system would remain unchanged until 1974.

For the first time, the two clubs that could win the Championship played each other on the final day of the season. Aston Villa needed a draw against Liverpool. They won 5 - 0 to claim a record fourth Championship.

Newcastle United make their first appearance in the top division.

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