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
|
20
|
