1899–1900 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

[1] Another season of charging to the summit of the Second Division table, only to fall into mid-table obscurity, this time the club suffered from low support and subsequently poor finances.

Once again, the team maintained a decent defensive record, only to fail miserably in front of goal – the second-lowest total in the league.

Last season's top scorers Dick Evans and James Peake departed for Reading and Millwall Athletic respectively; also star player Tommy Clare retired.

Attendance figures made grim reading, and left-half Ted McDonald had to be sold to Notts County in November to raise cash.

At the end of the season, there were drastic budget cuts, even so much as to stop paying players wages over the summer period – the only club in the league to do so.

Not long after his debut, left-half Billy Leech established himself as an essential first-teamer.
Key player Lucien Boullemier .
Billy Heames rarely missed a game.
Bert Eardley played one, scored one.
Striker Danny Simpson was nearing the end of his playing career.
Striker George Price would be a key player the next season.