Arsenal 0 - 2 Leicester Fosse 
| Date: Saturday 02 September 1899 |
| Competition: Division Two (old) |
| Manager: George Johnson |
| League pos. after match: 1 |
| Result: Won |
| Attendance: 10,000 |
| Stadium: Manor Ground |
| Starting XI | Age |
| Godfrey Beardsley | 20 |
| Billy Wragg | 24 |
| George Swift | 29 |
| Walter Robinson | 21 |
| Dick Jones | 23 |
| Alf Ball | 25 |
| Tommy Galbraith | 24 |
| Rab King | |
| Tom Bradshaw | 20 |
| Tommy Brown | 19 |
| Johnny McMillan | 28 |