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League Tables โ€” 1897/1898

First Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GA GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Sheffield United 30 9 4 2 27 14 8 4 3 29 17 17 8 5 56 31 42 1.806 25
2 Sunderland 30 12 2 1 27 8 4 3 8 16 22 16 5 9 43 30 37 1.433 13
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 10 4 1 36 14 4 3 8 21 27 14 7 9 57 41 35 1.390 16
4 Everton 30 11 3 1 33 12 2 6 7 15 27 13 9 8 48 39 35 1.230 9
5 Sheffield Wednesday 30 12 0 3 39 15 3 3 9 12 27 15 3 12 51 42 33 1.214 9
6 Aston Villa 30 12 1 2 47 21 2 4 9 14 30 14 5 11 61 51 33 1.196 10
7 West Bromwich Albion 30 8 5 2 25 16 3 5 7 19 29 11 10 9 44 45 32 .977 -1
8 Nottingham Forest 30 7 5 3 30 19 4 4 7 17 30 11 9 10 47 49 31 .959 -2
9 Liverpool 30 7 4 4 27 16 4 2 9 21 29 11 6 13 48 45 28 1.066 3
10 Derby County 30 10 3 2 40 19 1 3 11 17 42 11 6 13 57 61 28 .934 -4
11 Bolton Wanderers 30 9 2 4 18 13 2 2 11 10 28 11 4 15 28 41 26 .682 -13
12 Preston North End 30 7 5 3 26 15 1 3 11 9 28 8 8 14 35 43 24 .813 -8
13 Notts County 30 4 6 5 23 23 4 2 9 13 23 8 8 14 36 46 24 .782 -10
14 Bury 30 8 3 4 25 19 0 5 10 14 32 8 8 14 39 51 24 .764 -12
15 Blackburn Rovers 30 4 7 4 20 22 3 3 9 19 32 7 10 13 39 54 24 .722 -15
16 Stoke City 30 8 3 4 21 14 0 5 10 14 41 8 8 14 35 55 24 .636 -20
GA = Goal Average (goals scored รท goals conceded), used as tiebreaker prior to 1976/77.
Test Matches
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Wed 20 Apr 1898 Newcastle United v Stoke City 2โ€“1 aet St James Park  ยท 17,000
Thu 21 Apr 1898 Blackburn Rovers v Burnley 1โ€“3 aet Ewood Park  ยท 8,000
Sat 23 Apr 1898 Burnley v Blackburn Rovers 2โ€“0 aet Turf Moor  ยท 12,000
Sat 23 Apr 1898 Stoke City v Newcastle United 1โ€“0 aet Victoria Ground (Stoke)  ยท 14,000
Tue 26 Apr 1898 Burnley v Stoke City 0โ€“2 aet Turf Moor  ยท 9,000
Thu 28 Apr 1898 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United 4โ€“3 aet Ewood Park  ยท 1,000
Sat 30 Apr 1898 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers 4โ€“0 aet St James Park  ยท 13,324
Sat 30 Apr 1898 Stoke City v Burnley 0โ€“0 aet Victoria Ground (Stoke)  ยท 15,000
Second Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GA GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Burnley 30 14 1 0 64 13 6 7 2 16 11 20 8 2 80 24 48 3.333 56
2 Newcastle United 30 14 0 1 43 10 7 3 5 21 22 21 3 6 64 32 45 2.000 32
3 Manchester City 30 10 4 1 45 15 5 5 5 21 21 15 9 6 66 36 39 1.833 30
4 Manchester United 30 11 2 2 42 10 5 4 6 22 25 16 6 8 64 35 38 1.828 29
5 Arsenal 30 10 4 1 41 14 6 1 8 28 35 16 5 9 69 49 37 1.408 20
6 Birmingham City 30 11 1 3 37 18 5 3 7 21 32 16 4 10 58 50 36 1.160 8
7 Leicester City 30 8 5 2 26 11 5 2 8 20 24 13 7 10 46 35 33 1.314 11
8 Luton Town 30 10 2 3 50 13 3 2 10 18 37 13 4 13 68 50 30 1.360 18
9 Gainsborough Trinity 30 10 4 1 30 12 2 2 11 20 42 12 6 12 50 54 30 .925 -4
10 Walsall 30 9 3 3 42 15 3 2 10 16 43 12 5 13 58 58 29 1.000 0
11 Blackpool 30 8 4 3 32 15 2 1 12 17 46 10 5 15 49 61 25 .803 -12
12 Grimsby Town 30 9 1 5 44 24 1 3 11 8 38 10 4 16 52 62 24 .838 -10
13 Burton Swifts 30 7 3 5 25 21 1 2 12 13 48 8 5 17 38 69 21 .550 -31
14 Lincoln City 30 6 3 6 27 27 0 2 13 16 55 6 5 19 43 82 17 .524 -39
15 Darwen 30 4 1 10 21 32 2 1 12 10 44 6 2 22 31 76 14 .407 -45
16 Loughborough 30 5 2 8 15 26 1 0 14 9 61 6 2 22 24 87 14 .275 -63
GA = Goal Average (goals scored รท goals conceded), used as tiebreaker prior to 1976/77.