Final First Division 1897/1898 league table
Season completed Saturday, 30th April 1898 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GA |
| 1 |
Sheffield United |
30 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
27 |
14 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
17 |
8 |
5 |
56 |
31 |
42 |
1.81 |
| 2 |
Sunderland |
30 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
16 |
22 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
43 |
30 |
37 |
1.43 |
| 3 |
Wolverhampton W'drs. |
30 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
36 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
27 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
57 |
41 |
35 |
1.39 |
| 4 |
Everton |
30 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
27 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
48 |
39 |
35 |
1.23 |
| 5 |
The Wednesday |
30 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
39 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
27 |
15 |
3 |
12 |
51 |
42 |
33 |
1.21 |
| 6 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
47 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
30 |
14 |
5 |
11 |
61 |
51 |
33 |
1.20 |
| 7 |
West Bromwich Albion |
30 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
25 |
16 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
29 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
44 |
45 |
32 |
0.98 |
| 8 |
Nottingham Forest |
30 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
30 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
30 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
47 |
49 |
31 |
0.96 |
| 9 |
Liverpool |
30 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
27 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
21 |
29 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
48 |
45 |
28 |
1.07 |
| 10 |
Derby County |
30 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
40 |
19 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
17 |
42 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
57 |
61 |
28 |
0.93 |
| 11 |
Bolton Wanderers |
30 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
18 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
10 |
28 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
28 |
41 |
26 |
0.68 |
| 12 |
Preston North End |
30 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
26 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
28 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
35 |
43 |
24 |
0.81 |
| 13 |
Notts. County |
30 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
23 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
13 |
23 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
36 |
46 |
24 |
0.78 |
| 14 |
Bury |
30 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
32 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
39 |
51 |
24 |
0.76 |
| 15 |
Blackburn Rovers |
30 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
20 |
22 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
19 |
32 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
39 |
54 |
24 |
0.72 |
| 16 |
Stoke |
30 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
41 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
35 |
55 |
24 |
0.64 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Information panel
|
| Blackburn Rovers were relegated via the test matches, but reprieved due to expansion of First Division. |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Fri 23rd Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 | |
| Fri 23rd Apr | Group Stage | Stoke 1 Newcastle United 0 | |
| Fri 30th Apr | Group Stage | Newcastle United 4 Blackburn Rovers 0 | |
| Fri 30th Apr | Group Stage | Stoke 0 Burnley 0 | |
| Mon 26th Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 0 Stoke 2 | |
| Tue 20th Apr | Group Stage | Newcastle United 2 Stoke 1 | |
| Wed 21st Apr | Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers 1 Burnley 3 | |
| Wed 28th Apr | Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers 4 Newcastle United 3 | |
