English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 16th April 1898
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 24 | 48 | 3.33 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 32 | 45 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 36 | 39 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 37 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Newton Heath | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 61 | 33 | 36 | 1.85 |
| 6 | Small Heath | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 49 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 49 | 30 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Walsall | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 53 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 62 | 24 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 21 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 68 | 20 | 0.54 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 82 | 17 | 0.52 |
| 15 | Darwen | 29 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 73 | 14 | 0.40 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 29 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 83 | 14 | 0.29 |
