English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 16th October 1897
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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 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1.06 |
| 6 | Newton Heath | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Darwen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 0.55 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.78 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 12 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Loughborough | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Burton Swifts | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0.39 |
