English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 18th September 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 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Burnley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Small Heath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3.50 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Darwen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.45 |
| 11 | Loughborough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 14 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 15 | Burton Swifts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.13 |
