English First Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 20th November 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 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 1.94 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 1.27 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 6 | The Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Bury | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Stoke | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Notts. County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0.63 |
