English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 9th 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 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 43 | 2.03 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 33 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Newton Heath | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 33 | 35 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 47 | 35 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Leicester Fosse | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 34 | 29 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Small Heath | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 49 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Walsall | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 58 | 27 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 60 | 23 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 60 | 20 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 20 | 0.66 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 78 | 17 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Darwen | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 70 | 14 | 0.41 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 27 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 82 | 13 | 0.29 |
