English Second Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 12th November 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 | Burslem Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Newton Heath | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 2.42 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 1.77 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 0.95 |
| 6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 1.54 |
| 7 | New Brighton Tower | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1.90 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Small Heath | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Burton Swifts | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 1.57 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 0.59 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0.57 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0.45 |
| 16 | Darwen | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 0.28 |
| 17 | Loughborough | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0.16 |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0.42 |
