English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 17th September 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 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1.60 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Notts. County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.70 |
| 13 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 14 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.40 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.33 |
