English Second Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 26th 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 | Newton Heath | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Burslem Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 2.86 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 2.21 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 1.11 |
| 6 | New Brighton Tower | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Small Heath | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Burton Swifts | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 1.12 |
| 11 | Glossop North End | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1.07 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 0.61 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0.48 |
| 16 | Darwen | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 0.22 |
| 17 | Loughborough | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 0.42 |
