English Second Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 5th 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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 4.50 |
| 2 | Newton Heath | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2.09 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1.54 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1.46 |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 0.84 |
| 8 | New Brighton Tower | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2.13 |
| 9 | Glossop North End | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1.75 |
| 10 | Small Heath | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 1.19 |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0.52 |
| 15 | Darwen | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 0.16 |
| 17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0.48 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0.30 |
