English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 8th October 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 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1.30 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2.40 |
| 3 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1.29 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Stoke | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.70 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0.50 |
