English Football League Tables
Season 1897-98
| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| FA Cup Final 1898 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 62,017 | |
| Capes AJ 2, Richards | Bloomer | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1898 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Everton | D 1 | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 30,000 | |
| Bloomer 2, Goodall J | Chadwick | |||||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Southampton | SL | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 30,000 | |
| Benbow L | Haynes | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1898 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Southampton | SL | The Crystal Palace | 12,000 | |
| McInnes, Richards | ||||||||
| Test Matches | ||||||||
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | Stoke | D 1 | St James' Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | 17,000 | |
| Smith, Harvey | Kennedy | |||||||
| D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 | Burnley | D 2 | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 8,000 | |
| Briercliffe | Toman 3 | |||||||
| D 2 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | Turf Moor, Burnley | 12,000 | |
| Toman, Ross | ||||||||
| D 1 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 2 | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 20,000 | |
| Maxwell | ||||||||
| D 2 | Burnley | 0 | 2 | Stoke | D 1 | Turf Moor, Burnley | 9,000 | |
| Schofield, Raisbeck | ||||||||
| D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | Newcastle United | D 2 | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 30,000 | |
| Blackburn, Hurst 2, Anderson | Wardrope, Smith, Aitken | |||||||
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | St James' Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | 13,324 | 1. |
| Campbell, Harvey, Ghee, Jackson | ||||||||
| D 1 | Stoke | 0 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 4,000 | 2. |
| Notes | ||||||||
| 1. Two children injured when a barrier collapsed. Both had broken legs and were taken to Newcastle Infirmary. | ||||||||
| 2. Stoke and Burnley only needed a draw & this match became known as the infamous 'match without a shot at goal'. | ||||||||
| The Football League decided to scrap Test Match system after this match to hold a vote during which the clubs promotion & relegation becomes two up, two down. | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 1897-98
| First Division | ||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.81 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | 13 | Sunderland | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1.43 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.39 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 3 | Everton | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.23 | 35 | SF |
| 5 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 1.21 | 33 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | -5 | Aston Villa | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1.20 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 0.98 | 32 | Rd 3 |
| 8 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 0.96 | 31 | Win |
| 9 | -4 | Liverpool | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.07 | 28 | Rd 3 |
| 10 | -7 | Derby County | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 0.93 | 28 | Final |
| 11 | -3 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 0.68 | 26 | Rd 3 |
| 12 | -8 | Preston North End | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 0.81 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | D 2 | Notts County | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 0.78 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | -5 | Bury | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 0.76 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 15 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 0.72 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 16 | -3 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 0.64 | 24 | Rd 2 |
| Second Division | ||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | D 1 | Burnley | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3.333 | 48 | Rd 3 |
| 2 | 3 | Newcastle United | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 2.000 | 45 | Rd 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Manchester City | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1.833 | 39 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | -2 | Newton Heath | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1.829 | 38 | Rd 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 1.408 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 6 | -2 | Small Heath | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 1.160 | 36 | Q3 |
| 7 | 2 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 1.314 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | UCL | Luton Town | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 1.360 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| 9 | -2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 0.926 | 30 | Rd 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Walsall | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 1.000 | 29 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | -3 | Blackpool | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 0.803 | 25 | Q3 |
| 12 | -9 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 0.839 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 0.551 | 21 | Q3 |
| 14 | 2 | Lincoln City | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 0.524 | 17 | Q4 |
| 15 | -4 | Darwen | 30 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 0.408 | 14 | Q5 |
| 16 | -3 | Loughborough | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 0.276 | 14 | Q3 |
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Second Division increased to 18 clubs for the following season. | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern League Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Southern League Div 1 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 0 | Southampton | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2.944 | 37 | SF |
| 2 | WL | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 2.03 | 33 | Q3 |
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 1.677 | 28 | Q4 |
| 4 | -1 | Chatham | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.471 | 28 | Q1 |
| 5 | 2 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.258 | 23 | Q3 |
| 6 | 2 | New Brompton | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 22 | Q5 |
| 7 | 3 | Sheppey United | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 0.816 | 21 | Q4 |
| 8 | -3 | Gravesend United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 0.718 | 20 | Q2 |
| 9 | -7 | Millwall Athletic | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 1.067 | 18 | Q3 |
| 10 | -4 | Swindon Town | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 0.75 | 16 | Q4 |
| 11 | -2 | Northfleet | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 0.483 | 11 | Q1 |
| 12 | -1 | Wolverton L&NWR | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 0.341 | 7 | Q1 |
| 1898 Election to the First Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
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| D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 7,842 | Rd 1 | 27 | Re-Elected |
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 11,597 | Rd 2 | 18 | Elected |
| D 2 | Manchester City | 7,800 | Rd 2 | 10 | Failed |
| D 2 | Newton Heath | 6,133 | Rd 2 | 3 | Failed |
| D 2 | Small Heath | 5,433 | Q3 | 4 | Failed |
| D 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 7,800 | Rd 1 | 2 | Failed |
| 1898 Election to the Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 2 | Lincoln City | 2,700 | Q4 | 21 | Re-Elected |
| ML | Burslem Port Vale | Rd 2 | 18 | Elected | |
| D 2 | Loughborough | 2,133 | Q3 | 16 | Elected |
| D 2 | Darwen | 2,207 | Q5 | 15 | Not Re-Election |
| Lan | New Brighton Tower | Rd 1 | 13 | Failed | |
| Lan | Nelson | Q3 | 3 | Failed | |
| SL | Bristol City | 4,793 | Q3 | 1 | Failed |
| 1898 Election to the expanded Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Darwen | 2,207 | Q5 | Re-Elected | |
| Darwen were already re-elected before decision was taken on the last three clubs to be Elected the Second Division | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| MYL | Barnsley | Q3 | Elected | ||
| ML | Glossop North End | Q3 | Elected | ||
| Lan | New Brighton Tower | Rd 1 | Elected | ||
| Lan | Nelson | Q3 | Failed | ||
| Lan | Stockport County | Q5 | Failed | ||
| ML | Kettering | Q3 | Failed | ||
| ML | Burton Wanderers | Q4 | Failed | ||
| ML | Chesterfield Town | Q3 | Failed | ||
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