English Football League Tables
Season 1898-99
| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| FA Cup Final 1899 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 73,833 | |
| Bennett, Beer, Almond, Priest | Boag | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1899 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Stoke | D 1 | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 24,500 | |
| Bloomer 3 | Maxwell | |||||||
| D 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Liverpool | D 1 | City Ground, Nottingham | 21,000 | |
| Hedley, Needham | Allan, Morgan | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1899 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | Liverpool | D 1 | Burnden Park, Bolton | 20,000 | aet |
| Beer, Bennett, Priest 2 | Walker, Allan, Boyle OG, Cox | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1899 Replay 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | Fallowfield, Manchester | 32,500 | Abandoned h/t - crowd trouble & darkness |
| Allan | ||||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1899 Replay 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Liverpool | D 1 | Baseball Ground, Derby | 9,957 | |
| Beer | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 1898-99
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 5 | Aston Villa | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 1.900 | 45 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Liverpool | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 1.485 | 43 | SF |
| 3 | D 2 | Burnley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 0.957 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 1.171 | 38 | Rd 2 |
| 5 | 8 | Notts County | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 0.922 | 37 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 1.154 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | -5 | Sunderland | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1.000 | 36 | Rd 2 |
| 8 | -5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 1.125 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 9 | 1 | Derby County | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 1.088 | 35 | Final |
| 10 | 4 | Bury | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0.980 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 11 | -3 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1.000 | 33 | Rd 3 |
| 12 | 4 | Stoke | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 0.904 | 33 | SF |
| 13 | D 2 | Newcastle United | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 1.021 | 30 | Rd 2 |
| 14 | -7 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 0.737 | 30 | Rd 3 |
| 15 | -3 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 0.936 | 29 | Rd 2 |
| 16 | -15 | Sheffield United | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 0.882 | 29 | Win |
| 17 | -6 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 0.725 | 25 | Rd 1 |
| 18 | -13 | The Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 0.525 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 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 | 2 | Manchester City | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 2.629 | 52 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | ML | Glossop | 34 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 2.000 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 1.524 | 45 | Q5 |
| 4 | 0 | Newton Heath | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 1.558 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | Lan | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 1.365 | 43 | Q3 |
| 6 | 4 | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 2.194 | 42 | Q3 |
| 7 | -2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 1.756 | 41 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | -2 | Small Heath | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 1.700 | 41 | Rd 2 |
| 9 | ML | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 1.647 | 39 | Q4 |
| 10 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 1.183 | 35 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | MYL | Barnsley | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 0.929 | 31 | Q5 |
| 12 | 2 | Lincoln City | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 0.911 | 31 | Q4 |
| 13 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 0.729 | 28 | Q5 |
| 14 | -5 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 0.778 | 25 | Q3 |
| 15 | -7 | Luton Town | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 0.537 | 23 | Q5 |
| 16 | -5 | Blackpool | 34 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 0.544 | 20 | Q1 |
| 17 | -1 | Loughborough | 34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 66 | 0.413 | 18 | Q4 |
| 18 | -3 | Darwen | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 109 | 0.156 | 9 | Q3 |
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| 1899 Election to the Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
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| D 2 | Loughborough | 1,988 | Q4 | 28 | Re-Elected |
| ML | Chesterfield Town | Q4 | 17 | Elected | |
| NL | Middlesbrough | Q3 | 17 | Elected | |
| D 2 | Blackpool | 2,271 | Q1 | 15 | Not Re-Election |
| Lan | Stockport County | Q5 | 11 | Failed | |
| Lan | Chorley | Q4 | 7 | Failed | |
| Lan | Wigan County | Q4 | 7 | Failed | |
| Lan | Ashton North End | Q3 | 0 | Failed | |
| Bir | Coventry City | Q1 | 0 | Failed | |
| D 2 | Darwen | 1,206 | Q3 | 0 | Resigned |
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