Monday 1898-01-17
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 1.708 | 29 | W | W | W | L | D | 1898-01-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1.259 | 25 | W | D | D | D | W | 1898-02-05 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sunderland | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.273 | 24 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-01-22 | Liverpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1.25 | 24 | L | L | D | L | D | 1898-01-22 | Derby County | A |
| 5 | 1 | Everton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1.138 | 24 | D | L | W | D | W | 1898-02-05 | The Wednesday | A |
| 6 | -1 | The Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.393 | 23 | W | L | L | D | W | 1898-01-22 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1.296 | 22 | L | D | D | D | W | 1898-01-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.143 | 20 | D | W | W | L | L | 1898-01-22 | The Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.025 | 20 | L | W | D | W | L | 1898-01-22 | Aston Villa | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 0.763 | 19 | D | W | D | D | W | 1898-02-05 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 0.75 | 19 | L | L | D | D | L | 1898-02-07 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.968 | 18 | L | D | W | L | W | 1898-01-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 0.75 | 17 | L | W | L | W | W | 1898-02-05 | Aston Villa | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stoke | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 0.578 | 17 | D | W | L | D | W | 1898-02-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0.667 | 13 | L | L | D | D | L | 1898-02-12 | Preston North End | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0.657 | 12 | W | L | L | W | D | 1898-02-05 | Sunderland | H |
