Monday 1898-01-24
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Lincoln City | Hyde Road | 2,000 | |
| Meredith, Gillespie, OG | Lineups | Robertson | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4.667 | 36 | W | W | D | D | W | 1898-02-05 | Small Heath | H |
| 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2.091 | 30 | W | D | D | W | L | 1898-02-05 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 3 | -1 | Newcastle United | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.739 | 30 | W | W | D | W | W | 1898-02-19 | Luton Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Small Heath | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.44 | 24 | W | D | L | W | W | 1898-01-29 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 1.273 | 23 | W | W | D | W | W | 1898-02-05 | Manchester City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newton Heath | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1.895 | 22 | W | D | L | W | L | 1898-02-26 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 7 | 0 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 1.364 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1898-02-05 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1.115 | 18 | L | L | L | W | W | 1898-02-05 | Darwen | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 0.814 | 17 | L | L | D | L | L | 1898-02-05 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 0.915 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1898-02-05 | Luton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 0.789 | 14 | D | W | W | W | L | 1898-02-05 | Loughborough | A |
| 12 | 0 | Darwen | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 0.438 | 12 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-02-05 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 13 | 0 | Loughborough | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 0.367 | 11 | L | L | L | L | W | 1898-02-05 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 14 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0.605 | 10 | L | D | L | L | W | 1898-01-29 | Lincoln City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 0.574 | 10 | L | L | D | L | L | 1898-01-29 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 16 | 0 | Blackpool | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 0.543 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1898-01-29 | Small Heath | A |
