Monday 1898-02-07
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Bramall Lane | 5,000 | |
| Priest, Logan 2, Bennett | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
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 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2.04 | 35 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-02-19 | Notts County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.364 | 28 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-02-19 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 1.321 | 27 | W | W | D | D | D | 1898-02-19 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 1.282 | 26 | W | L | L | L | D | 1898-03-05 | Derby County | H |
| 5 | 0 | The Wednesday | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 1.367 | 25 | W | L | W | L | L | 1898-02-19 | Derby County | A |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 1.29 | 24 | W | L | L | D | D | 1898-02-26 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 1.097 | 24 | L | D | L | W | D | 1898-02-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.179 | 22 | W | D | W | W | L | 1898-02-19 | Stoke | H |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1.073 | 22 | W | L | W | D | W | 1898-02-19 | The Wednesday | H |
| 10 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 0.732 | 19 | L | D | W | D | D | 1898-02-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 0.656 | 19 | L | L | L | D | D | 1898-02-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0.833 | 18 | L | L | L | D | W | 1898-03-12 | Notts County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 0.667 | 17 | L | L | W | L | W | 1898-02-12 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stoke | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 0.571 | 17 | L | D | W | L | D | 1898-02-19 | Nottingham Forest | 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 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0.639 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-02-19 | Sheffield United | A |
