Saturday 1898-03-05

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Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Southern League

Cup and International Matches

Home International						Venue	Gate	Notes
	Ireland	2	3	England		Solitude Ground, Belfast	12,000
	Pyper, McAllen	Lineups		Morren, Athersmith, Smith

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Aston Villa	4	1	Derby County	Villa Park	11,900
Smith, Sharp J 2, Fisher	Lineups		Boag
Everton	4	2	Bury	Goodison Park	6,000
Bell J, Bell L, Chadwick, Divers	Lineups		Cust, Settle
Notts County	0	0	Blackburn Rovers	Trent Bridge	6,000
	Lineups
Preston North End	0	0	Stoke	Deepdale	6,000
	Lineups
Sunderland	3	1	Sheffield United	Newcastle Road	20,000
Howell OG, Wilson, Leslie	Lineups		Cunningham
The Wednesday	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Olive Grove	5,000
Brady 2	Lineups

				Home					Away
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	26	7	4	2	24	14	7	4	2	28	15	1.793	36	L	D	L	W	W	1898-03-26	West Bromwich Albion	A
2	0	Sunderland	25	10	2	1	21	7	4	3	5	16	18	1.48	33	W	W	D	W	W	1898-03-12	Blackburn Rovers	H
3	1	The Wednesday	25	11	0	3	36	15	2	3	6	9	16	1.452	29	W	W	W	L	W	1898-03-12	West Bromwich Albion	A
4	2	Aston Villa	24	11	0	1	43	18	1	4	7	11	22	1.35	28	W	W	L	L	L	1898-03-12	Bury	A
5	-2	West Bromwich Albion	22	7	5	0	23	11	3	3	4	16	19	1.3	28	D	W	W	D	D	1898-03-12	The Wednesday	H
6	1	Everton	23	8	2	1	25	11	2	5	5	13	22	1.152	27	W	D	L	D	L	1898-03-12	Nottingham Forest	A
7	-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	4	1	26	12	3	2	7	17	23	1.229	26	L	W	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Bolton Wanderers	A
8	0	Nottingham Forest	21	5	3	3	21	14	4	3	3	15	15	1.241	24	W	W	D	W	W	1898-03-12	Everton	H
9	0	Derby County	24	7	3	2	29	17	1	3	8	17	30	0.979	22	L	L	W	L	W	1898-03-12	Preston North End	H
10	0	Blackburn Rovers	23	4	5	3	18	19	2	3	6	14	25	0.727	20	D	L	L	D	W	1898-03-12	Sunderland	A
11	0	Bolton Wanderers	23	6	2	2	12	9	2	1	10	9	25	0.618	19	L	L	L	L	D	1898-03-12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
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	25	5	4	3	17	13	1	2	10	7	24	0.649	18	D	L	L	L	W	1898-03-12	Derby County	A
14	0	Stoke	26	6	3	4	17	13	0	3	10	12	39	0.558	18	D	L	L	D	W	1898-03-26	The Wednesday	H
15	0	Notts County	24	3	5	5	18	19	2	2	7	8	18	0.703	17	D	W	W	L	W	1898-03-12	Liverpool	A
16	0	Bury	21	5	2	2	16	13	0	3	9	10	26	0.667	15	L	L	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Aston Villa	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Burton Swifts	0	2	Burnley	Peel Croft	4,000
	Lineups		Ross, Toman
Darwen	1	3	Newcastle United	Barley Bank	2,000
Sugden	Lineups		Peddie 3
Gainsborough Trinity	4	0	Loughborough	The Northolme	3,500
Raby 2, Scott, Wigmore	Lineups
Grimsby Town	1	2	Walsall	Abbey Park	2,000
Goldie	Lineups		Copeland, Griffin
Lincoln City	1	4	Leicester Fosse	Sincil Bank	2,000
Fletcher	Lineups		McLeod, McMillan, Dorrell, Keech
Woolwich Arsenal	4	2	Small Heath	Manor Ground	8,000
Hannah 3 (1p), White	Lineups		Hare, Oakes
Noters
Gainsborough Trinity started the match with only 10 men when just before kick-off winger John Webster heard news that his father had died. His place was taken by an half fit Walter Wigmore recalled from home

				Home					Away
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	23	12	0	0	48	6	6	4	1	14	7	4.769	40	W	W	W	W	D	1898-03-07	Newton Heath	H
2	0	Newcastle United	23	10	0	1	28	7	6	2	4	19	20	1.741	34	W	W	L	W	W	1898-03-12	Luton Town	H
3	0	Manchester City	22	8	2	1	28	8	5	3	3	20	17	1.92	31	L	D	W	D	D	1898-03-16	Newcastle United	A
4	1	Woolwich Arsenal	23	7	3	1	30	12	5	1	6	23	31	1.233	28	W	L	W	D	W	1898-03-12	Darwen	A
5	-1	Small Heath	22	8	1	2	30	15	4	2	5	15	23	1.184	27	L	D	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Grimsby Town	H
6	0	Luton Town	22	8	1	1	42	8	3	2	7	16	30	1.526	25	W	W	L	W	W	1898-03-12	Newcastle United	A
7	0	Newton Heath	21	7	2	2	30	6	3	2	5	11	14	2.05	24	W	W	D	L	W	1898-03-07	Burnley	A
8	0	Leicester Fosse	22	5	2	2	18	8	4	2	7	19	23	1.194	22	W	L	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Burton Swifts	H
9	0	Walsall	26	7	3	3	36	14	2	1	10	13	42	0.875	22	W	W	W	L	D	1898-03-12	Lincoln City	H
10	0	Gainsborough Trinity	20	7	3	1	25	10	2	0	7	15	28	1.053	21	W	W	D	W	D	1898-03-12	Burnley	A
11	0	Grimsby Town	23	8	1	4	40	21	0	2	8	4	30	0.863	19	L	L	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Small Heath	A
12	0	Blackpool	22	5	2	3	24	13	1	0	11	12	40	0.679	14	L	W	L	W	L	1898-03-19	Grimsby Town	A
13	0	Burton Swifts	22	6	1	5	21	20	0	1	9	8	31	0.569	14	L	W	W	L	L	1898-03-12	Leicester Fosse	A
14	0	Lincoln City	25	5	2	5	24	23	0	2	11	15	48	0.549	14	L	L	L	L	W	1898-03-12	Walsall	A
15	0	Darwen	23	4	1	7	17	23	2	1	8	7	34	0.421	14	L	L	L	L	W	1898-03-12	Woolwich Arsenal	H
16	0	Loughborough	21	4	1	6	13	22	1	0	9	5	36	0.31	11	L	L	L	L	L	1898-03-19	Woolwich Arsenal	A

Southern League

Southern League				Venue	Gate	Notes
Gravesend United	1	2	Tottenham Hotspur	Overcliffe Ground	3,000
Northfleet	1	4	Bristol City	Athletic Ground	1,000
Sheppey United	3	1	New Brompton	Botany Road	2,000
Swindon Town	0	2	Southampton	County Ground	5,000

				Home					Away
Ptn		Southern League	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Bristol City	17	7	0	0	35	11	4	5	1	23	16	2.15	27	W	W	W	W	W	1898-03-12	Reading	H
2	0	Southampton	15	6	0	0	22	4	6	1	2	14	10	2.57	25	W	W	D	W	L	1898-03-12	Wolverton L&NWR	H
3	0	Reading	17	7	3	1	26	11	1	3	2	6	7	1.78	22	D	L	D	D	W	1898-03-07	Chatham	A
4	0	Chatham	16	7	3	0	36	13	2	0	4	6	15	1.5	21	W	D	W	L	L	1898-03-07	Reading	H
5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	17	5	2	0	25	4	3	2	5	15	22	1.54	20	W	D	W	L	L	1898-03-19	Sheppey United	H
6	0	New Brompton	17	5	0	4	13	9	2	2	4	14	18	1	16	L	W	L	L	W	1898-03-26	Millwall Athletic	A
7	0	Gravesend United	16	3	5	1	12	8	2	1	4	9	14	0.95	16	L	D	W	D	W	1898-03-19	Swindon Town	A
8	0	Swindon Town	18	5	1	3	22	16	2	1	6	11	23	0.85	16	L	L	W	W	W	1898-03-19	Gravesend United	H
9	1	Sheppey United	17	5	1	1	17	5	1	0	9	10	36	0.66	13	W	L	L	L	L	1898-03-19	Tottenham Hotspur	A
10	-1	Millwall Athletic	16	4	1	4	28	16	1	0	6	8	20	1	11	L	D	L	W	W	1898-03-19	Bristol City	A
11	0	Northfleet	16	2	1	4	10	15	0	1	8	8	34	0.37	6	L	W	L	D	D	1898-03-23	Millwall Athletic	H
12	0	Wolverton L&NWR	16	2	0	6	14	20	0	1	7	8	45	0.34	5	L	L	L	L	L	1898-03-12	Southampton	A