Wednesday 1898-03-16
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Manchester City | St James' Park | 17,000 | |
| Peddie, Aitken | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4.059 | 43 | D | W | W | W | W | 1898-03-19 | Luton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1.893 | 38 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-03-26 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.778 | 31 | L | L | D | W | D | 1898-03-19 | Lincoln City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 1.295 | 30 | W | W | L | W | D | 1898-03-19 | Loughborough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Small Heath | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 1.125 | 27 | L | L | D | W | L | 1898-03-26 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 6 | 0 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 1.405 | 25 | L | W | W | L | W | 1898-03-19 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newton Heath | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1.692 | 24 | L | W | W | D | L | 1898-03-19 | Darwen | A |
| 8 | 0 | Walsall | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 0.912 | 24 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Blackpool | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1.188 | 23 | D | W | L | W | L | 1898-03-19 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 10 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 1.051 | 22 | D | W | W | D | W | 1898-03-19 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 0.902 | 21 | W | L | L | W | L | 1898-03-19 | Blackpool | H |
| 12 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 0.577 | 15 | D | L | W | W | L | 1898-03-23 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 0.541 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-03-19 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 24 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 0.41 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-03-19 | Newton Heath | 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 |
