Monday 1898-03-28
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Home International | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wales | 0 | 3 | England |  | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | Smith, Wheldon 2 | |||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 9 | 3 | Loughborough | Turf Moor | 400 | |
| Ross 5, Ferguson, Toman, Taylor, Morrison | Lineups | Pegg 3 | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Burnley clinch Test Match place | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3.545 | 45 | W | L | D | W | W | 1898-04-02 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 2.036 | 40 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-04-02 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1.7 | 33 | W | L | L | L | D | 1898-03-30 | Blackpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1.356 | 32 | L | W | W | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Luton Town | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 1.391 | 28 | L | D | W | L | W | 1898-04-02 | Small Heath | H |
| 6 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 1.122 | 28 | W | W | W | D | W | 1898-04-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Newton Heath | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1.633 | 27 | D | W | L | W | W | 1898-03-29 | Loughborough | H |
| 8 | 0 | Small Heath | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 1.071 | 27 | L | L | L | D | W | 1898-04-02 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 1.212 | 25 | W | L | D | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Manchester City | H |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 0.891 | 23 | L | W | W | L | L | 1898-04-02 | Newton Heath | H |
| 12 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 0.607 | 17 | W | L | D | L | W | 1898-04-08 | Loughborough | H |
| 13 | 0 | Blackpool | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 0.679 | 16 | W | L | L | W | L | 1898-03-30 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 0.56 | 16 | W | L | L | L | L | 1898-04-08 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 26 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 0.424 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-04-08 | Blackpool | A |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 24 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 0.288 | 11 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-03-29 | Newton Heath | A |
