Thursday 1898-03-31
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2 | 2 | Bury | Anfield Road | 3,000 | |
| Geary, McCowie | Lineups | Brimblecombe 2 | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Deepdale | 5,900 | |
| Brown | Lineups | Garfield | ||||
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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 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 1.677 | 36 | L | L | D | L | W | 1898-04-02 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 1.5 | 35 | W | W | W | D | W | 1898-04-02 | Sheffield United | A |
| 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 1.257 | 32 | D | W | D | L | D | 1898-04-02 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | -1 | The Wednesday | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.455 | 31 | L | W | W | W | W | 1898-04-09 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 0 | Aston Villa | 26 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1.295 | 30 | L | W | W | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Stoke | H |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 1.108 | 29 | L | D | D | W | D | 1898-04-02 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.281 | 27 | W | D | W | W | D | 1898-04-02 | Everton | A |
| 8 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 1.189 | 26 | L | L | W | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 0.949 | 24 | D | W | D | W | L | 1898-04-02 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | -1 | Derby County | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 0.942 | 24 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-04-08 | Everton | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 0.694 | 24 | W | D | W | L | L | 1898-04-02 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 0.723 | 21 | D | L | D | L | L | 1898-04-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 1 | Preston North End | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 0.643 | 20 | D | D | L | D | L | 1898-04-08 | Notts County | H |
| 14 | -1 | Stoke | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 0.585 | 20 | W | D | L | L | D | 1898-04-02 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 0.739 | 19 | D | W | L | D | L | 1898-04-04 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 0.683 | 18 | D | L | D | W | W | 1898-04-02 | Liverpool | H |
