Saturday 1898-04-09
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Ewood Park | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | Fletcher | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Bury | Town Ground | 6,000 | |
| Forman F 2, McInnes | Lineups | Millar | ||||
| Preston North End | 5 | 0 | Derby County | Deepdale | 10,000 | |
| Brown 2, Pierce, Pratt, Blyth (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 2 | 0 | Everton | Victoria Ground | 10,000 | |
| Maxwell, Molyneux | Lineups | |||||
| The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Olive Grove | 3,200 | |
| Kaye, Brady, Spiksley | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Molineux | 3,500 | |
| McMain 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Stoke to play in Test Match | ||||||
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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 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.742 | 40 | W | W | L | L | D | 1898-04-11 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 1.393 | 35 | L | L | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Everton | A |
| 3 | 2 | The Wednesday | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.545 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Liverpool | A |
| 4 | -1 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.179 | 33 | L | W | W | L | D | 1898-04-11 | Sunderland | H |
| 5 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 1.023 | 32 | L | L | L | D | W | 1898-04-11 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Aston Villa | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1.289 | 31 | D | L | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 1.25 | 31 | W | D | W | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Aston Villa | A |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1.237 | 31 | W | D | D | L | W | 1898-04-11 | Derby County | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 0.692 | 26 | L | L | W | W | D | 1898-04-14 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Liverpool | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 0.929 | 24 | L | D | W | D | W | 1898-04-11 | The Wednesday | H |
| 11 | 0 | Derby County | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 0.817 | 24 | L | L | L | W | L | 1898-04-11 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | 3 | Preston North End | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 0.814 | 24 | W | W | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | Notts County | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 0.783 | 24 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 2 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 0.636 | 24 | W | D | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | -3 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 0.745 | 22 | L | W | D | D | W | 1898-04-16 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 0.712 | 22 | L | D | L | D | L | 1898-04-14 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Swifts | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | Peel Croft | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0 | 0 | Burnley | The Northolme | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 1 | Newcastle United | Filbert Street | 6,000 | |
| Dorrell (p) | Lineups | Peddie | ||||
| Lincoln City | 0 | 2 | Walsall | Sincil Bank | 1,000 | |
| Lineups | Aston J, Devey | |||||
| Loughborough | 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Athletic Ground | 1,500 | |
| Roulston 2 | Lineups | McLean | ||||
| Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | Small Heath | Bank Street | 4,000 | |
| Boyd, Gillespie, Morgan | Lineups | Higgins | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Darwen | Manor Ground | 5,000 | |
| Brock, Haywood, Hunt | Lineups | Crook | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Burnley champions | ||||||
| Lincoln City to apply for re-election | ||||||
| Loughborough to apply for re-election | ||||||
| Darwen to apply for re-election | ||||||
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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 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3.333 | 48 | D | D | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2.032 | 43 | D | W | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Loughborough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1.636 | 36 | D | D | D | W | L | 1898-04-11 | Small Heath | H |
| 4 | 0 | Newton Heath | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1.848 | 35 | W | W | W | W | D | 1898-04-16 | Loughborough | A |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1.383 | 35 | W | D | L | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 6 | 2 | Leicester Fosse | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 1.235 | 29 | D | W | D | W | L | 1898-04-11 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | Small Heath | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 1.043 | 29 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 1.021 | 29 | D | L | L | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | -2 | Luton Town | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 1.327 | 28 | L | L | L | D | W | 1898-04-11 | Darwen | H |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 0.948 | 27 | W | D | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 11 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 0.85 | 23 | L | L | L | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 12 | 0 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 0.717 | 20 | W | D | D | W | L | 1898-04-16 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 0.661 | 20 | D | W | W | L | D | 1898-04-11 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 0.551 | 17 | L | D | W | L | L | 1898-04-16 | Small Heath | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 0.414 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Luton Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 27 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 0.293 | 13 | W | L | L | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Newcastle United | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brompton | 4 | 3 | Reading | Priestfield Road | 1,500 | |
| Northfleet | 3 | 1 | Gravesend United | Athletic Ground | ||
| Sheppey United | 2 | 0 | Bristol City | Botany Road | 2,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chatham | Northumberland Park | 4,000 | |
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Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 2.94 | 31 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-04-11 | Northfleet | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 1.94 | 30 | L | D | W | W | W | 1898-04-16 | New Brompton | H |
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1.75 | 26 | W | W | W | W | D | 1898-04-11 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | -1 | Chatham | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1.44 | 26 | L | L | W | W | D | 1898-04-30 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1.36 | 23 | L | L | L | D | D | 1898-04-21 | Sheppey United | A |
| 6 | 1 | New Brompton | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 21 | W | D | L | W | L | 1898-04-16 | Bristol City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Gravesend United | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 0.8 | 20 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-04-20 | Bristol City | A |
| 8 | 2 | Sheppey United | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 0.7 | 17 | W | W | L | W | L | 1898-04-16 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 9 | -1 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 1.05 | 16 | W | L | W | D | L | 1898-04-16 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 10 | -1 | Swindon Town | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 0.78 | 16 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 11 | 0 | Northfleet | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 0.51 | 11 | W | D | W | L | L | 1898-04-11 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 21 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 0.34 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-04-16 | Sheppey United | A |
