Thursday 1898-04-14
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Burnden Park | 1,000 | |
| Cassidy | Lineups | Hargreaves, Booth | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.806 | 42 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1.3 | 35 | L | L | L | W | W | 1898-04-23 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.231 | 35 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | The Wednesday | 29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1.378 | 33 | L | W | L | W | W | 1898-04-16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.268 | 33 | W | W | D | W | L | 1898-04-16 | The Wednesday | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 0.978 | 32 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 0 | Aston Villa | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1.255 | 31 | L | D | L | W | W | 1898-04-16 | Liverpool | A |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 1.093 | 31 | L | W | D | D | L | 1898-04-23 | Sunderland | A |
| 9 | 0 | Derby County | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 0.934 | 28 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 0 | Liverpool | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 0.978 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | 1898-04-16 | Aston Villa | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 0.683 | 26 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 0.736 | 24 | W | L | D | L | D | 1898-04-16 | Bury | A |
| 15 | -1 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 0.636 | 24 | W | D | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
