Saturday 1898-04-30
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Test Matches | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | St James' Park | 13,324 | 1. |
| Campbell, Harvey, Ghee, Jackson | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Stoke | 0 | 0 | Burnley | D 2 | Victoria Ground | 4,000 | 2. |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||
| 1. Both clubs promoted when league expanded. Two children injured when a barrier collapsed. Both had broken legs and were taken to Newcastle Infirmary. | ||||||||
| 2. Infamous 'game without a shot'. | ||||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Villa Park | 4,000 | |
| Smith, Johnson | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1.433 | 37 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.39 | 35 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.231 | 35 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 1.214 | 33 | L | L | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1.196 | 33 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | -1 | 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 | # | |
| 8 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 0.959 | 31 | L | L | L | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 0 | Liverpool | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.067 | 28 | W | L | W | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 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 | # | |
| 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 | 0 | Bury | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 0.765 | 24 | W | L | W | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 0.722 | 24 | L | W | L | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 0.636 | 24 | W | D | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Luton Town | Athletic Grounds | 200 | |
| Clarkin | 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 | 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 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 45 | L | W | D | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1.833 | 39 | W | D | D | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Newton Heath | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1.829 | 38 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 1.408 | 37 | L | W | W | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 0 | Small Heath | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 1.16 | 36 | W | W | W | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 1.314 | 33 | W | W | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 0 | Luton Town | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 1.36 | 30 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 0.926 | 30 | D | L | L | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 0 | Walsall | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 29 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | 1 | Blackpool | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 0.803 | 25 | W | W | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 0.839 | 24 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 0.551 | 21 | D | L | L | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 0.524 | 17 | L | L | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 30 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 0.408 | 14 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 0.276 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 0 | 1 | Chatham | The Dell | 3,000 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southampton | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2.94 | 37 | L | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 2.03 | 33 | W | D | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 1.68 | 28 | L | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Chatham | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.47 | 28 | W | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.26 | 23 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | New Brompton | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 22 | D | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Sheppey United | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 0.82 | 21 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Gravesend United | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 0.72 | 20 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 1.07 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Swindon Town | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 0.75 | 16 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Northfleet | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 0.48 | 11 | L | L | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 0.34 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
