Saturday 1898-09-17
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | Burnden Park | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Burnley | 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | Turf Moor | 8,000 | |
| Toman, Bowes | Lineups | Smith, Athersmith, Johnson, Wheldon | ||||
| Derby County | 0 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Baseball Ground | 8,500 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Anfield Road | 15,000 | |
| Cox | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Notts County | St James' Park | 25,000 | |
| Aitken | Lineups | Hadley, Maconnachie | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | City Ground | 12,000 | |
| Capes | Lineups | Wilson | ||||
| Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Everton | Deepdale | 8,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Stoke | Bramall Lane | 8,000 | |
| Thickett | Lineups | Maxwell | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Bury | Stoney Lane | 5,521 | |
| Garfield, Flewitt | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1898-09-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1898-09-24 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.667 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 5 | D | W | D | D | # | 1898-09-24 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Everton | A |
| 6 | 4 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.6 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 8 | 4 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | -2 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | D | W | L | D | # | 1898-09-24 | Newcastle United | H |
| 10 | -7 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | -5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1898-09-24 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | -4 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1898-09-24 | Bury | A |
| 13 | 0 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.667 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1898-09-24 | The Wednesday | A |
| 14 | 0 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1898-09-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 16 | 0 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1898-09-19 | The Wednesday | A |
| 17 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Stoke | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 3 | 0 | Loughborough | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 5,000 | |
| Peake 2, Simpson | Lineups | |||||
| Burton Swifts | 3 | 1 | Blackpool | Peel Croft | 3,000 | |
| Hamilton 2, Griffiths | Lineups | Parkinson | ||||
| Darwen | 1 | 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | Barley Bank | 3,000 | |
| Dewhurst | Lineups | Hunt, Dailly, White, Anderson | ||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 2 | Lincoln City | The Northolme | 6,000 | |
| Wigmore, Gray | Lineups | Ferne, Hardie (p) | ||||
| Glossop | 1 | 2 | Newton Heath | North Road | 6,000 | |
| Tinto | Lineups | Bryant, Cassidy | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 1 | Luton Town | Filbert Street | 3,000 | |
| King | Lineups | Hewitt | ||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | New Brighton Tower | Hyde Road | 6,000 | |
| Cowie | Lineups | Cunliffe | ||||
| Small Heath | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | Coventry Road | 5,000 | |
| McRoberts, Abbott, Wharton | Lineups | Davis | ||||
| Walsall | 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Hillary Street | 5,000 | |
| Peers H 2, Martin 2 | Lineups | Cockshutt | ||||
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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 | Burslem Port Vale | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1898-09-24 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | 1 | Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Walsall | H |
| 3 | -1 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Newton Heath | A |
| 4 | 0 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.333 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1898-09-24 | Loughborough | A |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.25 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1898-09-24 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 6 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.889 | 5 | D | W | L | L | W | 1898-09-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Glossop | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | New Brighton Tower | A |
| 8 | 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.333 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | -1 | New Brighton Tower | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Glossop | H |
| 10 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.571 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | 6 | Burton Swifts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.625 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -1 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.429 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1898-09-24 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 13 | -1 | Loughborough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Small Heath | H |
| 14 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.571 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 15 | 1 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Darwen | H |
| 16 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 17 | -2 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 18 | 0 | Darwen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Luton Town | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Athletic | 1 | 1 | Bristol City | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 10,000 | |
| Southampton | 0 | 2 | New Brompton | The Dell | 6,500 | |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | Reading | County Ground | 5,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | Sheppey United | Northumberland Park | 5,250 | |
| Warmley | 1 | 4 | Gravesend United | Chequers Ground | ||
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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 | New Brompton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Chatham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 3 | 3 | Gravesend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.17 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Southampton | H |
| 4 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Warmley | H |
| 5 | -1 | Chatham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1898-10-01 | New Brompton | H |
| 6 | -3 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Gravesend United | A |
| 7 | -2 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.44 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1898-09-21 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | -1 | Brighton United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | H |
| 9 | 2 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Warmley | H |
| 10 | 2 | Millwall Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 11 | -2 | Bedminster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Reading | A |
| 12 | -2 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1898-09-21 | Reading | H |
| 13 | 0 | Sheppey United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Gravesend United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Warmley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.11 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1898-09-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
