Saturday 1898-09-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Villa Park | 24,251 | |
| Devey | Lineups | Field | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park | 4,600 |  |
| Jackson 2, Hurst, Moreland | Lineups | Garfield | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Gigg Lane | 6,143 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Place Jr | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 2 | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 45,000 | |
| Proudfoot | Lineups | McCowie 2 (1p) | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Trent Bridge | 12,000 | |
| Fraser | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 0 | 0 | Newcastle United | Victoria Ground | 12,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Roker Park | 12,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Derby County | Owlerton Stadium | 11,000 | |
| Spiksley, Brady, Hemmingfield | Lineups | Burton | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Molineux | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | MacPherson, Richards | |||||
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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 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | L | 1898-10-01 | Bury | H |
| 2 | 3 | The Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | W | D | W | L | 1898-10-01 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 3 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Notts County | H |
| 4 | -3 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | 6 | L | D | W | D | W | 1898-10-01 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | -2 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.667 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Derby County | A |
| 6 | 3 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1898-10-01 | Liverpool | A |
| 7 | -3 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | D | D | W | D | D | 1898-09-26 | Newcastle United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Newcastle United | A |
| 9 | 1 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.2 | 5 | D | D | W | L | D | 1898-10-01 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 11 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.875 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1898-10-01 | The Wednesday | H |
| 12 | 1 | Burnley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.727 | 4 | D | L | L | W | D | 1898-10-01 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1898-10-01 | Everton | H |
| 14 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.667 | 3 | L | L | L | D | W | 1898-10-01 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1898-10-01 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | -2 | Derby County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1898-10-01 | Sunderland | H |
| 17 | -1 | Preston North End | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.444 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1898-10-01 | Stoke | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1898-09-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3 | 4 | Leicester Fosse | Oakwell | 3,000 | |
| Hepworth, Lees, Davis | Lineups | Galbraith 2, Keech 2 | ||||
| Blackpool | 0 | 4 | Burslem Port Vale | Athletic Grounds | 1,000 | |
| Lineups | Peake 2, Harvey, Beech | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 3 | Burton Swifts | Blundell Park | 3,000 | |
| Chapman | Lineups | Burton 2, Lavery | ||||
| Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | Manchester City | Sincil Bank | 2,000 | |
| Robertson 3 (1p) | Lineups | Whitehead | ||||
| Loughborough | 1 | 1 | Small Heath | Athletic Ground | 2,000 | |
| Bosworth | Lineups | McRoberts | ||||
| Luton Town | 8 | 1 | Darwen | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Hewitt, McInnes, Kemplay 2, Ekins, Durrant 2, Ford W | Lineups | Dewhurst | ||||
| New Brighton Tower | 2 | 2 | Glossop | Tower Athletic Grounds | 600 | |
| Becton, Milward (p) | Lineups | Donaldson 2 | ||||
| Newton Heath | 1 | 0 | Walsall | Bank Street | 2,000 | |
| Gillespie | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Manor Ground | 7,000 | |
| Dailly 2, McGeoch 2, Hunt | Lineups | Scott | ||||
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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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-10-01 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 3 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.8 | 8 | W | W | W | L | W | 1898-10-01 | Manchester City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Small Heath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.143 | 7 | D | W | L | W | W | 1898-10-08 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 1 | Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | W | D | W | L | L | 1898-10-01 | Glossop | A |
| 6 | -3 | Walsall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.333 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1898-09-26 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 7 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.8 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1898-09-26 | Walsall | A |
| 8 | -1 | Glossop | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.889 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1898-10-01 | Newton Heath | H |
| 11 | 4 | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1898-10-01 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 12 | -4 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | L | D | L | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 13 | 0 | Loughborough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.182 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1898-10-08 | Blackpool | A |
| 14 | -2 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.545 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1898-10-08 | Darwen | H |
| 15 | -1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.417 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1898-10-01 | Luton Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.333 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1898-10-01 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 17 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.231 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1898-10-08 | Loughborough | H |
| 18 | 0 | Darwen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton United | 8 | 0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | The Hove, Sussex Cricket Ground | * | |
| Gravesend United | 1 | 2 | Southampton | Overcliffe Ground | 4,000 | |
| Millwall Athletic | 2 | 1 | Swindon Town | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 6,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 1 | Warmley | Northumberland Park | 5,000 | |
| Notes | ||||||
| *Royal Artillery Portsmouth started the match with 10 men as Half-Back Lieutenant Clarke missed his train | ||||||
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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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1898-10-08 | New Brompton | A |
| 3 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Chatham | H |
| 4 | 3 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 5 | 3 | Brighton United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.38 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1898-10-08 | Gravesend United | A |
| 6 | -3 | Gravesend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1898-10-01 | Sheppey United | H |
| 7 | 3 | Millwall Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1898-10-01 | Southampton | A |
| 8 | -3 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1898-10-08 | Bedminster | H |
| 9 | -3 | Chatham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1898-10-01 | New Brompton | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Warmley | H |
| 11 | 1 | Bedminster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Reading | A |
| 12 | -1 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.25 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1898-10-05 | Millwall Athletic | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0.13 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1898-10-08 | Bristol City | A |
