Monday 1898-09-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Newcastle United | Bramall Lane | 8,000 | |
| Priest, Bennett | Lineups | Peddie, Higgins | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 5 | Sheffield United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.143 | 7 | D | D | D | W | D | 1898-10-01 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.455 | 2 | D | D | L | L | L | 1898-10-01 | Aston Villa | H |
| 18 | -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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Hillary Street | 2,500 | |
| Griffin | Lineups | Galbraith | ||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | D | L | W | W | W | 1898-10-01 | New Brighton Tower | H |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0.818 | 6 | D | W | D | L | W | 1898-10-01 | Darwen | A |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
