Thursday 1898-10-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | Preston North End | City Ground | 5,000 | |
| MacPherson, Benbow | Lineups | Murray, Blessington | ||||
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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 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.111 | 9 | D | D | D | D | D | 1898-10-08 | Bury | A |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 8 | D | W | D | W | W | 1898-10-08 | The Wednesday | A |
| 3 | 0 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 8 | D | L | W | W | D | 1898-10-08 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | D | W | W | L | W | 1898-10-08 | Stoke | A |
| 5 | 0 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | 7 | D | L | D | W | D | 1898-10-08 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | D | W | W | D | D | 1898-10-08 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 0 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.429 | 6 | D | D | W | L | W | 1898-10-08 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.125 | 6 | W | L | W | D | D | 1898-10-08 | Sunderland | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | L | D | D | W | W | 1898-10-08 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | D | D | L | W | W | 1898-10-08 | Sheffield United | H |
| 11 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | D | L | 1898-10-08 | Notts County | A |
| 12 | -1 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.889 | 5 | L | D | D | W | L | 1898-10-08 | Liverpool | H |
| 13 | -1 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.875 | 5 | W | L | D | D | L | 1898-10-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 2 | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.769 | 5 | D | W | L | L | D | 1898-10-08 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | -2 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 | 5 | D | D | L | L | W | 1898-10-08 | Newcastle United | H |
| 16 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 5 | W | D | D | L | D | 1898-10-08 | Everton | A |
| 17 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.625 | 3 | L | L | L | L | D | 1898-10-08 | Derby County | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 | D | D | D | L | L | 1898-10-08 | Burnley | A |
