Saturday 1898-10-08
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | Preston North End | Villa Park | 20,000 | |
| Devey 2, Cowan Jas, Johnson | Lineups | McIntyre, Brown | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | Turf Moor | 6,000 | |
| Toman 2 | Lineups | Rogers | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | Gigg Lane | 6,310 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Hedley 2, Bennett | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park | 10,000 | |
| Oldham | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Trent Bridge | 20,000 | |
| Hadley, Maconnachie (p) | Lineups | Forman F (p), Spencer | ||||
| Stoke | 2 | 1 | Liverpool | Victoria Ground | 12,000 | |
| Murphy, Turner JH | Lineups | Cox | ||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Roker Park | 15,000 | |
| Leslie 2 | Lineups | |||||
| The Wednesday | 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Owlerton Stadium | 8,000 | |
| Dryburgh | Lineups | Hulse, Moreland | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Derby County | Molineux | 6,000 | |
| Miller, Nurse | Lineups | Bloomer 2 | ||||
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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 | Sheffield United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 11 | W | D | D | D | D | 1898-10-15 | Newcastle United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.4 | 10 | W | D | W | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | 2 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | W | D | L | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Derby County | A |
| 4 | 3 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.556 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1898-10-15 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | 1 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.333 | 8 | D | D | W | W | D | 1898-10-15 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | 3 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.286 | 8 | W | L | D | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 7 | -4 | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.75 | 8 | L | D | L | W | W | 1898-10-15 | Bury | H |
| 8 | -4 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1898-10-15 | Aston Villa | H |
| 9 | 3 | Stoke | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | W | L | D | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 10 | 5 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.846 | 7 | W | D | D | L | L | 1898-10-15 | Preston North End | A |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | D | D | W | D | 1898-10-15 | Stoke | H |
| 12 | 1 | Derby County | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | D | W | L | D | D | 1898-10-15 | Everton | H |
| 13 | -5 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.9 | 6 | L | W | L | W | D | 1898-10-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | -4 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 6 | L | D | D | L | W | 1898-10-15 | The Wednesday | A |
| 15 | -1 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.706 | 5 | L | D | W | L | L | 1898-10-15 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.667 | 5 | L | W | D | D | L | 1898-10-15 | Notts County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.7 | 4 | D | L | L | L | L | 1898-10-15 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | D | D | L | 1898-10-15 | Sheffield United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 6 | 0 | Darwen | Oakwell | 3,000 | |
| Hepworth 2, McCullough 2, Howard, Davis | Lineups | |||||
| Blackpool | 2 | 1 | Loughborough | Athletic Grounds | 500 | |
| Birket 2 | Lineups | Pegg | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Small Heath | Blundell Park | 4,000 | |
| Greenwood, Cockshutt | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | Filbert Street | 4,000 | |
| Galbraith | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Sincil Bank | 1,750 | |
| Robertson | Lineups | Vail | ||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 3 | Manchester City | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | Meredith, Smith WS, Cowie | |||||
| New Brighton Tower | 2 | 2 | Burton Swifts | Tower Athletic Grounds | 4,000 | |
| Milward, Hargreaves | Lineups | Leigh, Griffiths | ||||
| Newton Heath | 2 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | Bank Street | 10,000 | |
| Bryant, Cassidy | Lineups | Simpson | ||||
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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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5.667 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1898-10-15 | New Brighton Tower | H |
| 2 | 2 | Newton Heath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.571 | 10 | W | L | W | W | W | 1898-10-15 | Small Heath | A |
| 3 | -1 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.667 | 9 | D | D | D | L | W | 1898-10-15 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 4 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.875 | 8 | L | W | W | W | L | 1898-10-15 | Walsall | A |
| 5 | 1 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.923 | 8 | D | L | W | D | W | 1898-10-22 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 6 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.714 | 8 | W | L | D | W | D | 1898-10-15 | Manchester City | A |
| 7 | -2 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.667 | 7 | L | D | W | L | W | 1898-10-15 | Newton Heath | H |
| 8 | 3 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | W | W | L | D | L | 1898-10-15 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 9 | -1 | Burton Swifts | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 7 | D | W | W | W | L | 1898-10-22 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 10 | -3 | Glossop | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.667 | 6 | W | D | L | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Luton Town | H |
| 11 | 1 | New Brighton Tower | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.125 | 6 | D | D | D | D | W | 1898-10-15 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 12 | -2 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1898-10-15 | Glossop | A |
| 13 | 1 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.091 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1898-10-22 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 14 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.412 | 3 | W | L | L | L | D | 1898-10-22 | Blackpool | H |
| 15 | -2 | Loughborough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.231 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1898-10-22 | Newton Heath | A |
| 16 | 2 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.357 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1898-10-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | -2 | Darwen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0.25 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-10-15 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 18 | -2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.438 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1898-10-15 | Darwen | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 4 | 2 | Warmley | St John's Lane | 5,500 | |
| Gravesend United | 5 | 2 | Brighton United | Overcliffe Ground | 2,000 | |
| New Brompton | 5 | 1 | Swindon Town | Priestfield Road | 3,250 | |
| Reading | 4 | 0 | Bedminster | Elm Park | 4,000 | |
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | The Dell | 3,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Chatham | Northumberland Park | 10,000 | |
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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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 | 9 | W | D | W | W | W | 1898-10-15 | Sheppey United | H |
| 2 | 1 | Southampton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | W | W | W | L | W | 1898-10-15 | Reading | H |
| 3 | 1 | Gravesend United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.6 | 8 | W | W | L | W | L | 1898-10-15 | Swindon Town | A |
| 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1898-10-22 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 5 | -3 | Swindon Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.6 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1898-10-15 | Gravesend United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1898-10-15 | Chatham | A |
| 7 | 2 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.9 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1898-10-15 | Southampton | A |
| 8 | -1 | Brighton United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | L | L | 1898-10-22 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | A |
| 9 | 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1898-10-22 | Chatham | H |
| 10 | -2 | Chatham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1898-10-15 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 11 | 0 | Bedminster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1898-10-22 | New Brompton | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.28 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1898-10-22 | Brighton United | H |
| 13 | 1 | Warmley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1898-10-22 | Sheppey United | A |
| 14 | -1 | Sheppey United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1898-10-15 | New Brompton | A |
