Saturday 1898-10-15
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 2 | Sunderland | Ewood Park | 15,000 | |
| McNeill OG, Jackson, Anderson | Lineups | Crawford, Leslie | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Burnden Park | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Maconnachie | |||||
| Derby County | 5 | 5 | Everton | Baseball Ground | 7,000 | |
| Arkesden 2, Bloomer 2 (1p), McQueen | Lineups | Oldham 2, Owen 2 (1p), Bell | ||||
| Liverpool | 0 | 3 | Aston Villa | Anfield Road | 20,000 | |
| Lineups | Johnson, Devey, Wheldon | |||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | St James' Park | 8,000 | |
| Harvey | Lineups | Priest, Bennett | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Stoke | City Ground | 6,000 | |
| McInnes, Spencer | Lineups | Farrell | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Deepdale | 6,000 | |
| Russell (p) | Lineups | Toman | ||||
| The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Bury | Owlerton Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Hemmingfield 2, Dryburgh | Lineups | McLuckie, Sagar | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoney Lane | 6,457 | |
| Bassett | Lineups | Miller, Worton | ||||
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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 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1.364 | 13 | W | W | D | D | D | 1898-10-22 | Preston North End | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.143 | 12 | W | W | D | W | D | 1898-10-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.889 | 10 | W | W | D | D | W | 1898-10-22 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 4 | 1 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | W | D | D | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Derby County | H |
| 5 | -2 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.444 | 10 | D | W | D | L | D | 1898-10-22 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 6 | 1 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.857 | 10 | W | L | D | L | W | 1898-10-22 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.111 | 8 | W | D | D | D | W | 1898-10-22 | Aston Villa | A |
| 8 | -2 | Sunderland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.1 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1898-10-22 | The Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 1 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.857 | 8 | D | W | D | D | L | 1898-10-22 | Liverpool | H |
| 10 | -2 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.143 | 7 | L | L | D | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Burnley | A |
| 11 | 1 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.933 | 7 | D | D | W | L | D | 1898-10-22 | Notts County | A |
| 12 | -3 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.917 | 7 | L | W | L | D | D | 1898-10-22 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 13 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.833 | 6 | L | L | W | L | W | 1898-10-22 | Everton | A |
| 14 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.818 | 6 | W | D | L | L | L | 1898-10-22 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 15 | -1 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.727 | 6 | L | L | D | D | L | 1898-10-22 | Newcastle United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0.722 | 6 | D | L | D | W | L | 1898-10-22 | Sheffield United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | L | L | W | D | D | 1898-10-22 | Stoke | A |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | L | L | D | D | D | 1898-10-22 | Bury | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 0 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 2 | Darwen | The Northolme | 1,500 | |
| Hughes, Foxall | Lineups | Hargreaves, Barnes | ||||
| Glossop | 5 | 0 | Luton Town | North Road | 2,500 | |
| Gallacher, Donaldson, Lumsden 2, Sharpe OG | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Hyde Road | 9,000 | |
| Meredith, Smith WS, Gillespie | Lineups | Eaton | ||||
| Small Heath | 4 | 1 | Newton Heath | Coventry Road | 5,000 | |
| Abbott, Walton, Robertson, Inglis | Lineups | Cassidy | ||||
| Walsall | 4 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | Hillary Street | 4,000 | |
| Griffin, Vail, Dean 2 | Lineups | Haywood | ||||
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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 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5.667 | 13 | D | L | W | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Lincoln City | A |
| 2 | 1 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.857 | 11 | W | D | D | D | L | 1898-10-22 | Luton Town | A |
| 3 | -1 | Newton Heath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.091 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Loughborough | H |
| 4 | 3 | Small Heath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.9 | 9 | W | L | D | W | L | 1898-10-22 | New Brighton Tower | A |
| 5 | 3 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.636 | 9 | W | W | W | L | D | 1898-10-22 | Darwen | A |
| 6 | 4 | Glossop | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 8 | W | W | D | L | D | 1898-10-22 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 7 | -3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.333 | 8 | L | L | W | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 8 | -3 | 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 |
| 9 | -3 | Leicester Fosse | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.647 | 8 | L | W | L | D | W | 1898-10-22 | Glossop | H |
| 10 | -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 |
| 11 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.125 | 7 | D | D | D | D | D | 1898-10-22 | Small Heath | H |
| 12 | 0 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.867 | 5 | L | L | W | W | D | 1898-10-22 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Darwen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.318 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1898-10-22 | Manchester City | H |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1898-10-22 | Barnsley | A |
| 18 | -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 |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 1 | 1 | Millwall Athletic | Maidstone Road | 3,000 | |
| New Brompton | 2 | 0 | Sheppey United | Priestfield Road | 1,000 | |
| Southampton | 0 | 0 | Reading | The Dell | 10,000 | |
| Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | Gravesend United | County Ground | 2,000 | |
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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 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 | 11 | W | W | D | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Bedminster | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.4 | 9 | D | W | W | W | L | 1898-10-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 2 | Swindon Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.82 | 8 | W | L | L | W | W | 1898-10-22 | Southampton | H |
| 4 | -1 | Gravesend United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.21 | 8 | L | W | W | L | W | 1898-11-05 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | W | L | W | D | 1898-10-22 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.9 | 6 | D | W | D | L | L | 1898-11-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | Chatham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1898-10-22 | Bristol City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1898-10-22 | Chatham | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Sheppey United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.17 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-10-22 | Warmley | H |
