Wednesday 1898-10-26
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 2 | Burton Swifts | The Northolme | 1,500 | |
| Hughes | Lineups | Burton, Leigh | ||||
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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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4.25 | 13 | L | D | L | W | W | 1898-11-05 | Luton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 12 | W | L | W | L | W | 1898-11-05 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.2 | 11 | L | W | D | D | D | 1898-11-05 | Darwen | A |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.818 | 11 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-11-05 | Barnsley | A |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.385 | 10 | W | L | L | W | W | 1898-11-05 | Small Heath | H |
| 6 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | W | D | L | W | D | 1898-11-05 | Loughborough | H |
| 7 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.789 | 10 | W | L | W | L | D | 1898-11-05 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 8 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.625 | 9 | W | D | D | D | D | 1898-11-05 | Blackpool | H |
| 9 | 0 | Small Heath | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.357 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1898-11-05 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 10 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | W | L | D | W | W | 1898-11-05 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 11 | -1 | Glossop | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.7 | 8 | L | W | W | D | L | 1898-11-05 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 12 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.941 | 7 | W | L | L | W | W | 1898-11-05 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.182 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1898-11-05 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.5 | 5 | W | W | L | L | L | 1898-11-05 | Newton Heath | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.292 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1898-11-05 | Walsall | H |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0.211 | 3 | L | L | D | L | W | 1898-11-05 | Lincoln City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0.476 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1898-11-05 | Glossop | H |
| 18 | 0 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.375 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-11-05 | New Brighton Tower | A |
