Saturday 1898-11-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | Derby County | Villa Park | 20,000 | |
| Devey 2, Johnson 2, Wheldon 2, Cowan John | Lineups | Arkesden | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Turf Moor | 7,000 | |
| Freebairn OG, Lee OG | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Gigg Lane | 2,985 | |
| Bennett, Settle, Sagar | Lineups | Pratt | ||||
| Everton | 2 | 0 | The Wednesday | Goodison Park | 15,000 | |
| Bell, Kirwan | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | St James' Park | 20,000 | |
| Peddie 2, MacFarlane | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 5 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Trent Bridge | 6,000 | |
| Logan 2, Boucher, Hannigan, Maconnachie | Lineups | Hurst 2, Hulse | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Bramall Lane | 8,000 | |
| Field, Wragg OG | Lineups | Suddick, Benbow | ||||
| Stoke | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Victoria Ground | 7,500 | |
| Maxwell, Kennedy | Lineups | Richards | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | Molineux | 5,000 | |
| Blackett, Smith W | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2.636 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-11-12 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1.9 | 16 | W | W | W | D | W | 1898-11-07 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.188 | 15 | D | L | D | W | W | 1898-11-12 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | 2 | Burnley | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.133 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1898-11-12 | Derby County | A |
| 5 | 3 | Notts County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.231 | 13 | W | L | D | W | D | 1898-11-12 | The Wednesday | A |
| 6 | -2 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.333 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Everton | H |
| 7 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1.176 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1898-11-12 | Stoke | H |
| 8 | -1 | The Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.833 | 12 | L | W | L | W | L | 1898-11-12 | Notts County | H |
| 9 | 4 | Stoke | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.941 | 10 | W | D | L | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 10 | 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0.867 | 10 | W | L | W | W | D | 1898-11-12 | Bury | H |
| 11 | -2 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0.846 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Preston North End | H |
| 12 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.8 | 9 | D | L | L | W | D | 1898-11-12 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | 4 | Bury | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.75 | 9 | W | L | D | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | -3 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.727 | 9 | L | W | D | D | L | 1898-11-12 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | -5 | Derby County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0.72 | 9 | L | D | D | D | D | 1898-11-12 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | -4 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.867 | 8 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-11-07 | Everton | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.625 | 7 | L | L | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Sheffield United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.667 | 6 | W | L | D | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | Oakwell | 4,000 | |
| Lees | Lineups | Cowie | ||||
| Darwen | 1 | 1 | Walsall | Barley Bank | 1,700 | |
| Hargreaves | Lineups | Martin | ||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 4 | Glossop | The Northolme | 6,000 | |
| Spence 2 | Lineups | Gallacher, Pryce 3 | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Burton Swifts | Filbert Street | 4,000 | |
| Watkins | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | Loughborough | Sincil Bank | 3,500 | |
| Henderson 2, Robertson (p), Clarke, Unknown 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 0 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | Dunstable Road | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | Evans | |||||
| New Brighton Tower | 4 | 0 | Blackpool | Tower Athletic Grounds | 500 | |
| Milward 2, Hargreaves, Hill | Lineups | |||||
| Newton Heath | 3 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Bank Street | 5,000 | |
| Brooks, Cassidy, Gillespie | Lineups | Jenkinson, Ratcliffe | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Small Heath | Manor Ground | 7,000 | |
| White, Hunt | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 15 | W | L | D | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.5 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1898-11-12 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Walsall | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2.091 | 12 | D | L | W | D | D | 1898-11-12 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 | 12 | D | W | W | W | W | 1898-11-12 | Glossop | A |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.538 | 12 | W | W | L | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Loughborough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1.462 | 12 | W | W | D | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Blackpool | A |
| 7 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.842 | 12 | W | W | L | W | L | 1898-11-12 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 8 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.125 | 11 | W | W | D | D | D | 1898-11-12 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 9 | 2 | Glossop | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1.75 | 10 | W | L | W | W | D | 1898-11-12 | Manchester City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Small Heath | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.188 | 9 | L | L | W | L | D | 1898-11-12 | Luton Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.125 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1898-11-12 | Darwen | H |
| 12 | 1 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.167 | 7 | D | W | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Newton Heath | A |
| 13 | -1 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.889 | 7 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Small Heath | A |
| 14 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.524 | 5 | L | W | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | New Brighton Tower | H |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.32 | 4 | D | L | D | L | W | 1898-11-12 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0.16 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1898-11-12 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 17 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0.48 | 2 | L | L | L | D | L | 1898-11-12 | Walsall | A |
| 18 | 0 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.3 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Lincoln City | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton United | 2 | 2 | Millwall Athletic | The Hove, Sussex Cricket Ground | 4,000 | |
| Bristol City | 4 | 2 | Swindon Town | St John's Lane | 5,000 | |
| New Brompton | 1 | 0 | Chatham | Priestfield Road | 7,000 | |
| Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Warmley | United Services Recreation Ground | 4,000 | |
| Sheppey United | 2 | 2 | Bedminster | Botany Road | 1,000 | |
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Gravesend United | The Dell | 6,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | Reading | 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 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.75 | 15 | W | W | W | W | D | 1898-11-12 | Bedminster | A |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.43 | 12 | W | D | D | W | W | 1898-11-12 | Sheppey United | H |
| 3 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | 9 | W | L | W | W | W | 1898-11-26 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | A |
| 4 | -1 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1.44 | 9 | L | D | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Brighton United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Millwall Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 9 | D | W | D | W | L | 1898-11-12 | Warmley | H |
| 6 | -1 | Gravesend United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | L | L | W | W | L | 1898-11-12 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | A |
| 7 | 2 | Bristol City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.83 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1898-11-26 | Reading | A |
| 8 | -1 | Chatham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.43 | 6 | L | W | L | D | L | 1898-11-19 | Bedminster | H |
| 9 | -1 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.69 | 6 | L | D | W | D | L | 1898-11-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Brighton United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.88 | 5 | D | L | L | W | W | 1898-11-12 | Swindon Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0.36 | 4 | D | L | W | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Gravesend United | H |
| 12 | 1 | Bedminster | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0.43 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1898-11-12 | New Brompton | H |
| 13 | -1 | Sheppey United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.41 | 2 | D | D | L | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Southampton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Warmley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0.36 | 2 | D | D | L | L | L | 1898-11-12 | Millwall Athletic | A |
