Saturday 1898-11-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Preston North End | Burnden Park | 5,000 | |
| Gilligan A, Miller | Lineups | Brown 2 | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Turf Moor | 12,000 | |
| Toman, McLintock (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | Newcastle United | Baseball Ground | 7,000 | |
| Bloomer 2, Arkesden | Lineups | Wardrope | ||||
| Everton | 0 | 1 | Bury | Goodison Park | 10,000 | |
| Lineups | Kelly | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 3 | Liverpool | City Ground | 12,000 | |
| Lineups | McCowie, Morgan, Walker | |||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Stoke | Roker Park | 5,000 | |
| Dunlop, McLatchie | Lineups | |||||
| The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | Owlerton Stadium | 16,500 | Abandoned after 79.5 mins - bad light. Match had kicked off late because referee had missed his train & arrived late. |
| Lineups | Bedingfield | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | Stoney Lane | 1,999 | |
| Nock, Thickett OG, Richards | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Notts County | Molineux | 6,000 | |
| Fleming | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Aston Villa | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.75 | 20 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 0 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.294 | 18 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 2 | Burnley | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.167 | 17 | W | D | L | W | W | 1898-12-03 | The Wednesday | H |
| 4 | -1 | Sheffield United | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.913 | 17 | L | W | L | D | L | 1898-12-03 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Notts County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.294 | 16 | L | W | D | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Everton | H |
| 6 | 1 | Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1.222 | 16 | W | L | W | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Aston Villa | A |
| 7 | 2 | Bury | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.059 | 15 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 8 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.087 | 14 | L | L | W | L | L | 1898-12-03 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Stoke | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.833 | 14 | L | W | W | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1.176 | 13 | W | D | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Newcastle United | A |
| 11 | 2 | Liverpool | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13 | W | L | W | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 2 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0.828 | 13 | W | L | W | L | D | 1898-12-03 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | -3 | The Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Burnley | A |
| 14 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.842 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Stoke | A |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 0.724 | 12 | D | W | L | L | L | 1898-12-03 | Derby County | H |
| 16 | -4 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.737 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1898-12-03 | Bury | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.727 | 10 | D | L | W | L | L | 1898-12-03 | Liverpool | A |
| 18 | 0 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.708 | 8 | L | W | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 2 | 3 | Luton Town | Athletic Grounds | 1,000 | |
| Cartmell, Leadbetter | Lineups | Ekins, Hewitt 2 | ||||
| Burslem Port Vale | 2 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 1,000 | |
| Evans, Harvey | Lineups | Spence | ||||
| Burton Swifts | 3 | 3 | Manchester City | Peel Croft | 5,000 | |
| Burton, Lavery 2 | Lineups | Meredith, Moffatt, Gillespie | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | Blundell Park | 2,000 | |
| Gray | Lineups | |||||
| Loughborough | 0 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | Athletic Ground | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | Eaton, Fulwood, King | |||||
| New Brighton Tower | 2 | 1 | Barnsley | Tower Athletic Grounds | 2,000 | |
| Cunliffe, Hargreaves | Lineups | Hepworth | ||||
| Newton Heath | 1 | 0 | Lincoln City | Bank Street | 4,000 | |
| Bryant | Lineups | |||||
| Small Heath | 8 | 0 | Darwen | Coventry Road | 2,000 | |
| Gardner 2, Abbott 5 (1p), Robertson | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 2 | 0 | Glossop | Hillary Street | 2,000 | |
| Genever, Martin | 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 | Newton Heath | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.79 | 19 | W | W | D | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2.857 | 17 | W | L | W | L | D | 1898-12-03 | Manchester City | A |
| 3 | -1 | Manchester City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.75 | 17 | D | W | W | D | W | 1898-12-03 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 4 | 0 | Walsall | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2.214 | 16 | W | L | W | D | L | 1898-12-03 | Barnsley | A |
| 5 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.105 | 16 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 6 | 1 | New Brighton Tower | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 14 | W | L | D | W | W | 1898-12-10 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 7 | 2 | Small Heath | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2.25 | 13 | W | W | L | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 8 | -2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.429 | 13 | L | D | W | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Newton Heath | H |
| 9 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.316 | 12 | D | W | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Glossop | A |
| 10 | -2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1.118 | 12 | L | L | W | W | D | 1898-12-17 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 11 | 0 | Glossop | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.375 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 12 | 1 | Luton Town | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0.655 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1898-12-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1.071 | 8 | L | D | D | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Walsall | H |
| 14 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.609 | 8 | W | D | L | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Luton Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.478 | 4 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-12-03 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 16 | 0 | Darwen | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0.216 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1898-12-03 | Loughborough | H |
| 17 | 0 | Loughborough | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0.143 | 4 | L | D | L | L | L | 1898-12-03 | Darwen | A |
| 18 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.424 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-12-03 | Small Heath | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedminster | 3 | 1 | Sheppey United | Ashton Gate | 1,000 | |
| Millwall Athletic | 1 | 4 | Southampton | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 1,000 | * |
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Bristol City | Elm Park | 4,000 | |
| Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | United Services Recreation Ground | 3,650 | |
| Warmley | 2 | 4 | Swindon Town | Chequers Ground | 1,400 | |
| Notes | ||||||
| *Referee Mr T Saywell brought the match to an end in error 10 mins before time. Crowd invaded pitch in demonstration. Millwall fined £5 for failing to clear the pitch so that the game could be restarted. The final 10 minutes ordered to be played at a later date. The £5 fine was waved on appeal. | ||||||
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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 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.13 | 17 | W | L | W | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.29 | 14 | W | W | D | D | W | 1898-12-03 | Warmley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Swindon Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.58 | 13 | W | W | L | D | W | 1898-12-17 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.1 | 11 | W | W | L | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Bristol City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Millwall Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.3 | 11 | W | D | W | D | W | 1898-12-03 | Sheppey United | A |
| 6 | 1 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1898-12-03 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 7 | -1 | Gravesend United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 9 | D | L | L | W | W | 1898-12-03 | Bedminster | H |
| 8 | 1 | Bedminster | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0.88 | 8 | W | W | W | D | L | 1898-11-30 | Brighton United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Chatham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 6 | L | L | W | L | D | 1898-12-03 | Reading | H |
| 10 | 0 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.64 | 6 | L | L | D | W | D | 1898-12-03 | Chatham | A |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0.8 | 5 | L | D | L | L | W | 1898-11-30 | Bedminster | H |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0.41 | 5 | L | D | D | L | W | 1898-12-03 | New Brompton | A |
| 13 | 0 | Warmley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0.35 | 2 | L | L | L | D | D | 1898-12-03 | Southampton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Sheppey United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0.31 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1898-12-03 | Millwall Athletic | H |
