Saturday 1898-12-17
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Villa Park | 17,357 | |
| Crabtree | Lineups | McMain | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park | 7,000 | |
| Hulse 2, Hurst 2 | Lineups | Stevenson 2 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Burnden Park | 4,000 | |
| Lineups | Morris, Suddick | |||||
| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Liverpool | Baseball Ground | 6,000 | |
| Bloomer | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 2 | 0 | Stoke | Goodison Park | 10,000 | |
| Chadwick, Oldham | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 4 | 1 | Bury | Trent Bridge | 8,000 | |
| Boucher, Fletcher, Fraser, Logan | Lineups | McLuckie | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Roker Park | 8,000 | |
| Lineups | Bowes | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | Stoney Lane | 2,433 | |
| Dunn, McKenzie | 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 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | W | D | W | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Notts County | A |
| 2 | 1 | Burnley | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.55 | 23 | W | W | W | W | D | 1898-12-24 | Everton | A |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1.25 | 22 | L | W | W | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 1 | Sheffield United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 20 | W | D | L | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | -1 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.35 | 19 | D | W | L | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Aston Villa | H |
| 6 | 1 | Bury | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1.048 | 19 | W | L | W | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Stoke | H |
| 7 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1.148 | 18 | D | W | D | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 8 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 1.091 | 16 | D | W | L | W | D | 1898-12-24 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 9 | 1 | Liverpool | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.05 | 16 | D | L | W | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 10 | -2 | Sunderland | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0.957 | 16 | L | L | L | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Newcastle United | H |
| 11 | 1 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 0.829 | 16 | D | W | L | W | L | 1898-12-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 0.885 | 15 | L | D | W | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 0.758 | 15 | D | L | W | D | W | 1898-12-26 | Bury | H |
| 14 | 0 | Stoke | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0.742 | 15 | D | L | L | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Bury | A |
| 15 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0.792 | 14 | D | W | L | L | L | 1898-12-24 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | The Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.667 | 14 | D | L | L | D | L | 1898-12-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Newcastle United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0.8 | 11 | D | L | W | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0.593 | 10 | L | L | L | D | L | 1898-12-26 | Derby County | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Swifts | 5 | 0 | Barnsley | Peel Croft | 2,000 | |
| Ashby 3, Leigh 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Darwen | 0 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Barley Bank | 300 | |
| Lineups | Chapman, Edmondson OG | |||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | 0 | Blackpool | The Northolme | 2,000 | |
| Spence 2, McKechnie, Wigmore 3, Foxall | Lineups | |||||
| Glossop | 1 | 2 | Small Heath | North Road | 1,000 | |
| Colvin | Lineups | Abbott, Inglis | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | Newton Heath | Filbert Street | 8,000 | |
| Fulwood | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 3 | New Brighton Tower | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Hewitt, Williams | Lineups | Becton, Milward, Hargreaves | ||||
| Manchester City | 5 | 0 | Loughborough | Hyde Road | 4,000 | |
| Meredith 3, Ray, Smith WS | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | Hillary Street | 3,000 | |
| OG | Lineups | Evans | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 2 | Lincoln City | Manor Ground | 3,000 | |
| Mitchell, Dailly, McConnell, Hunt | Lineups | Pugh, Clarke | ||||
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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 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2.167 | 23 | W | W | W | D | W | 1898-12-24 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.38 | 21 | L | W | L | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Darwen | H |
| 3 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.37 | 20 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-12-24 | New Brighton Tower | A |
| 4 | 0 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.06 | 18 | D | D | W | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Small Heath | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | D | L | W | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 6 | 0 | New Brighton Tower | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.59 | 18 | W | W | W | L | D | 1898-12-22 | Darwen | H |
| 7 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1.5 | 17 | W | L | W | L | D | 1898-12-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 8 | 0 | Small Heath | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.167 | 16 | W | D | W | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Walsall | H |
| 9 | 2 | Burton Swifts | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.25 | 14 | W | L | D | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 10 | -1 | Glossop | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.556 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Loughborough | A |
| 11 | -1 | Lincoln City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Luton Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0.727 | 11 | L | W | W | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0.654 | 10 | W | L | W | D | L | 1898-12-24 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 14 | -1 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0.8 | 9 | L | D | L | D | D | 1898-12-24 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0.167 | 6 | L | L | W | L | D | 1898-12-24 | Glossop | H |
| 16 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0.647 | 5 | W | D | L | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Blackpool | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 0.324 | 4 | L | L | L | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Darwen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 0.2 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1898-12-22 | New Brighton Tower | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton United | 1 | 1 | Reading | The Hove, Sussex Cricket Ground | ||
| Bristol City | 5 | 2 | Bedminster | St John's Lane | 10,750 | |
| Gravesend United | 4 | 2 | Warmley | Overcliffe Ground | ||
| Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | Southampton | United Services Recreation Ground | 5,000 | |
| Sheppey United | 3 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Botany Road | 900 | |
| Swindon Town | 2 | 4 | Millwall Athletic | County Ground | 5,000 | |
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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 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Reading | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.75 | 17 | D | W | W | W | D | 1898-12-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 3 | 1 | Millwall Athletic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1.38 | 14 | W | D | W | D | W | 1898-12-24 | Sheppey United | H |
| 4 | 1 | Bristol City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.11 | 13 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-12-24 | Gravesend United | A |
| 5 | -2 | Swindon Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.39 | 13 | L | W | W | L | D | 1898-12-24 | Southampton | A |
| 6 | 2 | Gravesend United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1.09 | 12 | W | D | D | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Bristol City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | L | L | W | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Warmley | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bedminster | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0.86 | 11 | L | D | W | W | W | 1898-12-26 | Warmley | H |
| 9 | 1 | Reading | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0.76 | 9 | D | W | L | L | D | 1898-12-24 | New Brompton | A |
| 10 | -1 | Chatham | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 | 8 | W | L | L | L | W | 1898-12-26 | Gravesend United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton United | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0.69 | 6 | D | L | L | L | D | 1898-12-31 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0.44 | 6 | D | L | L | D | D | 1898-12-31 | Sheppey United | H |
| 13 | 1 | Sheppey United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0.36 | 5 | W | L | D | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 14 | -1 | Warmley | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 0.41 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
