Thursday 1898-12-22
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| New Brighton Tower | 7 | 0 | Darwen | Tower Athletic Grounds | 4,000 | |
| Hargreaves, Hammond 4, Cunliffe 2 | 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 | 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 | 3 | New Brighton Tower | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1898-12-24 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 4 | -1 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1.368 | 20 | W | W | W | W | W | 1898-12-24 | New Brighton Tower | A |
| 5 | -1 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2.063 | 18 | D | D | W | L | W | 1898-12-24 | Small Heath | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Darwen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 0.17 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1898-12-24 | Newton Heath | A |
