Club Attack and Defence Rankings for Season 1897-98

 

Division 1

Pos Club WLD Ranking
Attack Defence
1 1 Sheffield United 12 4 2
2 13 Sunderland 7 10 1
3 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 4
4 3 Everton 5 6 3
5 1 The Wednesday 3 5 6
6 -5 Aston Villa 3 1 12
7 5 West Bromwich Albion 2 9 8
8 3 Nottingham Forest 1 8 11
9 -4 Liverpool -2 6 8
10 -7 Derby County -2 2 16
11 -3 Bolton Wanderers -4 16 4
12 -8 Preston North End -6 14 7
13D 2 Notts County -6 13 10
14 -5 Bury -6 11 12
15 -1 Blackburn Rovers -6 11 14
16 -3 Stoke -6 14 15

 

Division 2

Pos Club WLD Ranking
Attack Defence
1D 1 Burnley 18 1 1
2 3 Newcastle United 15 5 2
3 3 Manchester City 9 4 5
4 -2 Newton Heath 8 5 3
5 5 Woolwich Arsenal 7 2 6
6 -2 Small Heath 6 7 7
7 2 Leicester Fosse 3 12 3
8NL Luton Town 0 3 7
9 -2 Gainsborough Trinity 0 10 9
10 2 Walsall -1 7 10
11 -3 Blackpool -5 11 11
12 -9 Grimsby Town -6 9 12
13 1 Burton Swifts -9 14 13
14 2 Lincoln City -13 13 15
15 -4 Darwen -16 15 14
16 -3 Loughborough -16 16 16