English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 12th March 1898
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 17 | 43 | 4.06 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 28 | 36 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 31 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 5 | Small Heath | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 27 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 42 | 25 | 1.40 |
| 7 | Newton Heath | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 24 | 1.69 |
| 8 | Walsall | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 57 | 24 | 0.91 |
| 9 | Leicester Fosse | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 51 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Burton Swifts | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 52 | 15 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 53 | 14 | 0.68 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 74 | 14 | 0.54 |
| 15 | Darwen | 24 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 61 | 14 | 0.41 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 11 | 0.31 |
