English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 8th April 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 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 24 | 47 | 3.33 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 30 | 42 | 2.07 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 33 | 35 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Newton Heath | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 32 | 33 | 1.81 |
| 5 | Woolwich Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Small Heath | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 29 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 49 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 1.24 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Walsall | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 58 | 25 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 58 | 23 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 60 | 20 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 0.66 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 76 | 17 | 0.57 |
| 15 | Darwen | 27 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 67 | 14 | 0.42 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 81 | 11 | 0.27 |
