English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 1st October 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Notts. County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 6 | The Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.43 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Derby County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.50 |
