English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 31st March 1899
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 37 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 35 | 1.58 |
| 3 | Burnley | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 1.05 |
| 4 | Everton | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 34 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 31 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 1.03 |
| 7 | Notts. County | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 0.98 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Stoke | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 29 | 0.93 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Derby County | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 52 | 27 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 27 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 1.05 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 17 | The Wednesday | 31 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 21 | 0.51 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 43 | 18 | 0.70 |
