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| 03/10/1898 | The Wednesday FC | - | Sheffield United | 1:1 | ||
| 10/12/1898 | Aston Villa | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:1 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Nottingham Forest | 0:2 | |||
| Notts County | - | Bury FC | 4:1 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Newcastle United | 4:2 | |||
| Derby County | - | Liverpool FC | 1:0 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Burnley FC | 0:1 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Stoke City | 2:0 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Preston North End | 2:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37:17 | 20 | 23:7 |
| 2 |
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Everton FC | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:13 | 10 | 20:10 |
| 3 |
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Burnley FC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24:17 | 7 | 19:11 |
| 4 |
|
Notts County | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26:19 | 7 | 18:12 |
| 5 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29:24 | 5 | 17:13 |
| 6 |
|
Bury FC | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21:21 | 0 | 17:13 |
| 7 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22:21 | 1 | 16:14 |
| 8 |
|
Liverpool FC | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19:18 | 1 | 15:15 |
| 9 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21:21 | 0 | 15:15 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19:22 | -3 | 15:15 |
| 11 |
|
Derby County | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26:32 | -6 | 14:16 |
| 12 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19:20 | -1 | 13:17 |
| 13 |
|
Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19:23 | -4 | 13:17 |
| 14 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18:25 | -7 | 13:17 |
| 15 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14:19 | -5 | 12:18 |
| 16 |
|
Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 11:19 |
| 17 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16:26 | -10 | 10:20 |
| 18 |
|
Newcastle United | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20:26 | -6 | 9:21 |
