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| 31/12/1898 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:0 | ||
| Bury FC | - | Derby County | 0:0 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Newcastle United | 0:0 | |||
| The Wednesday FC | - | Liverpool FC | 0:3 | |||
| Notts County | - | Burnley FC | 2:2 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Sheffield United | 1:0 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Nottingham Forest | 3:3 | |||
| Stoke City | - | Aston Villa | 3:0 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Preston North End | 1:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Aston Villa | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40:21 | 19 | 25:11 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28:16 | 12 | 24:12 |
| 3 |
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Notts County | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 30:22 | 8 | 22:14 |
| 4 |
|
Burnley FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30:25 | 5 | 22:14 |
| 5 |
|
Bury FC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27:23 | 4 | 22:14 |
| 6 |
|
Liverpool FC | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27:21 | 6 | 20:16 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34:31 | 3 | 19:17 |
| 8 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24:22 | 2 | 18:18 |
| 9 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27:26 | 1 | 18:18 |
| 10 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25:26 | -1 | 18:18 |
| 11 |
|
Sheffield United | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22:27 | -5 | 17:19 |
| 12 |
|
Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30:36 | -6 | 17:19 |
| 13 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22:31 | -9 | 16:20 |
| 14 |
|
Preston North End | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21:27 | -6 | 14:22 |
| 15 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20:27 | -7 | 14:22 |
| 16 |
|
Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26:35 | -9 | 14:22 |
| 17 |
|
Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25:30 | -5 | 13:23 |
| 18 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17:29 | -12 | 11:25 |
