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| 19/11/1898 | Aston Villa | - | Blackburn Rovers | 3:1 | ||
| Bury FC | - | Liverpool FC | 3:0 | |||
| Newcastle United | - | Bolton Wanderers | 4:1 | |||
| Notts County | - | Sunderland AFC | 5:2 | |||
| Sheffield United | - | Derby County | 2:1 | |||
| Preston North End | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | |||
| Burnley FC | - | West Bromwich Albion | 1:1 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2:1 | |||
| Stoke City | - | The Wednesday FC | 1:0 |
| » 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33:12 | 21 | 20:4 |
| 2 |
|
Everton FC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20:12 | 8 | 16:8 |
| 3 |
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Notts County | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 22:16 | 6 | 16:8 |
| 4 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24:19 | 5 | 14:10 |
| 5 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20:18 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 6 |
|
Bury FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17:17 | 0 | 13:11 |
|
Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | 13:11 | |
| 8 |
|
Burnley FC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16:17 | -1 | 13:11 |
| 9 |
|
Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 11:13 |
| 10 |
|
Liverpool FC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14:17 | -3 | 11:13 |
| 11 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12:14 | -2 | 10:14 |
| 12 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15:18 | -3 | 10:14 |
| 13 |
|
Preston North End | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14:18 | -4 | 10:14 |
| 14 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13:18 | -5 | 10:14 |
| 15 |
|
Derby County | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 21:28 | -7 | 10:14 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14:17 | -3 | 9:15 |
| 17 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14:20 | -6 | 9:15 |
| 18 |
|
Newcastle United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14:19 | -5 | 7:17 |
