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| 17/12/1898 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Bury FC | 0:1 | ||
| Liverpool FC | - | West Bromwich Albion | 2:2 | |||
| Burnley FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4:2 | |||
| Newcastle United | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:2 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | - | Derby County | 3:3 | |||
| Aston Villa | - | Everton FC | 3:0 | |||
| Sheffield United | - | Sunderland AFC | 2:0 | |||
| Stoke City | - | Notts County | 1:1 | |||
| Preston North End | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:1 |
| » 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40:17 | 23 | 25:7 |
| 2 |
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Burnley FC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28:19 | 9 | 21:11 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23:16 | 7 | 20:12 |
| 4 |
|
Notts County | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27:20 | 7 | 19:13 |
| 5 |
|
Bury FC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22:21 | 1 | 19:13 |
| 6 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30:25 | 5 | 18:14 |
| 7 |
|
Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 21:22 | -1 | 17:15 |
| 8 |
|
Liverpool FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21:20 | 1 | 16:16 |
| 9 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22:23 | -1 | 16:16 |
| 10 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23:25 | -2 | 15:17 |
| 11 |
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Derby County | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 29:35 | -6 | 15:17 |
| 12 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 14:18 |
| 13 |
|
Preston North End | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20:24 | -4 | 14:18 |
| 14 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20:27 | -7 | 14:18 |
| 15 |
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Nottingham Forest | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17:22 | -5 | 13:19 |
| 16 |
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Stoke City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21:30 | -9 | 12:20 |
| 17 |
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Newcastle United | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22:28 | -6 | 10:22 |
| 18 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16:27 | -11 | 10:22 |
