English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 11th 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 | Liverpool | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 35 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 34 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Everton | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Burnley | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 30 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Notts. County | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 1.00 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Derby County | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 29 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 27 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 26 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Stoke | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 25 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 23 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 17 | The Wednesday | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 19 | 0.46 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 0.67 |
