English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 4th September 1897
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Small Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Loughborough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Newton Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Darwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
