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England 1897-98

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First Division
P W D L GF GA GR Pts
1. Sheffield United 30 17 8 5 56 31 1.806 42
2. Sunderland 30 16 5 9 43 30 1.433 37
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 14 7 9 57 41 1.390 35
4. Everton 30 13 9 8 48 39 1.231 35
5. The Wednesday 30 15 3 12 51 42 1.214 33
6. Aston Villa 30 14 5 11 61 51 1.196 33
7. West Bromwich Albion 30 11 10 9 44 45 0.978 32
8. Nottingham Forest 30 11 9 10 47 49 0.959 31
9. Liverpool 30 11 6 13 48 45 1.067 28
10. Derby County 30 11 6 13 57 61 0.934 28
11. Bolton Wanderers 30 11 4 15 28 41 0.683 26
12. Preston North End 30 8 8 14 35 43 0.814 24
13. Notts County 30 8 8 14 36 46 0.783 24
14. Bury 30 8 8 14 39 51 0.765 24
15. Blackburn Rovers 30 7 10 13 39 54 0.722 24
16. Stoke 30 8 8 14 35 55 0.636 24

Second Division
P W D L GF GA GR Pts
3. Manchester City 30 15 9 6 66 36 1.833 39
4. Newton Heath 30 16 6 8 64 35 1.829 38
5. Woolwich Arsenal 30 16 5 9 69 49 1.408 37
6. Small Heath 30 16 4 10 58 50 1.160 36
7. Leicester Fosse 30 13 7 10 46 35 1.314 33
8. Luton Town 30 13 4 13 68 50 1.360 30
9. Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 6 12 50 54 0.926 30
10. Walsall 30 12 5 13 58 58 1.000 29
11. Blackpool 30 10 5 15 49 61 0.803 25
12. Grimsby Town 30 10 4 16 52 62 0.839 24
13. Burton Swifts 30 8 5 17 38 69 0.551 21
14. Lincoln City 30 6 5 19 43 82 0.524 17
15. Darwen 30 6 2 22 31 76 0.408 14
16. Loughborough 30 6 2 22 24 87 0.276 14

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