English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 20th November 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 | Burnley | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 4.13 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 1.64 |
| 4 | Small Heath | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Newton Heath | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2.20 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 1.05 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Darwen | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 0.52 |
| 10 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 0.80 |
| 11 | Loughborough | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 0.56 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0.46 |
| 16 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0.35 |
