English Second Division 1897/1898
Historical league standings at 27th December 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 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 28 | 5.11 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 2.85 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Small Heath | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Newton Heath | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 1.93 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 12 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Loughborough | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 0.47 |
| 13 | Darwen | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 0.42 |
| 14 | Burton Swifts | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 0.68 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 0.59 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 0.53 |
