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1898–99 Football League

The 1898–99 season was the 11th season of The Football League. Two teams were able to win the First Division title going into the final day of the season: Aston Villa and Liverpool; second-placed Liverpool travelled to Villa Park for the final match, needing a win to overtake Villa and win the title, but Villa won 5–0 to win their fourth First Division title.

The Football League
Season1898–99
ChampionsAston Villa
RelegatedBlackpool
Darwen
New Clubs in LeagueBarnsley
Burslem Port Vale,
Glossop North End,
New Brighton Tower

Defending champions Sheffield United had the first poor title defence in English top flight history, finishing 16th out of 18, barely avoiding the two relegation places.

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.

First Division

First Division
Season1898–99
ChampionsAston Villa
4th English title
RelegatedBolton Wanderers
The Wednesday
Matches played306
Goals scored868 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Bloomer
(23 goals)
Biggest home winDerby County 9–0 The Wednesday
(21 January 1899)
Biggest away winLiverpool 0–3 Aston Villa
(15 October 1898)
Nottingham Forest 0–3 Liverpool
(26 November 1898)
The Wednesday 0–3 Liverpool
(31 December 1898)
Highest scoringDerby County 5–5 Everton
(15 October 1898)
Longest winning run8 matches
Aston Villa
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Liverpool
Longest losing run4 matches
Everton
Sheffield United
Sunderland
The Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Highest attendance41,000
Aston Villa 5–0 Liverpool
(29 April 1899)
Lowest attendance1,000
Bury 1–1 Newcastle United
(22 October 1898)
West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Nottingham Forest
(24 December 1898)
West Bromwich Albion 6–2 Blackburn Rovers
(21 January 1899)
Average attendance10,004

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1Aston Villa (C)34197876401.90045
2Liverpool341951049331.48543
3Burnley341591045470.95739
4Everton341581148411.17138
5Notts County341213947510.92237
6Blackburn Rovers341481260521.15436
7Sunderland341561341411.00036
8Wolverhampton Wanderers341471354481.12535
9Derby County3412111162571.08835
10Bury341471348490.98035
11Nottingham Forest3411111242421.00033
12Stoke341371447520.90433
13Newcastle United341181549481.02130
14West Bromwich Albion341261642570.73730
15Preston North End341091544470.93629
16Sheffield United349111445510.88229
17Bolton Wanderers (R)34971837510.72525Relegation to the Second Division
18The Wednesday (R)34881832610.52524
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayASTBLBBOLBURBRYDEREVELIVNEWNOTNTCPNESHUSTKSUNWEDWBAWOL
Aston Villa3–12–14–03–27–13–05–01–03–06–14–21–13–12–03–17–11–1
Blackburn Rovers0–04–10–20–03–01–31–34–23–36–02–22–14–13–22–04–12–2
Bolton Wanderers0–00–22–00–12–12–42–10–00–20–12–23–00–26–10–03–32–1
Burnley2–42–02–02–12–10–02–12–11–11–13–11–01–11–05–01–14–2
Bury2–13–23–11–10–03–13–01–12–02–03–11–35–21–20–01–10–2
Derby County1–10–01–12–11–25–51–03–12–04–21–01–01–14–29–04–16–2
Everton1–12–11–04–00–11–21–23–01–31–22–01–02–00–02–01–02–1
Liverpool0–32–02–02–01–04–02–03–20–10–03–12–11–00–04–02–21–0
Newcastle United1–11–04–14–12–02–02–23–00–11–22–11–23–00–12–23–02–4
Nottingham Forest1–00–11–20–11–23–30–00–32–00–02–22–12–11–11–13–03–0
Notts County1–05–32–12–24–12–20–11–13–12–21–02–22–05–21–00–00–2
Preston North End2–01–10–11–13–13–10–01–21–01–02–01–04–22–31–14–02–1
Sheffield United1–31–13–11–14–12–11–10–22–22–22–21–11–12–02–15–01–0
Stoke3–00–12–34–11–10–02–12–10–02–11–12–14–11–01–02–12–4
Sunderland4–20–10–00–13–01–02–11–02–31–11–11–01–02–02–02–03–0
The Wednesday4–11–21–01–03–23–11–20–31–32–11–12–11–11–30–11–23–0
West Bromwich Albion0–16–21–00–12–01–13–00–12–02–02–02–03–00–11–02–01–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–02–11–04–01–22–21–20–00–00–21–00–04–13–22–00–05–1
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Second Division
Season1898–99
ChampionsManchester City
PromotedManchester City
Glossop North End
RelegatedBlackpool
Darwen
Matches played306
Goals scored1,103 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerWalter Abbott
(33 goals)[1]
Biggest home winManchester City 10–0 Darwen
(18 February 1899)
Walsall 10–0 Darwen
(4 March 1899)
Loughborough 10–0 Darwen
(1 April 1899)
Biggest away winLuton Town 1–6 Leicester Fosse
(14 January 1899)
Lincoln City 1–6 Grimsby Town
(8 April 1899)
Highest scoringGrimsby Town 9–2 Darwen
(15 April 1899)
Longest winning run7 matches
Glossop North End
New Brighton Tower
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Manchester City
Longest losing run18 matches
Darwen

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Manchester City (C, P)34236592352.62952Promotion to the First Division
2Glossop North End (P)34206876382.00046
3Leicester Fosse34189764421.52445
4Newton Heath341951067431.55843
5New Brighton Tower34187971521.36543
6Walsall341512779362.19442
7Woolwich Arsenal341851172411.75641
8Small Heath341771085501.70041
9Burslem Port Vale341751256341.64739
10Grimsby Town341551471601.18335
11Barnsley341271552560.92931
12Lincoln City341271551560.91131
13Burton Swifts341081651700.72928
14Gainsborough Trinity341051956720.77825
15Luton Town341032151950.53723
16Blackpool (R)34842249900.54420Not re-elected
17Loughborough34662238920.41318Re-elected
18Darwen (R)342527221410.1569Not re-elected
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBARBLPBPVBRSDRWGAIGLPGRILEILINLOULUTMCINBRNWHSMHWALWOO
Barnsley2–12–12–06–01–01–12–23–41–09–02–11–12–10–27–21–12–1
Blackpool3–10–43–06–04–01–23–62–23–02–12–32–41–20–11–11–21–1
Burslem Port Vale2–06–14–13–12–11–22–00–22–13–04–11–10–01–01–00–13–0
Burton Swifts5–03–12–04–02–11–21–21–12–11–11–13–31–15–12–60–21–2
Darwen1–10–21–30–20–30–20–23–01–20–14–10–22–41–11–11–11–4
Gainsborough Trinity2–07–03–21–22–22–45–14–02–23–02–33–13–10–21–10–00–1
Glossop1–04–10–05–05–05–14–21–32–04–05–01–25–01–21–22–02–0
Grimsby Town0–12–13–11–39–20–21–11–01–15–05–01–22–23–02–02–11–0
Leicester Fosse3–14–01–11–04–01–04–22–03–21–01–11–14–11–00–02–22–1
Lincoln City1–00–01–01–12–01–02–21–63–16–02–03–11–22–02–21–12–0
Loughborough2–01–30–31–010–00–01–31–30–32–44–11–36–00–11–11–10–0
Luton Town4–13–20–13–08–14–20–23–11–62–02–20–32–30–12–33–20–1
Manchester City5–04–13–16–010–04–00–27–23–13–15–02–01–14–02–02–03–1
New Brighton Tower2–14–01–02–27–03–22–22–01–04–13–04–00–10–34–06–03–1
Newton Heath0–03–12–12–29–06–13–03–22–21–06–15–03–01–22–01–02–2
Small Heath3–15–01–24–18–06–11–12–10–34–16–09–04–13–24–12–14–1
Walsall1–16–01–17–110–06–12–04–11–13–27–06–01–11–12–02–04–1
Woolwich Arsenal3–06–01–02–16–05–13–01–14–04–23–16–20–14–05–12–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

References

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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