Division Two Table 1898/99
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
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PPromotion to Div 1 | 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.63 | 52 |
PPromotion to Div 1 | 2 | Glossop North End | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 2.00 | 46 |
3 | Leicester FosseLeicester City | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 1.52 | 45 | |
4 | Newton HeathManchester United | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 1.56 | 43 | |
5 | New Brighton TowerClub folded in 1901 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | 1.36 | 43 | |
6 | Walsall | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 2.19 | 42 | |
7 | Woolwich ArsenalArsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 1.76 | 41 | |
8 | Small HeathNow Birmingham City | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.70 | 41 | |
9 | Burslem Port ValeNow named Port Vale | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 1.65 | 39 | |
10 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 1.18 | 35 | |
11 | Barnsley | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 0.93 | 31 | |
12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.91 | 31 | |
13 | Burton SwiftsClub no longer exists | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.73 | 28 | |
14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 0.78 | 25 | |
15 | Luton Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 0.54 | 23 | |
RRe-election Position | 16 | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 90 | 0.54 | 20 |
RRe-election Position | 17 | LoughboroughClub folded on 1900 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 0.41 | 18 |
RRe-election Position | 18 | DarwenAFC Darwen | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 0.16 | 9 |
2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.
P = Promotion R = Re-election
The top two clubs were promoted to the First Division. The bottom three clubs were required to apply for re-election into the league.
Darwen did not seek re-election to the league.