Division Two Table 1898/99

  P W D L F A GA Pts
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.