English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 1st April 1899
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 33 | 37 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Burnley | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 1.02 |
| 4 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 1.23 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 47 | 33 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Notts. County | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 1.00 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 30 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 32 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Stoke | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 29 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 25 | 0.86 |
| 17 | The Wednesday | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 23 | 0.53 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 20 | 0.73 |
