English First Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Liverpool | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 43 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 39 | 41 | 1.64 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 39 | 0.96 |
| 4 | Notts. County | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 37 | 0.92 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 36 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Everton | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 35 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Derby County | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Bury | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 35 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 34 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Stoke | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 1.02 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 30 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 33 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 50 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 17 | The Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 24 | 0.52 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 51 | 23 | 0.71 |



