English Second Division 1898/1899
Historical league standings at 17th December 1898
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 23 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Newton Heath | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Leicester Fosse | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 2.06 |
| 5 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 2.00 |
| 6 | New Brighton Tower | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 1.59 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Small Heath | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 2.17 |
| 9 | Burton Swifts | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Glossop North End | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 1.56 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 0.73 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Loughborough | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 5 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 18 | Darwen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 0.20 |
