English League Tables
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Football League First Division 1898/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 1.900 | 45 | Champions |
| 2nd | Liverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 1.485 | 43 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 39 | - |
| 4th | Everton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 1.171 | 38 | - |
| 5th | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 37 | - |
| 6th | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 1.154 | 36 | - |
| 7th | Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 1.000 | 36 | - |
| 8th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 1.125 | 35 | - |
| 9th | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 35 | - |
| 10th | Bury | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 0.980 | 35 | - |
| 11th | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 | 33 | - |
| 12th | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 33 | - |
| 13th | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 30 | - |
| 14th | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 47 | 0.737 | 30 | - |
| 15th | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 0.936 | 29 | - |
| 16th | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 29 | - |
| 17th | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 0.725 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
| 18th | The Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 0.525 | 24 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1898/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Manchester City | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | 52 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Glossop North End | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | 46 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 45 | - |
| 4th | Newton Heath | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 1.558 | 43 | - |
| 5th | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 43 | - |
| 6th | Walsall | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 42 | - |
| 7th | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 1.756 | 41 | - |
| 8th | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 41 | - |
| 9th | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | 39 | - |
| 10th | Grimsby Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 35 | - |
| 11th | Barnsley | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.929 | 31 | - |
| 12th | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 31 | - |
| 13th | Burton Swifts | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 28 | - |
| 14th | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 25 | - |
| 15th | Luton Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 0.537 | 23 | - |
| 16th | Blackpool | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 90 | 0.544 | 20 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 17th | Loughborough | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 0.413 | 18 | Re Elected |
| 18th | Darwen | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 0.156 | 9 | ▼Resigned |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Darwen did not seek Re-Election so the other bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 7 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 28 | Loughborough | Re Elected to the League |
| 17 | Chesterfield Town | ▲Elected to the League |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | ▲Elected to the League |
| 15 | Blackpool | ▼Not Re-Elected to the League |
| 11 | Stockport County | Not Elected to the League |
| 7 | Chorley | Not Elected to the League |
| 7 | Wigan County | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Coventry City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Ashton North End | Not Elected to the League |
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