Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Division 1 1898/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Southampton | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 24 | 2.250 | 35 | Champions |
| 2nd | Bristol City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 33 | 1.667 | 33 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Millwall Athletic | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 35 | 1.686 | 30 | - |
| 4th | Chatham Town | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 1.391 | 28 | - |
| 5th | Reading | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | 26 | - |
| 6th | New Brompton | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | 25 | - |
| 7th | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 24 | - |
| 8th | Bedminster | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 0.897 | 24 | - |
| 9th | Swindon Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 0.878 | 23 | - |
| 10th | Brighton United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 48 | 0.771 | 20 | - |
| 11th | Gravesend United | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 52 | 0.808 | 19 | - |
| 12th | Sheppey United | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 53 | 0.434 | 13 | ♦Remained |
| 13th | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 0.283 | 12 | Resigned |
| 14th | Warmley | Resigned after 17 Matches, Record Expunged | Resigned | |||||||
Southern Football League Division 2 London 1898/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Thames Ironworks | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 16 | 4.000 | 39 | ♦▲Champions |
| 2nd | Wolverton L&NWR | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 43 | 2.047 | 30 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Watford | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 35 | 1.771 | 30 | - |
| 4th | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 39 | 1.518 | 25 | - |
| 5th | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 57 | 0.965 | 22 | - |
| 6th | Southall | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 0.800 | 22 | - |
| 7th | Chesham | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | 20 | - |
| 8th | St Albans | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 19 | Resigned |
| 9th | Shepherds Bush | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 0.698 | 17 | - |
| 10th | Fulham | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 0.818 | 16 | - |
| 11th | Uxbridge | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 0.604 | 16 | Resigned |
| 12th | Maidenhead | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 85 | 0.384 | 8 | - |
Southern Football League Division 2 South West 1898/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Cowes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 5.200 | 20 | ♦▲Champions |
| 2nd | Ryde | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 2.727 | 14 | Resigned |
| 3rd | Freemantle | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 0.656 | 10 | Resigned |
| 4th | Sandown Bay | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 0.647 | 8 | Resigned |
| 5th | Eastleigh Athletic | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 0.594 | 4 | Resigned |
| 6th | Andover | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 0.390 | 4 | Resigned |
| 7th | East Lancs Regiment | Resigned after 3 Matches, Record Expunged | Resigned | |||||||
| 8th | Trowbridge Town | Resigned after 3 Matches, Record Expunged | Resigned | |||||||
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▼East Lancs Regiment Resigned from the League after 3 Matches |
| ▼Trowbridge Town Resigned from the League after 3 Matches |
| ▼Warmley Resigned from the League after 17 Matches |
| ▼Andover Resigned from the League |
| ▼Eastleigh Athletic Resigned from the League |
| ▼Freemantle Resigned from the League |
| ▼Royal Artillery Portsmouth Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Ryde Resigned from the League |
| ▼Sandown Bay Resigned from the League |
| ▼St Albans Resigned from the League and Folded |
| ▼Uxbridge Resigned from the League |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Bristol Rovers were Elected to Division 1 |
| ▲Dartford Joined and also competed in Kent League |
| ▲Grays United |
| ▲Queens Park Rangers were Elected to Division 1 |
| ▲Portsmouth were Elected to Division 1 |
Team Name Changes
| - Chesham changed their name to Chesham Town |
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