| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 18, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 1.40 | 23 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 1.74 | 22 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 1.41 | 20 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1.22 | 20 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 1.47 | 18 |
| 6 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 1.13 | 18 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1.00 | 17 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1.10 | 15 |
| 9 | Derby County | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 1.07 | 15 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 | 14 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 0.96 | 13 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 0.67 | 13 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 0.67 | 12 |
| 14 | Bury | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 0.70 | 11 |
| 15 | Stoke | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 0.49 | 11 |
| 16 | Notts County | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 0.63 | 8 |
| Key: | Champions |