| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, October 30, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 2.07 | 19 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 1.38 | 16 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1.38 | 11 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 11 |
| 5 | Everton | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 6 | Derby County | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1.23 | 9 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | 8 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.77 | 8 |
| 13 | Stoke | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 8 |
| 14 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0.71 | 6 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 6 |
| 16 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 0.64 | 5 |
| Key: | Champions |