| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, December 4, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 1.88 | 22 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 1.28 | 20 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1.42 | 17 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1.06 | 17 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 1.63 | 16 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 1.13 | 16 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 1.15 | 15 |
| 8 | Everton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 1.09 | 15 |
| 9 | Derby County | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 1.07 | 14 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1.05 | 13 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 0.60 | 11 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 14 | Bury | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 15 | Stoke | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 0.44 | 8 |
| 16 | Notts County | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 7 |
| Key: | Champions |