| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 4, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ∞ | 4 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 4 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 | 4 |
| 4 | Stoke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 6 | Everton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 0 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 |
| 16 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions |