| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, October 23, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | 17 |
| 2 | Burnley | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 | 15 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1.89 | 13 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1.42 | 13 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | 9 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 8 | Darwen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 0.44 | 8 |
| 9 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 1.18 | 6 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.14 | 6 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 12 | Loughborough | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.50 | 6 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 5 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0.53 | 5 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 16 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 0.32 | 2 |
| Key: | Test Match | Re-election |