| SEASON 1897-1898 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, October 9, 1897: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 | 14 |
| 2 | Burnley | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | 13 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 8 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 7 |
| 8 | Darwen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 6 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 10 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1.07 | 4 |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 4 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | 3 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 14 | Burton Swifts | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 2 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0.21 | 2 |
| Key: | Test Match | Re-election |