1898-99 in English football
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The 1898-99 season was the 28th season of competitive football in England.
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[edit] Overview
[edit] Events
This was the first season in which automatic promotion/relegation was introduced between the First and Second divisions. Both Divisions were expanded to 18 teams.
The new teams to join the Second Division were: Barnsley, Glossop North End and New Brighton Tower. Port Vale also returned to the Football League.
[edit] Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| First Division | Aston Villa |
| Second Division | Manchester City |
| FA Cup | Sheffield United |
[edit] League table
[edit] First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 1.900 | 45 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 1.485 | 43 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 39 |
| 4 | Everton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 1.171 | 38 |
| 5 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 37 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | 1.154 | 36 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 1.000 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 1.125 | 35 |
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 35 |
| 10 | Bury | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 0.980 | 35 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 | 33 |
| 12 | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 33 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 30 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 0.737 | 30 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | 0.936 | 29 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 29 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 0.725 | 25 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | 0.525 | 24 |
[edit] Second Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | 52 |
| 2 | Glossop North End | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | 46 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 45 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 1.558 | 43 |
| 5 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 43 |
| 6 | Walsall | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 42 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 1.756 | 41 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 41 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | 39 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 56 | 0.929 | 31 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 31 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 28 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 25 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 0.537 | 23 |
| 16 | Blackpool[1] | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 90 | 0.544 | 20 |
| 17 | Loughborough | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 0.413 | 18 |
| 18 | Darwen[1] | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 0.156 | 9 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
[edit] References
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1894-95 | 1895-96 | 1896-97 | 1897-98 | 1898-99 | 1899-00 | 1900-01 | 1901-02 | 1902-03 |
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