League Second Division
1897/98League table
Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.
| Pos | Team | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 3.33 | 48 | |
| 2 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 2.00 | 45 | |
| 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 1.83 | 39 | |
| 4 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 1.83 | 38 | |
| 5 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 1.41 | 37 | |
| 6 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 1.16 | 36 | |
| 7 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 1.31 | 33 | |
| 8 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 1.36 | 30 | |
| 9 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 0.93 | 30 | |
| 10 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 1.00 | 29 | |
| 11 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 0.80 | 25 | |
| 12 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 0.84 | 24 | |
| 13 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 69 | -31 | 0.55 | 21 | |
| 14 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 82 | -39 | 0.52 | 17 | |
| 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 76 | -45 | 0.41 | 14 | |
| 16 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 87 | -63 | 0.28 | 14 |
QualificationSort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.
