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PosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgDiffAvgPoints
= 1  Burnley3020828024562.6748
= 2  Newcastle United3021366432322.1345
= 3  Manchester City3015966636302.2039
= 4  Manchester United3016686435292.1338
= 5  Arsenal3016596949202.3037
= 6  Birmingham City3016410585081.9336
= 7  Leicester City30137104635111.5333
= 8  Luton Town30134136850182.2730
= 9  Gainsborough Trinity30126125054-41.6730
=10 Walsall3012513585801.9329
=11 Blackpool30105154961-121.6325
=12 Grimsby Town30104165262-101.7324
=13 Burton United3085173869-311.2721
=14 Lincoln City3065194382-391.4317
=15 Darwen3062223176-451.0314
=16 Loughborough FC3062222487-630.8014
Explanation of this analysisThis analysis shows the final table positions for the Second Division in the 1897/98 season.
Colours

League Halted due to

World War 1

Data last updated: 7 December 2025