SeasonPrior LeaguePositionTeamPlayedPointsPts/GameGoals/Game Current LeaguePositionTeamPlayedPointsPts/GameGoals/Game
1897/98Second Division1Burnley30481.62.7 First Division3Burnley34391.11.3
1897/98Second Division2Newcastle United30451.52.1 First Division13Newcastle United34300.91.4
                
1897/98Southern Division 21Portsmouth22391.83.4 Southern Division 113Portsmouth24120.50.7
1897/98Southern Division 22Warmley22381.74.9 Southern Division 114Warmley00--
1897/98Southern Division 22Warmley22381.74.9 Western Football Div 16Warmley00--
Explanation of this analysisPositions of teams in the 1898/99 season that were previously Promoted or Relegated.
ColoursPlaces are colour-coded as follows:

Team Name - Euro Qualified

Team Name - Relegated/Disqualified/Went Bust
League Disbanded

Position - Can't be promoted

Team Name - Transferred

Team Name - Euro Qualified

Data last updated: 2 March 2026