SeasonPrior LeaguePositionTeamPlayedPointsPts/GameGoals/Game Current LeaguePositionTeamPlayedPointsPts/GameGoals/Game
1898/99First Division17Bolton Wanderers34250.71.1 Second Division2Bolton Wanderers34521.52.3
1898/99First Division18Sheffield Wednesday34240.70.9 Second Division1Sheffield Wednesday34541.62.5
                
1898/99S Division One9Partick Thistle1860.31.1 S Division Two1Partick Thistle18291.63.1
                
1898/99Second Division1Manchester City34521.52.7 First Division7Manchester City34341.01.5
1898/99Second Division2Glossop North End34461.42.2 First Division18Glossop North End34180.50.9
                
1898/99S Division Two1Kilmarnock18321.84.1 S Division One5Kilmarnock18181.01.7
                
1898/99Southern Division 2 London3Watford22301.42.8 Southern Division 21Watford20301.52.9
                
1898/99Southern Division 2 South-West1Cowes10202.05.2 Southern Division 117Cowes00--
                
1898/99Northern Division 13Middlesbrough16181.11.8 Second Division14Middlesbrough34240.71.1
                
1898/99Northern Division 21Stockton St. John's18271.52.1 Northern Division 12Stockton St. John's16231.42.0
1898/99Northern Division 22Thornaby Utopians18241.32.5 Northern Division 17Thornaby Utopians16120.80.9
                
1898/99Western Football Div 23Bristol East14130.92.2 Western Football Div 21Bristol East8141.83.9
Explanation of this analysisPositions of teams in the 1899/00 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