First Division 1897/98
Sheffield United won the 1897/98 First Division with 42 points, 5 points ahead of Sunderland. Nobody went down. The season's 240 matches produced 724 goals, 3.02 a game.
Sheffield Utd
Champions
724
Goals
3.02
Goals a game
58%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 42 |
| 2 |  SunderlandSunderland | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 37 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 35 |
| 4 |  EvertonEverton | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 35 |
| 5 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 33 |
| 6 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 33 |
| 7 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 28 |
| 10 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 |  BuryBury | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 |  Stoke CityStoke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 24 |
▌ Champions. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1897/98 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 30 Apr 1898
1
Sheffield Utd
42
2
Sunderland
37
3
Wolves
35
4
Everton
35
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1897/98 · Sat 30 Apr 1898
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The 1897/98 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1897/98 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1897/98 compares
At 3.02 goals a game, 1897/98 was the 44th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 58% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 19% away wins.