First Division 1898/99
Aston Villa won the 1898/99 First Division with 45 points, 2 points ahead of Liverpool. Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. The season's 306 matches produced 868 goals, 2.84 a game.
Aston Villa
Champions
868
Goals
2.84
Goals a game
57%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 45 |
| 2 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 43 |
| 3 |  BurnleyBurnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 39 |
| 4 |  EvertonEverton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 |
| 5 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 37 |
| 6 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 36 |
| 7 |  SunderlandSunderland | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 35 |
| 9 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 35 |
| 10 |  BuryBury | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 |  Stoke CityStoke | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 30 |
| 14 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 24 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. 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 1898/99 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 29 Apr 1899
1
Aston Villa
45
2
Liverpool
43
3
Burnley
39
4
Everton
38
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1898/99 · Sat 29 Apr 1899
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The 1898/99 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 1898/99 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1898/99 compares
At 2.84 goals a game, 1898/99 was the 37th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 57% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 19% away wins.