League Tables 1897-1898 Preston North End
First Division 1897/1898
Season completed Saturday, 30th April 1898
League
Year
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Sheffield United | 30 | 42 | 1.81 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 2nonMover | Sunderland | 30 | 37 | 1.43 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 3nonMover | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 35 | 1.39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | ||
| 4nonMover | Everton | 30 | 35 | 1.23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | ||
| 5nonMover | The Wednesday | 30 | 33 | 1.21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | ||
| 6nonMover | Aston Villa | 30 | 33 | 1.20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | ||
| 7nonMover | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 32 | 0.98 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | ||
| 8nonMover | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 31 | 0.96 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 9nonMover | Liverpool | 30 | 28 | 1.07 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 10nonMover | Derby County | 30 | 28 | 0.93 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | ||
| 11nonMover | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 26 | 0.68 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 12nonMover | Preston North End | 30 | 24 | 0.81 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 13nonMover | Notts. County | 30 | 24 | 0.78 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 14nonMover | Bury | 30 | 24 | 0.76 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | ||
| 15nonMover | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 24 | 0.72 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | ||
| 16nonMover | Stoke | 30 | 24 | 0.64 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | ||
| Information panel |
|---|
| Blackburn Rovers were relegated via the test matches, but reprieved due to expansion of First Division. |
| Play-off matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fri 23rd Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 2 Blackburn Rovers 0 |
| Fri 23rd Apr | Group Stage | Stoke 1 Newcastle United 0 |
| Fri 30th Apr | Group Stage | Newcastle United 4 Blackburn Rovers 0 |
| Fri 30th Apr | Group Stage | Stoke 0 Burnley 0 |
| Mon 26th Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 0 Stoke 2 |
| Tue 20th Apr | Group Stage | Newcastle United 2 Stoke 1 |
| Wed 21st Apr | Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers 1 Burnley 3 |
| Wed 28th Apr | Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers 4 Newcastle United 3 |
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