Tabelle1897/189821. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield U. | 21 | 43:25 | 18 | 31:11 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 22 | 30:22 | 8 | 28:16 | |
| 3 | West Brom | 20 | 34:27 | 7 | 25:15 | |
| 4 | Sheffield W. | 23 | 41:30 | 11 | 25:21 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 21 | 45:36 | 9 | 24:18 | |
| 6 | Everton | 20 | 33:30 | 3 | 23:17 | |
| 7 | Nottingham | 20 | 33:28 | 5 | 22:18 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton | 21 | 36:29 | 7 | 22:20 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 21 | 41:40 | 1 | 20:22 | |
| 10 | Bolton W. | 20 | 21:26 | -5 | 19:21 | |
| 11 | Blackburn | 21 | 30:41 | -11 | 19:23 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 21 | 30:32 | -2 | 18:24 | |
| 13 | Preston | 21 | 23:29 | -6 | 17:25 | |
| 14 | Stoke City | 21 | 23:44 | -21 | 14:28 | |
| 15 | Notts | 22 | 25:37 | -12 | 14:30 | |
| 16 | Bury | 19 | 23:35 | -12 | 13:25 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wolverhampton | 100 | 212:184 | 157 | |
| 26 | Sheffield U. | 30 | 47:61 | 44 |
Inzaghi war der Torschütze, wenigstens nicht del Piero.
— Jörg Wontorra, premiere, beim denkwürdigen Champions-League-Spiel HSV - Juventus Turin (4:4).