1897/1898 League Division Two 4th Secretary: A.H. Albut Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 04 Sep H Lincoln City W 5-0 Boyd x3, Cassidy, Bryant 11 Sep A Burton S W 4-0 Boyd x3, Cassidy 18 Sep H Luton Town L 1-2 Cassidy 25 Sep A Blackpool W 1-0 Smith 02 Oct H Leicester F W 2-0 Boyd x2 09 Oct A Newcastle United L 0-2 ------------------------------------------- 16 Oct H Manchester City D 1-1 Gillespie 23 Oct A Small Heath L 1-2 Bryant 30 Oct H Walsall W 6-0 Cassidy x2, Donaldson x2, Bryant, Gillespie 06 Nov A Lincoln City L 0-1 ------------------------------------------- 13 Nov H Newcastle United L 0-1 ------------------------------------------- 20 Nov A Leicester F D 1-1 Wedge 27 Nov H Grimsby Town W 2-1 Bryant, Wedge 11 Dec A Walsall D 1-1 Boyd 25 Dec A Manchester City W 1-0 Cassidy 27 Dec A Gainsborough Town L 1-2 Boyd 01 Jan H Burton S W 4-0 Boyd, Bryant, Carman, McNaught 08 Jan A W Arsenal L 1-5 F.C. Erentz 12 Jan H Burnley D 0-0 -------------------------------------------- 15 Jan H Blackpool W 4-0 Boyd x2, Cartwright, Cassidy 26 Feb H W Arsenal W 5-1 Bryant x2, Boyd, Cassidy, Collinson 07 Mar A Burnley L 3-6 Bryant x2, Collinson 19 Mar A Darwen W 3-2 Boyd x2, McNaught 21 Mar A Luton Town D 2-2 Boyd, Cassidy 29 Mar H Loughborogh T W 5-1 Boyd x3, Cassidy x2 02 Apr A Grimsby Town W 3-1 Cassidy x2, Boyd 08 Apr H Gainsborough T W 1-0 Cassidy 09 Apr H Small Heath W 3-1 Boyd, Gillespie, Morgan 16 Apr A Loughborogh T D 0-0 -------------------------------------------- 23 Apr H Darwen W 3-2 Collinson x2, Bryant Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts Burnley 30 20 8 2 80 24 48 Newcastle United 30 21 3 6 64 32 45 Manchester City 30 15 9 6 66 36 39 NEWTON HEATH 30 16 6 8 64 35 38 Woolwich Arsenal 30 16 5 9 69 49 37 Small Heath 30 16 4 10 58 50 36 Leicester Fosse 30 13 7 10 46 35 33 Luton Town 30 13 4 13 68 50 30 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 6 12 50 54 30 Walsall 30 12 5 13 58 58 29 Blackpool 30 10 5 15 49 61 25 Grimsby Town 30 10 4 16 52 62 24 Burton Swifts 30 8 5 17 38 69 21 Lincoln City 30 6 5 19 43 82 17 Darwen 30 6 2 22 31 76 14 Loughborough Town 30 6 2 22 24 87 14