1898/1899 League Division Two 4th Secretary: A.H. Albut Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 03 Sep A Gainsborough Town W 2-0 Bryant, Cassidy 10 Sep H Manchester City W 3-0 Boyd, Cassidy, Collinson 17 Sep A Glossop NE W 2-1 Bryant, Cassidy 24 Sep H Walsall W 1-0 Gillespie 01 Oct A Burton S L 1-5 Boyd 08 Oct H Burslem PVale W 2-1 Bryant, Cassidy 15 Oct A Small Heath L 1-4 Cassidy 22 Oct H Loughborough Town W 6-1 Brooks x2, Cassidy x2, Collinson x2 05 Nov H Grimsby Town W 3-2 Brooks, Cassidy, Gillespie 12 Nov H Barnsley D 0-0 ------------------------------------------------ 19 Nov A New Brighton T W 3-0 Collinson x2, Cassidy 26 Nov H Lincoln City W 1-0 Bryant 03 Dec A W Arsenal L 1-5 Collinson 10 Dec H Blackpool W 3-1 Cassidy, Collinson, Cunningham 17 Dec A Leicester F L 0-1 ------------------------------------------------ 24 Dec H Darwen W 9-0 Bryant x3, Cassidy x3, Gillespie x2, O.G. 26 Dec A Manchester City L 0-4 ------------------------------------------------ 31 Dec H Gainsborough Town W 6-1 Collinson x2, Bryant, Boyd, Cartwright, Draycott 02 Jan H Burton S D 2-2 Boyd, Cassidy 14 Jan H Glossop NE W 3-0 Cunningham, Erentz, Gillespie 21 Jan A Walsall L 0-2 ------------------------------------------------ 04 Feb A Burslem PVale L 0-1 ------------------------------------------------ 18 Feb A Loughborough Town W 1-0 Bryant 25 Feb H Small Heath W 2-0 Boyd, Roberts 04 Mar A Grimsby Town L 0-3 ------------------------------------------------ 18 Mar H New Brighton Town L 1-2 Cassidy 25 Mar A Lincoln City L 0-2 ------------------------------------------------ 01 Apr H W Arsenal D 2-2 Bryant, Cassidy 03 Apr A Blackpool W 1-0 Cassidy 04 Apr A Barnsley W 2-0 Lee x2 08 Apr A Luton Town W 1-0 Lee 12 Apr H Luton Town W 5-0 Cartwright, Cassidy, Gillespie, Lee, Morgan 15 Apr H Leicester F D 2-2 Cassidy, Gillespie 22 Apr A Darwen D 1-1 Morgan Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts Manchester City 34 23 6 5 92 35 52 Glossop North End 34 20 6 8 76 38 46 Leicester Fosse 34 18 9 7 64 42 35 Newton Heath 34 19 5 10 67 43 43 New Brighton Tower 34 18 7 9 71 52 43 Walsall 34 15 12 7 79 36 42 Woolwich Arsenal 34 18 5 11 72 41 41 Small Heath 34 17 7 10 85 50 41 Burslem Port Vale 34 17 5 12 56 34 39 Grimsby Town 34 15 5 14 71 60 35 Barnsley 34 12 7 15 52 56 31 Lincoln City 34 12 7 15 51 56 31 Burton Swifts 34 10 8 16 51 70 28 Gainsborough Trinity 34 10 5 19 56 72 25 Luton Town 34 10 3 21 51 95 23 Blackpool 34 8 4 22 49 90 20 Loughborough Town 34 6 6 22 38 92 18 Darwen 34 2 5 27 22 141 9