English League Tables

1997/98 Tables◄ 1998/99 Tables ►1999/00 Tables

Premier League  1998/99

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 38 22 13 3 80 37 +43 79 Champions ♦CL
2nd  Arsenal 38 22 12 4 59 17 +42 78 Runners Up ♦CL
3rd  Chelsea 38 20 15 3 57 30 +27 75 ♦CL
4th  Leeds United 38 18 13 7 62 34 +28 67 ♦UC
5th  West Ham United 38 16 9 13 46 53 -7 57 -♦UIC
6th  Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 51 46 +5 55 -
7th  Liverpool 38 15 9 14 68 49 +19 54 -
8th  Derby County 38 13 13 12 40 45 -5 52 -
9th  Middlesbrough 38 12 15 11 48 54 -6 51 -
10th  Leicester City 38 12 13 13 40 46 -6 49 -
11th  Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 14 13 47 50 -3 47 ♦UC
12th  Sheffield Wednesday 38 13 7 18 41 42 -1 46 -
13th  Newcastle United 38 11 13 14 48 54 -6 46 ♦UC
14th  Everton 38 11 10 17 42 47 -5 43 -
15th  Coventry City 38 11 9 18 39 51 -12 42 -
16th  Wimbledon 38 10 12 16 40 63 -23 42 -
17th  Southampton 38 11 8 19 37 64 -27 41 -
18th  Charlton Athletic 38 8 12 18 41 56 -15 36 ▼Relegated
19th  Blackburn Rovers 38 7 14 17 38 52 -14 35 ▼Relegated
20th  Nottingham Forest 38 7 9 22 35 69 -34 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 1  1998/99

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Sunderland 46 31 12 3 91 28 +63 105 ▲Champions
2nd  Bradford City 46 26 9 11 82 47 +35 87 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Ipswich Town 46 26 8 12 69 32 +37 86 ♦►Playoffs
4th  Birmingham City 46 23 12 11 66 37 +29 81 ♦►Playoffs
5th  Watford 46 21 14 11 65 56 +9 77 ♦▲PO Winners
6th  Bolton Wanderers 46 20 16 10 78 59 +19 76 ♦►Playoffs
7th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 19 16 11 64 43 +21 73 -
8th  Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 71 66 +5 67 -
9th  Norwich City 46 15 17 14 62 61 +1 62 -
10th  Huddersfield Town 46 15 16 15 62 71 -9 61 -
11th  Grimsby Town 46 17 10 19 40 52 -12 61 -
12th  West Bromwich Albion 46 16 11 19 69 76 -7 59 -
13th  Barnsley 46 14 17 15 59 56 +3 59 -
14th  Crystal Palace 46 14 16 16 58 71 -13 58 -
15th  Tranmere Rovers 46 12 20 14 63 61 +2 56 -
16th  Stockport County 46 12 17 17 49 60 -11 53 -
17th  Swindon Town 46 13 11 22 59 81 -22 50 -
18th  Crewe Alexandra 46 12 12 22 54 78 -24 48 -
19th  Portsmouth 46 11 14 21 57 73 -16 47 -
20th  Queens Park Rangers 46 12 11 23 52 61 -9 47 -
21st  Port Vale 46 13 8 25 45 75 -30 47 -
22nd  Bury 46 10 17 19 35 60 -25 47 ▼Relegated
23rd  Oxford United 46 10 14 22 48 71 -23 44 ▼Relegated
24th  Bristol City 46 9 15 22 57 80 -23 42 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 2  1998/99

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Fulham 46 31 8 7 79 32 +47 101 ▲Champions
2nd  Walsall 46 26 9 11 63 47 +16 87 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Manchester City 46 22 16 8 69 33 +36 82 ♦▲PO Winners
4th  Gillingham 46 22 14 10 75 44 +31 80 ♦Playoffs
5th  Preston North End 46 22 13 11 78 50 +28 79 ♦Playoffs
6th  Wigan Athletic 46 22 10 14 75 48 +27 76 ♦Playoffs
7th  AFC Bournemouth 46 21 13 12 63 41 +22 76 -
8th  Stoke City 46 21 6 19 59 63 -4 69 -
9th  Chesterfield 46 17 13 16 46 44 +2 64 -
10th  Millwall 46 17 11 18 52 59 -7 62 -
11th  Reading 46 16 13 17 54 63 -9 61 -
12th  Luton Town 46 16 10 20 51 60 -9 58 -
13th  Bristol Rovers 46 13 17 16 65 56 +9 56 -
14th  Blackpool 46 14 14 18 44 54 -10 56 -
15th  Burnley 46 13 16 17 54 73 -19 55 -
16th  Notts County 46 14 12 20 52 61 -9 54 -
17th  Wrexham 46 13 14 19 43 62 -19 53 -
18th  Colchester United 46 12 16 18 52 70 -18 52 -
19th  Wycombe Wanderers 46 13 12 21 52 58 -6 51 -
20th  Oldham Athletic 46 14 9 23 48 66 -18 51 -
21st  York City 46 13 11 22 56 80 -24 50 ▼Relegated
22nd  Northampton Town 46 10 18 18 43 57 -14 48 ▼Relegated
23rd  Lincoln City 46 13 7 26 42 74 -32 46 ▼Relegated
24th  Macclesfield Town 46 11 10 25 43 63 -20 43 ▼Relegated

Football League Division 3  1998/99

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Brentford 46 26 7 13 79 56 +23 85 ▲Champions
2nd  Cambridge United 46 23 12 11 78 48 +30 81 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Cardiff City 46 22 14 10 60 39 +21 80 ▲Promoted
4th  Scunthorpe United 46 22 8 16 69 58 +11 74 ♦▲PO Winners
5th  Rotherham United 46 20 13 13 79 61 +18 73 ♦Playoffs
6th  Leyton Orient 46 19 15 12 68 59 +9 72 ♦Playoffs
7th  Swansea City 46 19 14 13 56 48 +8 71 ♦Playoffs
8th  Mansfield Town 46 19 10 17 60 58 +2 67 -
9th  Peterborough United 46 18 12 16 72 56 +16 66 -
10th  Halifax Town 46 17 15 14 58 56 +2 66 -
11th  Darlington 46 18 11 17 69 58 +11 65 -
12th  Exeter City 46 17 12 17 47 50 -3 63 -
13th  Plymouth Argyle 46 17 10 19 58 54 +4 61 -
14th  Chester City 46 13 18 15 57 66 -9 57 -
15th  Shrewsbury Town 46 14 14 18 52 63 -11 56 -
16th  Barnet 46 14 13 19 54 71 -7 55 -
17th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 7 23 49 66 -17 55 -
18th  Southend United 46 14 12 20 52 58 -6 54 -
19th  Rochdale 46 13 15 18 42 55 -13 54 -
20th  Torquay United 46 12 17 17 47 58 -11 53 -
21st  Hull City 46 14 11 21 44 62 -18 53 -
22nd  Hartlepool United 46 13 12 21 52 65 -13 51 -
23rd  Carlisle United 46 11 16 19 43 53 -10 49 -
24th  Scarborough 46 14 6 26 50 77 -27 48 ▼Relegated

Football Conference  1998/99

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Cheltenham Town 42 22 14 6 71 36 +35 80 ▲Champions
2nd  Kettering Town 42 22 10 10 58 37 +21 76 Runners Up
3rd  Hayes 42 22 8 12 63 50 +13 74 -
4th  Rushden & Diamonds 42 20 12 10 71 42 +29 72 -
5th  Yeovil Town 42 20 11 11 68 54 +14 71 -
6th  Stevenage Borough 42 17 17 8 62 45 +7 68 -
7th  Northwich Victoria 42 19 9 14 60 51 +9 66 -
8th  Kingstonian 42 17 13 12 50 49 +1 64 -
9th  Woking 42 18 9 15 51 45 +6 63 -
10th  Hednesford Town 42 15 16 11 49 44 +5 61 -
11th  Dover Athletic 42 15 13 14 54 48 +6 58 -
12th  Forest Green Rovers 42 15 13 14 55 50 +5 58 -
13th  Hereford United 42 15 10 17 49 46 +3 55 -
14th  Morecambe 42 15 8 19 60 76 -16 53 -
15th  Kidderminster Harriers 42 14 9 19 56 52 +4 51 -
16th  Doncaster Rovers 42 12 12 18 51 55 -4 48 -
17th  Telford United 42 10 16 16 44 60 -16 46 -
18th  Southport 42 10 15 17 47 59 -12 45 -
19th  Barrow 42 11 10 21 40 63 -23 43 ▼Demoted to NPL
20th  Welling United 42 9 14 19 44 65 -21 41 -
21st  Leek Town 42 8 8 26 48 76 -28 32 ▼Relegated to NPL
22nd  Farnborough Town 42 7 11 24 41 89 -48 32 ▼Relegated to ISL

▼Barrow were Demoted from the Conference due to financial issues and entering administration

Northern Premier League Premier Division  1998/99

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Altrincham 42 23 11 8 67 33 +34 80 ▲Promoted to Conf
2nd  Worksop Town 42 22 10 10 66 48 +18 76 Runners Up
3rd  Guiseley 42 21 9 12 64 47 +17 72 -
4th  Bamber Bridge 42 18 15 9 63 48 +15 69 -
5th  Gateshead 42 18 11 13 69 58 +11 65 -
6th  Gainsborough Trinity 42 19 8 15 65 59 +6 65 -
7th  Whitby Town 42 17 13 12 77 62 +15 64 -
8th  Leigh RMI 42 16 15 11 63 54 +9 63 -
9th  Hyde United 42 16 11 15 61 48 +13 59 -
10th  Stalybridge Celtic 42 16 11 15 71 63 +8 59 -
11th  Winsford United 42 14 15 13 56 52 +4 57 -
12th  Runcorn 42 12 19 11 46 49 -3 55 -
13th  Emley 42 12 17 13 47 49 -2 53 -
14th  Blyth Spartans 42 14 9 19 56 64 -8 51 -
15th  Colwyn Bay 42 12 13 17 60 71 -11 49 -
16th  Frickley Athletic 42 11 15 16 55 71 -16 48 -
17th  Marine 42 10 17 15 61 69 -8 47 -
18th  Spennymoor United 42 12 11 19 52 71 -19 47 -
19th  Lancaster City 42 11 13 18 50 62 -12 46 -
20th  Bishop Auckland 42 10 15 17 49 67 -18 45 -
21st  Chorley 42 8 15 19 45 68 -23 39 ▼Relegated
22nd  Accrington Stanley 42 9 9 24 47 77 -30 36 ▼Relegated

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 ▲Droylsden were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1
 ▲Hucknall Town were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Division 1

Southern Football League Premier Division  1998/99

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Nuneaton Borough 42 27 9 6 91 33 +58 90 ▲Promoted to Conf
2nd  Boston United 42 17 16 9 69 51 +18 67 Runners Up
3rd  Ilkeston Town 42 18 13 11 72 59 +13 67 -
4th  Bath City 42 18 11 13 70 44 +26 65 -
5th  Hastings Town 42 18 11 13 57 49 +8 65 ▼Demoted
6th  Gloucester City 42 18 11 13 57 52 +5 65 -
7th  Worcester City 42 18 9 15 58 54 +4 63 -
8th  Halesowen Town 42 17 11 14 72 60 +12 62 -
9th  Tamworth 42 19 5 18 60 67 -7 62 -
10th  King's Lynn 42 17 10 15 53 46 +7 61 -
11th  Crawley Town 42 17 10 15 57 58 -1 61 -
12th  Salisbury City 42 16 12 14 56 61 -5 60 -
13th  Burton Albion 42 17 7 18 58 52 +6 58 -
14th  Weymouth 42 14 14 14 56 53 +3 56 -
15th  Merthyr Tydfil 42 15 8 19 52 62 -10 53 -
16th  Atherstone United 42 12 14 16 47 52 -5 50 -
17th  Grantham Town 42 14 8 20 51 58 -7 50 -
18th  Dorchester Town 42 11 15 18 49 63 -14 48 -
19th  Rothwell Town 42 13 9 20 47 67 -20 48 -
20th  Cambridge City 42 11 12 19 47 68 -21 45 -
21st  Gresley Rovers 42 12 8 22 49 73 -24 44 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bromsgrove Rovers 42 8 7 27 38 84 -46 30 ▼Relegated

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 ▼Hastings Town were Demoted due to financial problems and placed in the Eastern Division
 ▲Clevedon Town were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division
 ▲Newport County were Promoted from the Southern League Midland Division
 ▲Havant & Waterlooville were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division
 ▲Margate were Promoted from the Southern League Southern Division

Isthmian League Premier Division  1998/99

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st  Sutton United 42 27 7 8 89 39 +50 88 ▲Promoted to Conf
2nd  Aylesbury United 42 23 8 11 67 38 +29 77 Runners Up
3rd  Dagenham & Redbridge 42 20 13 9 71 44 +27 73 -
4th  Purfleet 42 22 7 13 71 52 +19 73 -
5th  Enfield 42 21 9 12 73 49 +24 72 -
6th  St Albans City 42 17 17 8 71 52 +19 68 -
7th  Aldershot Town 42 16 14 12 83 48 +35 62 -
8th  Basingstoke Town 42 17 10 15 63 53 +10 61 -
9th  Harrow Borough 42 17 9 16 72 66 +6 60 -
10th  Gravesend & Northfleet 42 18 6 18 54 53 +1 60 -
11th  Slough Town 42 16 11 15 60 53 +7 59 -
12th  Billericay Town 42 15 13 14 54 56 -2 58 -
13th  Hendon 42 16 9 17 70 71 -1 57 -
14th  Boreham Wood 42 14 15 13 59 63 -4 57 -
15th  Chesham United 42 15 9 18 58 79 -21 54 -
16th  Dulwich Hamlet 42 14 8 20 53 63 -10 50 -
17th  Heybridge Swifts 42 13 9 20 51 85 -34 48 -
18th  Walton & Hersham 42 12 7 23 50 77 -27 43 -
19th  Hampton 42 10 12 20 41 71 -30 42 -
20th  Carshalton Athletic 42 10 10 22 47 82 -35 40 -
21st  Bishop's Stortford 42 9 10 23 49 90 -41 37 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bromley 42 8 11 23 50 72 -22 35 ▼Relegated

- Hampton changed their name to Hampton & Richmond Borough for the start of the 1999/00 Season

 ▲Canvey Island were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1
 ▲Hitchin Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Division 1

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