Southern League Division One
Southern League table as at Saturday April 30th, 1898:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 2.94 | 37 |
| 2 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 33 | 2.03 | 33 |
| 3 | 
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 31 | 1.68 | 28 |
| 4 | 
Chatham
Chatham
|
22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 1.47 | 28 |
| 5 | 
Reading
Reading
|
22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 1.26 | 23 |
| 6 | 
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | 
Sheppey United
Sheppey United
|
22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 0.82 | 21 |
| 8 | 
Gravesend United
Gravesend United
|
22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 0.72 | 20 |
| 9 | 
Millwall Athletic
Millwall Athletic
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 1.07 | 18 |
| 10 | 
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 0.75 | 16 |
| 11 | 
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 0.48 | 11 |
| 12 | 
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 7 |