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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1997-98
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 23-6-9 | 78 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 23-7-8 | 77 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 18-9-11 | 65 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20-15-3 | 63 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 17-13-8 | 59 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 16-12-10 | 58 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 17-15-6 | 57 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 16-14-8 | 56 |
| 9 | Derby County | 16-15-7 | 55 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 13-11-14 | 53 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 12-10-16 | 52 |
| 12 | Southampton | 14-18-6 | 48 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 11-16-11 | 44 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11-16-11 | 44 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 10-14-14 | 44 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12-18-8 | 44 |
| 17 | Everton | 9-16-13 | 40 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 9-16-13 | 40 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 10-23-5 | 35 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 8-21-9 | 33 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 28-8-10 | 94 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 27-9-10 | 91 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 26-8-12 | 90 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 26-10-10 | 88 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 23-9-14 | 83 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 19-10-17 | 74 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 19-10-17 | 74 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 19-19-8 | 65 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18-17-11 | 65 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 16-17-13 | 61 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 18-23-5 | 59 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 16-20-10 | 58 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 14-17-15 | 57 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 14-18-14 | 56 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 14-19-13 | 55 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 14-21-11 | 53 |
| 17 | Bury | 11-16-19 | 52 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 14-22-10 | 52 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 13-23-10 | 49 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 13-23-10 | 49 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 10-17-19 | 49 |
| 22 | Manchester City | 12-22-12 | 48 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 11-22-13 | 46 |
| 24 | Reading | 11-26-9 | 42 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 24-6-16 | 88 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 25-11-10 | 85 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 19-12-15 | 72 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 18-11-17 | 71 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 20-16-10 | 70 |
| 6 | Fulham | 20-16-10 | 70 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 18-12-16 | 70 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 19-14-13 | 70 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth | 18-16-12 | 66 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 16-13-17 | 65 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 17-18-11 | 62 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 17-18-11 | 62 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 15-15-16 | 61 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14-14-18 | 60 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 15-17-14 | 59 |
| 16 | York City | 14-15-17 | 59 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 14-17-15 | 57 |
| 18 | Millwall | 14-19-13 | 55 |
| 19 | Walsall | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 20 | Burnley | 13-20-13 | 52 |
| 21 | Brentford | 11-18-17 | 50 |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 12-21-13 | 49 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 12-26-8 | 44 |
| 24 | Southend United | 11-25-10 | 43 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 29-5-12 | 99 |
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 23-10-13 | 82 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 20-11-15 | 75 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 21-14-11 | 74 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 21-14-11 | 74 |
| 6 | Scarborough Athletic | 19-12-15 | 72 |
| 7 | Barnet | 19-14-13 | 70 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 19-15-12 | 69 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 16-11-19 | 67 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 18-15-13 | 67 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 19-15-12 | 66 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 16-13-17 | 65 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 16-17-13 | 61 |
| 14 | Chester City | 17-19-10 | 61 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 15-16-15 | 60 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 14-14-18 | 60 |
| 17 | Hartlepool United | 12-11-23 | 59 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 17-22-7 | 58 |
| 19 | Darlington | 14-20-12 | 54 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 13-22-11 | 50 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 9-14-23 | 50 |
| 22 | Hull City | 11-27-8 | 41 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6-23-17 | 35 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 4-34-8 | 20 |
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