Top Flight Football League Club Position Ladders 1888-89 to 1897-98
English Top Flight Football League Club Position Ladders from 1888-89 to 1897-98.
Top Flight EFL Ladders show End of Season Clubs’ Position and Points.
| Top Flight Football League Club Position Ladders 1888-89 to 1897-98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | 1888-89 (1) | Pts | 1889-90 (2) | Pts | 1890-91 (3) | Pts | 1891-92 (4) | Pts | 1892-93 (5) | Pts | 1893-94 (6) | Pts | 1894-95 (7) | Pts | 1895-96 (8) | Pts | 1896-97 (9) | Pts | 1897-98 (10) | Pts | # | ||||||||||
| 1 | Preston North End | 40 | Preston North End | 33 | Everton | 29 | Sunderland | 42 | Sunderland | 48 | Aston Villa | 44 | Sunderland | 47 | Aston Villa | 45 | Aston Villa | 47 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 29 | Everton | 31 | Preston North End | 27 | Preston North End | 37 | Preston North End | 37 | Sunderland | 38 | Everton | 42 | Derby County | 41 | Sheffield United | 36 | Sunderland | 37 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | Notts County | 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | Everton | 36 | Derby County | 36 | Aston Villa | 39 | Everton | 39 | Derby County | 36 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 35 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | Aston Villa | 30 | Aston Villa | 35 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | Preston North End | 35 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | Preston North End | 34 | Everton | 35 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | Everton | 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 32 | Burnley | 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | Sunderland | 37 | Liverpool | 33 | The Wednesday | 33 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | Accrington | 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | Burnley | 30 | Everton | 33 | Sheffield United | 32 | Stoke | 30 | The Wednesday | 31 | Aston Villa | 33 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Accrington | 20 | Derby County | 21 | Sunderland | 23 | Burnley | 26 | Stoke | 29 | Nottingham Forest | 32 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | The Wednesday | 29 | Everton | 31 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Everton | 20 | Aston Villa | 19 | Burnley | 21 | Notts County | 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | The Wednesday | 28 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Burnley | 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | Aston Villa | 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | Burnley | 26 | Preston North End | 28 | Bury | 30 | Liverpool | 28 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Derby County | 16 | Notts County | 17 | Accrington | 16 | Derby County | 24 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | Sheffield United | 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | Burnley | 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | Derby County | 28 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Notts County | 12 | Burnley | 13 | Derby County | 15 | Accrington | 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | Stoke | 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | Bury | 27 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Stoke | 12 | Stoke | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | The Wednesday | 27 | The Wednesday | 26 | Small Heath | 25 | Sheffield United | 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | Preston North End | 24 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Stoke | 14 | Derby County | 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | Stoke | 25 | Notts County | 24 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Darwen | 11 | Notts County | 24 | Preston North End | 23 | Stoke | 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | Bury | 24 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Accrington | 23 | Darwen | 19 | Derby County | 23 | Small Heath | 20 | Sunderland | 23 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Newton Heath | 18 | Newton Heath | 14 | Liverpool | 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | Burnley | 19 | Stoke | 24 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | The Wednesday | Sheffield United | Small Heath | Notts County | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Sunderland | Darwen | Newton Heath | Darwen | Liverpool | Bury | Liverpool | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
