1897–98 in English football
The Football League First Division 1897/98 was the 10th season of the Football League First Division English as the highest football league. It began on September 1, 1897 and ended on 30 April 1898. Sheffield United won with five points behind before the AFC Sunderland for the first time in club history the English Championship. Due to the League expansion from 16 to 18 teams for the following season 1898/99 no club was relegated. To be supplemented with the two second division team FC Burnley and Newcastle United.
A total of 370 players were used, where The Wednesday with 19 the least and Liverpool with 29 aufboten most players in league games. 158 newcomers were offset by 107 footballers who most recently came into play in the 1897/98 season.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Sheffield United
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Sheffield United in a league game for use during the 1897/98 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific control before the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Jack Almond (20/ 7) | Walter Bennett (26/ 12) | John Blair * (1/0 ) | Albert Bradshaw * (1/0 ) | Bob Cain ( 30/ 0 ) | John Cunningham (24/ 7) | William Henry Foulke (29/ 0 ) | Archibald French * (1/0 ) | Ralph Gaudie * (6/ 2) | George Hedley * ( 2/0 ) | Harry Howard * ( 3/0 ) | Raby Howell (24 / 0 ) | Thomas Jenkinson * ( 2/0 ) | Harry Johnson ( 10/2) | Neil Logan * (5/4 ) | Kenny McKay (25/ 5) | Tom Morren (26/ 2) | David Morton * (2 / 0 ) | Ernest Needham (29/ 8) | Fred Priest ( 28/4 ) | Harry Thickett (29/ 0 ) | Henry White * ( 6/0 ) | Mick Whitham * (1 / 0).
- Coach: John Wostinholm
" Friendlies "
Before automatic promotion and relegation rule between the first-class First Division and the second-rate Second Division for the first time reached the end of the 1898/99 season to potential climbers from the Second Division in play-off same had to prove " friendlies ". Also a part in the game mode was dependent on a voting procedure of the League Association, who had to decide on a possible participation of an association. Also in the 1897/98 season it was initially test matches between the two first division club Blackburn Rovers and FC Stoke and second division Burnley FC and Newcastle United before the Football League decided independently from the output to expand the league to 18 teams.