Season 1898-99

Southern League Division 1 1898-99 (5th)

PL W D L GF GA GF/A PTS
1 Southampton 24 15 5 4 54 24 2.250 35
2 Bristol City 24 15 3 6 55 33 1.667 33
3 Millwall Athletic 24 12 6 6 59 35 1.686 30
4 Chatham Town 24 10 8 6 32 23 1.391 28
5 READING 24 9 8 7 31 24 1.292 26
6 New Brompton 24 10 5 9 38 30 1.267 25
7 Tottenham Hotspur 24 10 4 10 40 36 1.111 24
8 Bedminster 24 10 4 10 35 39 0.897 24
9 Swindon Town 24 9 5 10 43 49 0.878 23
10 Brighton United 24 9 2 13 37 48 0.771 20
11 Gravesend United 24 7 5 12 42 52 0.808 19
12 Sheppey United 24 5 3 16 23 53 0.434 13
13 Royal Artillery1 24 4 4 16 17 60 0.283 12
14 Warmley2 17 2 2 13 25 58 0.431 6
1 Royal Artillery resigned after losing Test Match
2 Warmley resigned, record expunged

Southern League Division 1 1898-99

3 Sep Sheppey United H 2-0
10 Sep Gravesend United A 1-3
17 Sep Swindon Town A 1-6
21 Sep Royal Artillery A 1-1
8 Oct Bedminster H 4-0
15 Oct Southampton A 0-0
5 Nov Tottenham Hotspur A 0-3
3 Dec Chatham Town1 H
26 Nov Bristol City H 0-1
17 Dec Brighton United A 1-1
24 Dec New Brompton A 0-0
7 Jan Gravesend United H 2-0
21 Jan Millwall Athletic A 2-2
4 Feb Tottenham Hotspur H 2-0
11 Feb New Brompton H 2-0
18 Feb Southampton H 2-0
25 Feb Millwall Athletic H 2-2
4 Mar Brighton United H 1-0
11 Mar Chatham Town A 0-0
18 Mar Swindon Town H 1-0
25 Mar Bristol City A 0-1
1 Apr Sheppey United A 0-1
22 Apr Royal Artillery H 5-0
26 Apr Chatham Town1 H 1-1
29 Apr Bedminster A 1-2
1 replay ordered after protest following 3-2 win

United League 1898-99 (6th)

PL W D L GF GA GF/A PTS
1 Millwall Athletic 20 14 3 3 42 19 2.211 31
2 Southampton 20 12 1 7 53 32 1.656 25
3 Tottenham Hotspur 20 11 2 7 36 25 1.440 24
4 Woolwich Arsenal1 20 10 4 6 40 30 1.333 24
5 Bristol City 20 11 0 9 43 31 1.387 22
6 READING 20 8 5 7 36 25 1.440 21
7 Brighton United 20 10 1 9 41 42 0.976 21
8 Wellingborough 20 7 1 12 32 40 0.800 15
9 Kettering2 20 8 1 11 25 38 0.658 15
10 Rushden Town 20 6 1 13 26 45 0.578 13
11 Luton Town 20 2 3 15 24 71 0.338 7
1 Woolwich Arsenal later known as Arsenal
2 Kettering deducted two points

FA Cup 1898-99

29 Oct Q3 Bristol Rovers A 1-0
19 Nov Q4 Warmley H1 1-1
30 Nov (R) Warmley H 3-0
10 Dec Q5 Bristol City A 2-3
1 switched from Warmley