1898–99 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

[1] Winning their opening six league games, the semi-professional side conceded just one goal in this run.

[1] Of the two clubs that failed to gain re-election, Darwen, who picked up a League record eighteen consecutive defeats, played regional football for the rest of their existence; whereas Blackpool gained re-election at the end of the following season, and never lost their League status again.

Right-half Lucien Boullemier was an ever-present throughout the campaign, with goalkeeper Herbert Birchenough missing just one game.

[1] Defending champions of the Staffordshire Senior Cup, Vale reached the semi-final, where they lost 4–0 to Walsall in a replay.

[1] In the Birmingham Senior Cup, they defeated Walsall in the semi-final, in a replay, going on to lose 4–0 to Aston Villa in the final.

Squad photograph.
Ever-present Lucien Boullemier .
Winger Billy Heames would stay with the Vale for the next five seasons.
Burslem born Danny Simpson never played for any professional club other than Port Vale.
George Price played one, scored one in 1898–99.