[citation needed] The new teams to join the Second Division were: Barnsley, Glossop North End and New Brighton Tower.

[citation needed] On 26 November 1898, the First Division match between The Wednesday and Aston Villa was abandoned after 79 minutes due to bad light.

Rather than let the score stand or replay the whole match, The Football Association ordered that the remaining 11 minutes should be played at Hillsborough on 13 March 1899.

The Wednesday, who were leading 3–1 when the game was abandoned, scored one more goal to win 4–1.

[1] Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour.