Southern League Division One
Sheppey United
3 - 1
3
J. Collins (??'), R. Murray (??'), T. Cottrell (??')
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
1
T. Wilson (??')
T. Griffiths
Lineups
1
OSBORNE
OSBORNE
2
PENNEY
PENNEY
3
HENDRY
HENDRY
4
LISSENDEN
LISSENDEN
5
ABBOTT
ABBOTT
6
WALKER
WALKER
7
COTTRELL
COTTRELL
8
COLLINS
COLLINS
9
RULE
RULE
10
MURRAY
MURRAY
11
PETERS
PETERS
1
COOK
COOK
2
SHUTT
SHUTT
3
MELLARS
MELLARS
4
BOGGIE
BOGGIE
5
MUNRO
MUNRO
6
ALMOND
ALMOND
7
COX
COX
8
BELL
BELL
9
RICHARDSON
RICHARDSON
10
MORRIS
MORRIS
11
WILSON
WILSON
| Sheppey United | |
|---|---|
| 1 OSBORNE | |
| 2A. PENNEY | |
| 3 HENDRY | |
| 4Albert LISSENDEN | |
| 5 ABBOTT | |
| 6A. WALKER | |
| 7Ted COTTRELL | |
| 8James COLLINS | |
| 9Art RULE | |
| 10R. MURRAY | |
| 11Jack PETERS |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy COOK1 | ||
| 2Jack SHUTT2 | ||
| 3Billy MELLARS3 | ||
| 4Alec BOGGIE4 | ||
| 5Jimmy MUNRO5 | ||
| 6Jim ALMOND6 | ||
| 7Richie COX7 | ||
| 8Jock BELL8 | ||
| 9Billy RICHARDSON9 | ||
| 10Grenville MORRIS10 | ||
| 11Tommy WILSON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Club COMMITTEE |
Results
Southern League Division One results on Saturday April 2nd, 1898:
|
Sheppey United
Sheppey United
|
3-1 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
3-1 | 
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
2-0 | 
Reading
Reading
|
Table
Southern League Division One table after matches on Saturday April 2nd, 1898:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 | 
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 30 | 2.07 | 30 |
| 2 | 
Southampton
Southampton
|
17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 2.80 | 29 |
| 3 | 
Chatham
Chatham
|
19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 30 | 1.57 | 26 |
| 4 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 1.74 | 24 |
| 5 |
Reading
Reading
|
20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 1.46 | 23 |
| 6 |
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 0.97 | 18 |
| 7 | 
Gravesend United
Gravesend United
|
18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 0.92 | 18 |
| 8 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 0.78 | 16 |
| 9 |
Sheppey United
Sheppey United
|
19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 0.65 | 15 |
| 10 | 
Millwall Athletic
Millwall Athletic
|
19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | 
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 53 | 0.45 | 8 |
| 12 |
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 74 | 0.34 | 7 |