1898-99 season

Sep  1 a Everton.........L 1-2 hulse                              12,000
     3 a Nottingham F....W 1-0 jackson                            17,000
    10 h Bolton W........W 4-1 jackson,hurst,hulse,anderson        7,000
    17 a Derby Co........D 0-0                                     5,000
    24 h West Brom A.....W 4-1 jackson 2,hurst,moreland            4,000
Oct  1 h Bury............D 0-0                                    12,000
     8 a Sheffield W.....W 2-1 hulse,moreland                      8,000
    15 h Sunderland......W 3-2 og,jackson,anderson                15,000
    22 a Wolves..........L 1-2 jackson                             5,000
    29 h Everton.........L 1-3 moreland                           14,000
Nov  5 a Notts Co........L 3-5 hurst 2,hulse                       6,000
    12 h Stoke...........W 4-1 hurst,anderson,moreland 2           5,000
    19 a Aston Villa.....L 1-3 moreland                           24,000
    26 a Burnley.........L 0-2                                    12,000
Dec  3 a Sheffield U.....D 1-1 hulse                               7,000
    10 h Newcastle U.....W 4-2 hulse 2,hurst 2                     5,000
    17 a Preston NE......D 1-1 jackson                             4,000
    24 a Liverpool.......L 1-3 jackson                             6,000
    26 h Burnley.........L 0-2                                    20,000
    31 h Nottingham F....D 3-3 booth,hurst,hulse                   4,000
Jan  2 h Notts Co........W 6-0 crompton,houlker,hulse,hurst,
                               howarth,anderson                      -
     7 a Bolton W........W 2-0 hurst,jackson                       7,000
    14 h Derby Co........W 3-0 briercliffe,hurst,jackson           6,000
    21 a West Brom A.....L 2-6 hulse,hurst                         1,957
Feb  4 h Sheffield W.....W 2-0 anderson,hurst                        -
    14 a Bury............L 2-3 williams,anderson                   4,000
    18 h Wolves..........D 2-2 anderson,booth                      4,500
Mar 11 a Stoke...........W 1-0 hulse                              10,000
    18 h Aston Villa.....D 0-0                                    10,000
Apr  1 h Sheffield U.....W 2-1 blackburn,briercliffe              10,000
     3 a Sunderland......W 1-0 hulse                              15,000
     8 a Newcastle U.....L 0-1                                    12,000
    15 h Preston NE......D 2-2 hurst,blackburn                     6,000
    22 a Liverpool.......L 0-2                                    20,000

Final League Position: 6th in Division One

Manager: none

FA Cup: 1st round

League Records;
DJ Hurst - 14 goals
B Hulse - 34 apps

Average Gate; 8,167