1898–99 Stoke F.C. season
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 1 September 1898 Derby County H 0-0 14,000
2 3 September 1898 Aston Villa A 1-3 30,000 Farrell
3 10 September 1898 Burnley H 4-1 7,000 Farrell , Mellor , Schofield , Kennedy
4 17 September 1898 Sheffield United A 1-1 8,000 Maxwell
5 24 September 1898 Newcastle United H 0-0 7,500
6 1 October 1898 Preston North End A 2-4 6,000 Maxwell ( 2 )
7 8 October 1898 Liverpool H 2-1 12,000 Murphy , Turner
8 15 October 1898 Nottingham Forest A 1-2 5,000 Farrell
9 22 October 1898 Bolton Wanderers H 2-3 5,000 Maxwell ( 2 )
10 29 October 1898 Derby County A 1-1 8,000 Maxwell
11 5 November 1898 West Bromwich Albion H 2-1 7,750 Maxwell , Kennedy
12 12 November 1898 Blackburn Rovers A 1-4 7,000 Turner
13 14 November 1898 Preston North End H 2-1 6,500 Turner , Schofield
14 19 November 1898 The Wednesday H 1-0 6,000 Schofield
15 26 November 1898 Sunderland A 0-2 5,000
16 3 December 1898 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2-4 7,000 Schofield , Johnson
17 10 December 1898 Everton A 0-2 10,000
18 17 December 1898 Notts County H 1-1 5,000 Maxwell
19 24 December 1898 Bury A 2-5 8,000 Schofield , Molyneux
20 26 December 1898 Nottingham Forest H 2-1 10,000 Maxwell , Kennedy
Results -- Football League First Division
Main article : 1898–99 Football League
The 1898-99 season was Stoke's tenth season in the Football League. With automatic promotion and relegation now introduced thanks to Stoke and Burnley's antics last season, Stoke improved marginally as they took 12th place with 33 points. Stoke form was erratic throughout the season and with neither any hopes of mounting a title challenge or any relegation fears Stoke went on to enjoy their best performance so far in the FA Cup. They reached the semi-final of the competition for the first time losing 3-1 to eventual runners-up Derby County.