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The '''1898 [[Early British champions|English Club Championship]]''' was awarded to the [[Niagara Ice Hockey Club]]. It was the first and only title for the club.<ref>{{cite book |title= Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–2000 |author= Chambers, Michael A. (ed.) |publisher= |date=November 2000 |isbn= 0-9539398-0-4 }}</ref>

According to the ''Glimpses of English Ice Hockey History'' section of [[Peter Patton]]'s ''Ice Hockey'' (1936) book, there were "Various matches played at and between Princes and Niagara and scratch teams" during the 1897-98 season.<ref>Peter Patton (1936). ''Ice Hockey''.</ref>

==Results==
All games were played at [[Prince's Skating Club]].

*March 9: '''Niagara Ice Hockey Club''' - Stock Exchange 8:0
*March 26: '''Niagara Ice Hockey Club I''' - [[Princes Ice Hockey Club]] 2:1 - semifinal
*March 26: '''Niagara Ice Hockey Club II''' - Palace Bandy 3:2 - semifinal
*April 2: '''Niagara Ice Hockey Club I''' - Niagara Ice Hockey Club II 4:0 - final

==Contemporary accounts==
<gallery>
London Daily News 3-10-1898.png|The March 10, 1898, edition of the ''London Daily News''.
Morning Post 3-28-1898.png|The March 28, 1898, edition of the ''Morning Post''.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Credits==
Special thanks to Patrick H. for supplying some of the game results.
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