FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1896-97
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 1.921 | 47 | 2-4 | 2-3 | ||
2 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1.448 | 36 | 2-2 | 3-0 | ||
3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1.400 | 36 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.375 | 34 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.211 | 33 | 2-0 | 0-3 | ||
6 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.135 | 31 | 2-2 | 0-3 | ||
7 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1.088 | 31 | 3-0 | 1-3 | ||
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | .930 | 30 | 2-0 | 0-0 | ||
9 | Bury | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | .886 | 30 | 3-0 | 0-2 | ||
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.098 | 28 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | .898 | 26 | ||||
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 40 | .589 | 26 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
13 | Stoke City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | .814 | 25 | 4-0 | 0-3 | ||
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | .565 | 25 | 2-1 | 0-0 | ||
15 | Sunderland | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | .723 | 23 | Remained in 1st Div after playoffs | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
16 | Burnley | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | .705 | 19 | Relegated after playoffs | 4-1 | 2-2 |
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SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1896-97
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result |
1 | Notts County | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2.140 | 42 | Promoted after playoffs |
2 | Newton Heath | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 1.647 | 39 | Lost in playoffs |
3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1.467 | 38 | |
4 | Small Heath | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.468 | 37 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 1.077 | 35 | |
6 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 1.160 | 32 | |
7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 1.064 | 31 | |
8 | Blackpool | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 1.054 | 31 | |
9 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 1.035 | 30 | |
10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | .971 | 30 | |
11 | Darwen | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 1.098 | 28 | |
12 | Walsall | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | .783 | 26 | |
13 | Loughborough | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | .781 | 25 | |
14 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | .754 | 24 | Re-elected |
15 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 45 | .463 | 20 | Failed re-election |
16 | Lincoln City | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 85 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 58 | .318 | 12 | Re-elected |
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