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League Tables โ€” 1896/1897

First Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GA GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Aston Villa 30 10 3 2 36 16 11 2 2 37 22 21 5 4 73 38 47 1.921 35
2 Sheffield United 30 6 4 5 22 16 7 6 2 20 13 13 10 7 42 29 36 1.448 13
3 Derby County 30 10 2 3 45 22 6 2 7 25 28 16 4 10 70 50 36 1.400 20
4 Preston North End 30 8 4 3 35 21 3 8 4 20 19 11 12 7 55 40 34 1.375 15
5 Liverpool 30 7 6 2 25 10 5 3 7 21 28 12 9 9 46 38 33 1.210 8
6 Sheffield Wednesday 30 9 4 2 29 11 1 7 7 13 26 10 11 9 42 37 31 1.135 5
7 Everton 30 8 1 6 42 29 6 2 7 20 28 14 3 13 62 57 31 1.087 5
8 Bolton Wanderers 30 7 3 5 22 18 5 3 7 18 25 12 6 12 40 43 30 .930 -3
9 Bury 30 7 5 3 25 15 3 5 7 14 29 10 10 10 39 44 30 .886 -5
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 6 4 5 26 14 5 2 8 19 27 11 6 13 45 41 28 1.097 4
11 Nottingham Forest 30 8 3 4 30 16 1 5 9 14 33 9 8 13 44 49 26 .897 -5
12 West Bromwich Albion 30 7 2 6 18 16 3 4 8 15 40 10 6 14 33 56 26 .589 -23
13 Stoke City 30 8 3 4 30 18 3 0 12 18 41 11 3 16 48 59 25 .813 -11
14 Blackburn Rovers 30 8 1 6 27 25 3 2 10 8 37 11 3 16 35 62 25 .564 -27
15 Sunderland 30 4 6 5 21 21 3 3 9 13 26 7 9 14 34 47 23 .723 -13
16 Burnley 30 4 5 6 25 25 2 2 11 18 36 6 7 17 43 61 19 .704 -18
GA = Goal Average (goals scored รท goals conceded), used as tiebreaker prior to 1976/77.
Test Matches
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Sat 17 Apr 1897 Sunderland v Notts County 0โ€“0 aet Newcastle Road  ยท 7,000
Sat 17 Apr 1897 Notts County v Sunderland 1โ€“0 aet Trent Bridge  ยท 7,000
Mon 19 Apr 1897 Burnley v Manchester United 2โ€“0 aet Turf Moor  ยท 10,000
Wed 21 Apr 1897 Manchester United v Burnley 2โ€“0 aet Bank Street  ยท 7,000
Sat 24 Apr 1897 Manchester United v Sunderland 1โ€“1 aet Bank Street  ยท 18,000
Sat 24 Apr 1897 Notts County v Burnley 1โ€“1 aet Trent Bridge  ยท 15,000
Mon 26 Apr 1897 Burnley v Notts County 0โ€“1 aet Turf Moor  ยท 11,000
Mon 26 Apr 1897 Sunderland v Manchester United 2โ€“0 aet Newcastle Road  ยท 8,000
Second Division
Pos Team P Home Away Total Pts GA GD
W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A
1 Notts County 30 12 1 2 60 18 7 3 5 32 25 19 4 7 92 43 42 2.139 49
2 Manchester United 30 11 4 0 37 10 6 1 8 19 24 17 5 8 56 34 39 1.647 22
3 Grimsby Town 30 12 2 1 44 15 5 2 8 22 30 17 4 9 66 45 38 1.466 21
4 Birmingham City 30 8 3 4 36 23 8 2 5 33 24 16 5 9 69 47 37 1.468 22
5 Newcastle United 30 13 1 1 42 13 4 0 11 14 39 17 1 12 56 52 35 1.076 4
6 Manchester City 30 10 3 2 39 15 2 5 8 19 35 12 8 10 58 50 32 1.160 8
7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 10 2 3 35 16 2 5 8 15 31 12 7 11 50 47 31 1.063 3
8 Blackpool 30 11 3 1 39 16 2 2 11 20 40 13 5 12 59 56 31 1.053 3
9 Leicester City 30 11 2 2 44 20 2 2 11 15 37 13 4 13 59 57 30 1.035 2
10 Arsenal 30 10 1 4 42 20 3 3 9 26 50 13 4 13 68 70 30 .971 -2
11 Darwen 30 13 0 2 54 16 1 0 14 13 45 14 0 16 67 61 28 1.098 6
12 Walsall 30 8 2 5 37 25 3 2 10 17 44 11 4 15 54 69 26 .768 -15
13 Loughborough 30 10 0 5 37 14 2 1 12 13 50 12 1 17 50 64 25 .781 -14
14 Burton Swifts 30 7 4 4 33 20 2 2 11 13 41 9 6 15 46 61 24 .754 -15
15 Burton Wanderers 30 8 1 6 22 22 1 1 13 9 45 9 2 19 31 67 20 .462 -36
16 Lincoln City 30 4 2 9 17 27 1 0 14 10 58 5 2 23 27 85 12 .317 -58
GA = Goal Average (goals scored รท goals conceded), used as tiebreaker prior to 1976/77.