Final First Division 1896/1897 league table
Season completed Monday, 26th April 1897 (click column headings to re-sort)
| |
Home |
Away |
Overall |
|
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
GA |
| 1 |
Aston Villa |
30 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
36 |
16 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
37 |
22 |
21 |
5 |
4 |
73 |
38 |
47 |
1.92 |
| 2 |
Sheffield United |
30 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
22 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
7 |
42 |
29 |
36 |
1.45 |
| 3 |
Derby County |
30 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
45 |
22 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
25 |
28 |
16 |
4 |
10 |
70 |
50 |
36 |
1.40 |
| 4 |
Preston North End |
30 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
35 |
21 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
20 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
55 |
40 |
34 |
1.38 |
| 5 |
Liverpool |
30 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
25 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
21 |
28 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
46 |
38 |
33 |
1.21 |
| 6 |
The Wednesday |
30 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
29 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
26 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
42 |
37 |
31 |
1.14 |
| 7 |
Everton |
30 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
42 |
29 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
20 |
28 |
14 |
3 |
13 |
62 |
57 |
31 |
1.09 |
| 8 |
Bolton Wanderers |
30 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
22 |
18 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
25 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
40 |
43 |
30 |
0.93 |
| 9 |
Bury |
30 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
29 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
39 |
44 |
30 |
0.89 |
| 10 |
Wolverhampton W'drs. |
30 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
27 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
45 |
41 |
28 |
1.10 |
| 11 |
Nottingham Forest |
30 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
30 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
33 |
9 |
8 |
13 |
44 |
49 |
26 |
0.90 |
| 12 |
West Bromwich Albion |
30 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
40 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
33 |
56 |
26 |
0.59 |
| 13 |
Stoke |
30 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
30 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
18 |
41 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
48 |
59 |
25 |
0.81 |
| 14 |
Blackburn Rovers |
30 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
27 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
37 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
35 |
62 |
25 |
0.56 |
| 15 |
Sunderland |
30 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
26 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
34 |
47 |
23 |
0.72 |
| 16 |
Burnley |
30 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
25 |
25 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
18 |
36 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
43 |
61 |
19 |
0.70 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Play-off matches |
| Date |
Round |
Match |
Att. |
| Mon 19th Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 2 Newton Heath 0 | |
| Mon 19th Apr | Group Stage | Sunderland 0 Notts. County 0 | |
| Mon 26th Apr | Group Stage | Burnley 0 Notts. County 1 | |
| Mon 26th Apr | Group Stage | Sunderland 2 Newton Heath 0 | |
| Sat 17th Apr | Group Stage | Notts. County 1 Sunderland 0 | |
| Sat 24th Apr | Group Stage | Newton Heath 1 Sunderland 1 | |
| Sat 24th Apr | Group Stage | Notts. County 1 Burnley 1 | |
| Wed 21st Apr | Group Stage | Newton Heath 2 Burnley 0 | |
