English First Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 27th February 1897
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Derby County | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 1.18 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 1.41 |
| 7 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 25 | 1.36 |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 1.07 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 23 | 0.65 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Stoke | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 12 | Bury | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 0.74 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 19 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 16 | 0.64 |
| 16 | Burnley | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 0.68 |
