Final Second Division 1896/1897 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 28th 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 |
Notts. County |
30 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
60 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
32 |
25 |
19 |
4 |
7 |
92 |
43 |
42 |
2.14 |
| 2 |
Newton Heath |
30 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
37 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
19 |
24 |
17 |
5 |
8 |
56 |
34 |
39 |
1.65 |
| 3 |
Grimsby Town |
30 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
44 |
15 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
22 |
30 |
17 |
4 |
9 |
66 |
45 |
38 |
1.47 |
| 4 |
Small Heath |
30 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
23 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
33 |
24 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
69 |
47 |
37 |
1.47 |
| 5 |
Newcastle United |
30 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
42 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
14 |
39 |
17 |
1 |
12 |
56 |
52 |
35 |
1.08 |
| 6 |
Manchester City |
30 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
39 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
19 |
35 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
58 |
50 |
32 |
1.16 |
| 7 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
30 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
35 |
16 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
31 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
50 |
47 |
31 |
1.06 |
| 8 |
Blackpool |
30 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
39 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
20 |
40 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
59 |
56 |
31 |
1.05 |
| 9 |
Leicester Fosse |
30 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
44 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
15 |
37 |
13 |
4 |
13 |
59 |
57 |
30 |
1.04 |
| 10 |
Woolwich Arsenal |
30 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
42 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
26 |
50 |
13 |
4 |
13 |
68 |
70 |
30 |
0.97 |
| 11 |
Darwen |
30 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
54 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
13 |
45 |
14 |
0 |
16 |
67 |
61 |
28 |
1.10 |
| 12 |
Walsall |
30 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
37 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
17 |
44 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
54 |
69 |
26 |
0.78 |
| 13 |
Loughborough |
30 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
37 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
50 |
12 |
1 |
17 |
50 |
64 |
25 |
0.78 |
| 14 |
Burton Swifts |
30 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
33 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
41 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
46 |
61 |
24 |
0.75 |
| 15 |
Burton Wanderers |
30 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
22 |
22 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
9 |
45 |
9 |
2 |
19 |
31 |
67 |
20 |
0.46 |
| 16 |
Lincoln City |
30 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
58 |
5 |
2 |
23 |
27 |
85 |
12 |
0.32 |
| Colour key |
| | League champions |
| Relegated team(s) |
| Transferred team(s) |
| | Promoted team(s) |
| Play-off place(s) |
| Merged team(s) |
| Information panel |
| Burton Wanderers were relegated and replaced by Luton Town. |
| Play-off matches |
| 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 |
