League Tables 1896-1897 Second Division
Second Division 1896/1897
Season completed Wednesday, 28th April 1897
League
Year
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GA | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1nonMover | Notts. County | 30 | 42 | 2.14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | ||
| 2nonMover | Newton Heath | 30 | 39 | 1.65 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 3nonMover | Grimsby Town | 30 | 38 | 1.47 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | ||
| 4nonMover | Small Heath | 30 | 37 | 1.47 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 5nonMover | Newcastle United | 30 | 35 | 1.08 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 6nonMover | Manchester City | 30 | 32 | 1.16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 35 | ||
| 7nonMover | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 31 | 1.06 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 8nonMover | Blackpool | 30 | 31 | 1.05 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | ||
| 9nonMover | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 30 | 1.04 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | ||
| 10nonMover | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 30 | 0.97 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | ||
| 11nonMover | Darwen | 30 | 28 | 1.10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 45 | ||
| 12nonMover | Walsall | 30 | 26 | 0.78 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | ||
| 13nonMover | Loughborough | 30 | 25 | 0.78 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | ||
| 14nonMover | Burton Swifts | 30 | 24 | 0.75 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | ||
| 15nonMover | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 20 | 0.46 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 45 | ||
| 16nonMover | Lincoln City | 30 | 12 | 0.32 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 58 | ||
| Information panel |
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| 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 |
