English First Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 10th October 1896
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1.36 |
| 6 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1.10 |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0.85 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Bury | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0.33 |
