English First Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 13th March 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 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 35 | 37 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Derby County | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 39 | 31 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 31 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 30 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 28 | 1.44 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 1.31 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 1.03 |
| 8 | Everton | 25 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 24 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Bury | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 23 | 0.61 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 23 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 28 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 15 | Stoke | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Burnley | 25 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 0.67 |
