English First Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 12th September 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.63 |
| 15 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
