English Second Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 19th April 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 | 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 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 49 | 30 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 30 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 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 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 67 | 68 | 30 | 0.99 |
| 11 | Darwen | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 57 | 28 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Loughborough | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 25 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Walsall | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 69 | 24 | 0.72 |
| 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 |
