English Second Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 24th 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 | Newton Heath | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 2.17 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 1.73 |
| 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1.91 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 0.85 |
| 7 | Small Heath | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0.79 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1.38 |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Darwen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Leicester Fosse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0.53 |
| 15 | Loughborough | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 16 | Burton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0.22 |
