English First Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 3rd 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 | Aston Villa | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 38 | 41 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Derby County | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 41 | 32 | 1.54 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 32 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 31 | 1.49 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 1.09 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 1.03 |
| 8 | Everton | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 25 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 25 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Bury | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 0.95 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 25 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 22 | 0.72 |
| 15 | Stoke | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 19 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Burnley | 28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 17 | 0.62 |
