English Second Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 3rd 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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2.38 |
| 2 | Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1.78 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2.20 |
| 5 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1.80 |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1.57 |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0.79 |
| 12 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.54 |
| 14 | Darwen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Loughborough | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0.31 |
| 16 | Burton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0.29 |
