English Second Division 1896/1897
Historical league standings at 6th March 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 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Newton Heath | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 29 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Darwen | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 61 | 50 | 24 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Gainsborough Trinity | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Small Heath | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 22 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Woolwich Arsenal | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 56 | 21 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Burton Swifts | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 18 | 0.71 |
| 13 | Walsall | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 64 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Loughborough | 23 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 16 | 0.66 |
| 15 | Burton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 21 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 61 | 6 | 0.31 |
