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ENGLAND 1896/97 |  |
| Champions: | Aston Villa |  |
| Cup Winners: | Aston Villa | |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 47 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 38 | Champions - FA Cup Winners |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 36 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 36 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 34 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 33 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | |
| 7 | Everton | 31 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | |
| 9 | Bury | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 56 | |
| 13 | Stoke | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 62 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 23 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 19 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | Relegated |
| Test matches | |||||||||
| 01/09/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | ||
| 01/09/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Liverpool | 1-2 | ||
| 01/09/1896 | Sunderland - Bury | 0-1 | ||
| 01/09/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Derby County | 1-0 | ||
| 02/09/1896 | Aston Villa - Stoke | 2-1 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Liverpool | 1-0 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Bury - Preston North End | 0-0 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Derby County - Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Everton - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Sheffield United - Burnley | 1-0 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Stoke - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | Sunderland - Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | ||
| 05/09/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Aston Villa | 3-1 | ||
| 07/09/1896 | Burnley - Sunderland | 1-1 | ||
| 07/09/1896 | Liverpool - Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Aston Villa - Sheffield United | 2-2 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Burnley - Bury | 1-0 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Liverpool - Derby County | 2-0 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Stoke | 4-0 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Preston North End - Sunderland | 5-3 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | ||
| 12/09/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Everton | 0-1 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Burnley - Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Bury - Liverpool | 1-2 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Derby County - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-3 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Everton - Aston Villa | 2-3 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Sheffield United - Sunderland | 3-0 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | Stoke - Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | ||
| 19/09/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End | 1-1 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Aston Villa - Everton | 1-2 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Derby County - Bury | 7-2 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Liverpool - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Sheffield United | 2-2 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Preston North End - Burnley | 5-3 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Stoke | 4-3 | ||
| 26/09/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Burnley | 3-2 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End | 3-1 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | Everton - Liverpool | 2-1 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | Sheffield United - Aston Villa | 0-0 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | Sunderland - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | ||
| 03/10/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Aston Villa - West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Bury | 2-0 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Burnley - Everton | 2-1 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Derby County - Sheffield United | 1-3 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Liverpool - Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Preston North End - Blackburn Rovers | 3-1 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Sunderland | 0-0 | ||
| 10/10/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Stoke | 1-2 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Burnley - Preston North End | 2-2 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Bury - Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Derby County - Aston Villa | 1-3 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Everton - Sheffield United | 1-2 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Stoke - Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | Sunderland - Liverpool | 4-3 | ||
| 17/10/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 19/10/1896 | Sheffield United - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Aston Villa - Derby County | 2-1 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Stoke | 4-0 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Liverpool - Blackburn Rovers | 4-0 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Burnley | 4-1 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Preston North End - Sheffield United | 1-0 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Everton | 4-1 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Bury | 0-0 | ||
| 24/10/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland | 0-1 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Preston North End | 0-4 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Bury - Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Everton - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Sheffield United - Derby County | 2-2 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | Stoke - Aston Villa | 0-2 | ||
| 31/10/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Liverpool | 0-1 | ||
| 02/11/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 07/11/1896 | Aston Villa - Bury | 1-1 | ||
| 07/11/1896 | Burnley - Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | ||
| 07/11/1896 | Derby County - Stoke | 5-1 | ||
| 07/11/1896 | Liverpool - Sunderland | 3-0 | ||
| 07/11/1896 | Preston North End - Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | ||
| 09/11/1896 | Stoke - Preston North End | 2-1 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Bury - Stoke | 4-2 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Derby County - Burnley | 3-2 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Everton - Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Preston North End - Liverpool | 1-1 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Aston Villa | 1-3 | ||
| 14/11/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 18/11/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Derby County | 1-2 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Aston Villa - Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Derby County - Blackburn Rovers | 6-0 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Liverpool - Everton | 0-0 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Preston North End - Bolton Wanderers | 2-3 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Sheffield United - Bury | 2-2 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Stoke - West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | ||
| 21/11/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Burnley | 2-0 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Aston Villa | 1-5 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Bury - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Everton - Burnley | 6-0 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Liverpool | 2-0 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Preston North End - Stoke | 3-0 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Derby County | 2-0 | ||
| 28/11/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 05/12/1896 | Sheffield United - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 05/12/1896 | Stoke - Derby County | 2-2 | ||
| 05/12/1896 | Sunderland - Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | ||
| 05/12/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | ||
| 07/12/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - Everton | 2-0 | ||
| 12/12/1896 | Liverpool - Bury | 3-1 | ||
| 12/12/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | ||
| 12/12/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 12/12/1896 | Sunderland - Everton | 1-1 | ||
| 12/12/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Stoke | 1-2 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Bolton Wanderers - West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Burnley - Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Derby County - Liverpool | 3-2 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Everton - Stoke | 4-2 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | ||
| 19/12/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Preston North End | 1-1 | ||
| 25/12/1896 | Blackburn Rovers - Sunderland | 1-2 | ||
| 25/12/1896 | Bury - Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | ||
| 25/12/1896 | Derby County - West Bromwich Albion | 8-1 | ||
| 25/12/1896 | Liverpool - Aston Villa | 3-3 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Burnley - Liverpool | 4-1 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Derby County - Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Everton - Sunderland | 5-2 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Preston North End - Bury | 2-2 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Sheffield United - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | West Bromwich Albion - Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | ||
| 26/12/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 28/12/1896 | Nottingham Forest - Bury | 3-0 | ||
| 28/12/1896 | Sheffield Wednesday - Blackburn Rovers | 6-0 | ||
| 28/12/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - West Bromwich Albion | 6-1 | ||
| 29/12/1896 | Sheffield United - Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | ||
| 01/01/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Liverpool | 1-4 | ||
| 01/01/1897 | Bury - Burnley | 1-1 | ||
| 01/01/1897 | Sheffield United - Everton | 1-2 | ||
| 01/01/1897 | Sunderland - Preston North End | 1-1 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Aston Villa - Burnley | 0-3 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Liverpool - Sheffield United | 0-0 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Nottingham Forest - West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Preston North End | 1-0 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Stoke - Everton | 2-3 | ||
| 02/01/1897 | Sunderland - Derby County | 1-2 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Burnley - Stoke | 1-3 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Derby County - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Everton - Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Sheffield United - Blackburn Rovers | 7-0 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Sunderland - Aston Villa | 4-2 | ||
| 09/01/1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Liverpool | 1-2 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Aston Villa - Sunderland | 2-1 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Derby County | 5-2 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Burnley - Sheffield United | 1-1 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Liverpool - Stoke | 1-0 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Nottingham Forest - Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | Preston North End - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | ||
| 16/01/1897 | West Bromwich Albion - Everton | 1-4 | ||
| 23/01/1897 | Derby County - Sunderland | 1-0 | ||
| 23/01/1897 | Sheffield United - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | ||
| 23/01/1897 | Stoke - Sheffield Wednesday | 0-0 | ||
| 23/01/1897 | West Bromwich Albion - Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield United | 1-3 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | Burnley - Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | Bury - Aston Villa | 0-2 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | Everton - Preston North End | 3-4 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | Stoke - Liverpool | 6-1 | ||
| 06/02/1897 | West Bromwich Albion - Derby County | 1-4 | ||
| 08/02/1897 | Burnley - Aston Villa | 3-4 | ||
| 20/02/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Bury | 1-2 | ||
| 20/02/1897 | Preston North End - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | ||
| 20/02/1897 | Sheffield United - Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | ||
| 20/02/1897 | Sunderland - Stoke | 4-1 | ||
| 22/02/1897 | Aston Villa - Preston North End | 3-1 | ||
| 27/02/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | ||
| 27/02/1897 | Stoke - Burnley | 3-2 | ||
| 27/02/1897 | Sunderland - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 27/02/1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Bury | 1-1 | ||
| 02/03/1897 | Bury - Everton | 3-1 | ||
| 02/03/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Sheffield United | 1-1 | ||
| 02/03/1897 | Sunderland - Burnley | 1-1 | ||
| 04/03/1897 | Liverpool - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Everton | 4-2 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Derby County | 1-3 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Nottingham Forest - Aston Villa | 2-4 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Burnley | 1-0 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Sunderland - West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | ||
| 06/03/1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield United | 1-1 | ||
| 10/03/1897 | Nottingham Forest - Everton | 3-0 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Aston Villa - Liverpool | 0-0 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Burnley | 2-1 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Bury - West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Everton - Blackburn Rovers | 0-3 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Sheffield United - Preston North End | 0-2 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Sunderland - Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | ||
| 13/03/1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | ||
| 20/03/1897 | Blackburn Rovers - Stoke | 2-1 | ||
| 20/03/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | ||
| 20/03/1897 | Burnley - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | ||
| 20/03/1897 | Bury - Sheffield United | 0-1 | ||
| 22/03/1897 | Aston Villa - Bolton Wanderers | 6-2 | ||
| 27/03/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Aston Villa | 1-2 | ||
| 27/03/1897 | Bury - Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | ||
| 27/03/1897 | Derby County - Preston North End | 2-2 | ||
| 27/03/1897 | Liverpool - Burnley | 1-2 | ||
| 27/03/1897 | Sheffield United - Stoke | 1-0 | ||
| 03/04/1897 | Liverpool - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | ||
| 03/04/1897 | Preston North End - Everton | 4-1 | ||
| 03/04/1897 | Stoke - Sunderland | 0-1 | ||
| 03/04/1897 | West Bromwich Albion - Burnley | 3-0 | ||
| 05/04/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | ||
| 05/04/1897 | Burnley - Derby County | 2-3 | ||
| 05/04/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | ||
| 08/04/1897 | Nottingham Forest - Preston North End | 0-0 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Burnley - West Bromwich Albion | 5-0 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Bury - Derby County | 1-0 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Liverpool - Preston North End | 0-0 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Nottingham Forest - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 | ||
| 10/04/1897 | Stoke - Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | ||
| 12/04/1897 | Stoke - Bury | 3-0 | ||
| 15/04/1897 | Stoke - Sheffield United | 2-0 | ||
| 16/04/1897 | Bolton Wanderers - Sheffield United | 0-2 | ||
| 16/04/1897 | Bury - Sunderland | 1-1 | ||
| 16/04/1897 | Everton - Derby County | 5-2 | ||
| 16/04/1897 | Preston North End - West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | ||
| 17/04/1897 | Aston Villa - Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | ||
| 17/04/1897 | Everton - West Bromwich Albion | 6-3 | ||
| 17/04/1897 | Sheffield Wednesday - Bury | 2-0 | ||
| 19/04/1897 | Aston Villa - Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-0 | ||
| 19/04/1897 | Preston North End - Derby County | 0-2 | ||
| 20/04/1897 | Derby County - Everton | 0-1 | ||
| 20/04/1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers - Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | ||
| 24/04/1897 | Everton - Bury | 1-2 | ||
| 26/04/1897 | Preston North End - Aston Villa | 0-1 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Notes |
| 1 | Notts County | 42 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | Promoted |
| 2 | Newton Heath | 39 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 45 | |
| 4 | Small Heath | 37 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 35 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 32 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 47 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 56 | |
| 9 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 56 | |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 70 | |
| 11 | Darwen | 28 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 61 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 26 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 69 | |
| 13 | Loughborough | 25 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 64 | |
| 14 | Burton Swifts | 24 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 61 | |
| 15 | Burton Wanderers | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 67 | Passa alla Midland League |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 12 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 85 | |
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