| SEASON 1896-1897 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, November 14, 1896: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 2.10 | 17 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 1.77 | 17 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 1.57 | 17 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 1.50 | 16 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1.70 | 15 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.81 | 13 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 11 |
| 9 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 9 |
| 11 | Everton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0.82 | 9 |
| 12 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 13 | Stoke | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 8 |
| 14 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 0.70 | 7 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 0.48 | 7 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 6 |
| Key: | Champions | Test Match |