| SEASON 1896-1897 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, October 17, 1896: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2.40 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2.17 | 11 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 10 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 1.31 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1.10 | 8 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0.92 | 8 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 8 |
| 10 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 7 |
| 11 | Stoke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 6 |
| 12 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0.93 | 5 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 5 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 5 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | 5 |
| 16 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | 4 |
| Key: | Champions | Test Match |