| SEASON 1896-1897 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, September 5, 1896: |
Select date: |
| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 4 |
| 2 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 3 |
| 3 | Walsall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 14 | Loughborough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 15 | Darwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 16 | Burton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Test Match | Re-election |