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England 1896-97

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First Division
P W D L GF GA GR Pts
1. Aston Villa 30 21 5 4 73 38 1.921 47
2. Sheffield United 30 13 10 7 42 29 1.448 36
3. Derby County 30 16 4 10 70 50 1.400 36
4. Preston North End 30 11 12 7 55 40 1.375 34
5. Liverpool 30 12 9 9 46 38 1.211 33
6. The Wednesday 30 10 11 9 42 37 1.135 31
7. Everton 30 14 3 13 62 57 1.088 31
8. Bolton Wanderers 30 12 6 12 40 43 0.930 30
9. Bury 30 10 10 10 39 44 0.886 30
10. Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 11 6 13 45 41 1.098 28
11. Nottingham Forest 30 9 8 13 44 49 0.898 26
12. West Bromwich Albion 30 10 6 14 33 56 0.589 26
13. Stoke 30 11 3 16 48 59 0.814 25
14. Blackburn Rovers 30 11 3 16 35 62 0.565 25
15. Sunderland 30 7 9 14 34 47 0.723 23
16. Burnley 30 6 7 17 43 61 0.705 19

Second Division
P W D L GF GA GR Pts
3. Grimsby Town 30 17 4 9 66 45 1.467 38
4. Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 1.468 37
5. Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 1.077 35
6. Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 1.160 32
7. Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 1.064 31
8. Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 1.054 31
9. Leicester Fosse 30 13 4 13 59 57 1.035 30
10. Woolwich Arsenal 30 13 4 13 68 70 0.971 30
11. Darwen 30 14 0 16 67 61 1.098 28
12. Walsall 30 11 4 15 54 69 0.783 26
13. Loughborough 30 12 1 17 50 64 0.781 25
14. Burton Swifts 30 9 6 15 46 61 0.754 24
15. Burton Wanderers 30 9 2 19 31 67 0.463 20
16. Lincoln City 30 5 2 23 27 85 0.318 12

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