< Second Division 1896/97 >

#       Pl Pt W D L G
Notts County 30 42 19 4 7 92-43
Newton Heath 30 39 17 5 8 56-34
Grimsby 30 38 17 4 9 66-45
Small Heath 30 37 16 5 9 69-47
Newcastle 30 35 17 1 12 56-52
Manchester City 30 32 12 8 10 58-50
Gainsborough Trinity 30 31 12 7 11 50-47
Blackpool 30 31 13 5 12 59-56
Leicester 30 30 13 4 13 59-57
10º Arsenal 30 30 13 4 13 68-70
11º Darwen 30 28 14 0 16 67-61
12º Walsall 30 26 11 4 15 54-69
13º Loughborough Utd 30 25 12 1 17 50-64
14º Burton Swifts 30 24 9 6 15 46-61
15º Burton Wanderers 30 20 9 2 19 31-67
16º Lincoln City 30 12 5 2 23 27-85