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PosTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgDiffAvgPoints
= 1  Notts County3019479243493.0742
= 2  Manchester United3017585634221.8739
= 3  Grimsby Town3017496645212.2038
= 4  Birmingham City3016596947222.3037
= 5  Newcastle United3017112565241.8735
= 6  Manchester City3012810585081.9332
= 7  Gainsborough Trinity3012711504731.6731
= 8  Blackpool3013512595631.9731
= 9  Leicester City3013413595721.9730
=10 Arsenal30134136870-22.2730
=11 Darwen3014016676162.2328
=12 Walsall30114155469-151.8026
=13 Loughborough FC30121175064-141.6725
=14 Burton United3096154661-151.5324
=15 Burton Wanderers3092193167-361.0320
=16 Lincoln City3052232785-580.9012
Explanation of this analysisThis analysis shows the final table positions for the Second Division in the 1896/97 season.
ColoursPlaces are colour-coded as follows:

Team Name - Euro Qualified

Team Name - Relegated/Disqualified/Went Bust
League Disbanded

Position - Can't be promoted

Team Name - Transferred

Team Name - Euro Qualified

Data last updated: 2 March 2026