Piłka nożna w Anglii (1896/1897)
Sezon 1896/1897 był 26. w historii angielskiej piłki nożnej.
Zwycięzcy poszczególnych rozgrywek klubowych w Anglii
| Rozgrywka | Zwycięzca |
|---|---|
| First Division | Aston Villa |
| Second Division | Notts County |
| FA Cup | Aston Villa |
Rozgrywki ligowe
First Division
| M | Z | R | P | B+ | B- | RB | Pkt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sheffield 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 City | 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
| M | Z | R | P | B+ | B- | RB | Pkt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 2.140 | 42 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | 39 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 38 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 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 City | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 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 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 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 |
M = rozegrane mecze; Z = zwycięstwa; R = remisy; P = porażki; B+ = bramki zdobyte; B- = bramki stracone; RB = stosunek bramek zdobytych do bramek straconych; Pkt = punkty