DIVISION 2  1896/97
      For full league and cup results  click on by club required.
      P W D L F A Pts
  Darwen became the last side to complete a League season without drawing a match.

(Woolwich) Arsenal suffered what still ranks as their worst ever League defeat - 0-8 at Loughborough
 (match report)

   1 Notts County 30 19 4 7 92 43 42 Promoted
    Season Results 2 Manchester United 30 17 5 8 56 34 39 Test Series
    3 Grimsby Town 30 17 4 9 66 45 38
    4 Birmingham City 30 16 5 9 69 47 37
    5 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 35
    6 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 32
    7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 31
    8 Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 31
    9 Leicester City 30 13 4 13 59 56 30
    Season Results 10 Arsenal 30 13 4 13 68 70 30
    11 Darwen 30 14 0 16 67 61 28
    12 Walsall 30 11 4 15 53 69 26
    Season Results 13 Loughborough 30 12 1 17 50 64 25
    14 Burton Swifts 30 9 6 15 46 61 24 Re-election position
      15 Burton Wanderers 30 9 2 19 31 67 20 Re-election positionLeft League
      16 Lincoln City 30 5 2 23 27 85 12 Re-election position
     
      The clubs on this page are listed in their modern names. For the same information but with clubs in their original names click here.
     
      Test Matches Test Series
      Promotion and relegation between the two division was again decided by a series of Test Matches. As in the previous season the top two clubs in Division 2 and the bottom two in Division 1 met in a mini-league. Each club played four matches - home and away matches against the two sides from the other division. At the conclusion of the matches the first and second sides in the league played in Division 1 and the third and fourth sides in Division 2.
     
     
Sat Apr

17

 Notts County

1

 - 0 Sunderland
Mon Apr 19 Burnley 2 - 0 Manchester United
Mon Apr 19 Sunderland 0 - 0 Notts County
Wed Apr 21 Manchester United 2 - 0 Burnley
Sat Apr 24 Manchester United 1 - 1 Sunderland
Sat Apr 24 Notts County 1 - 1 Burnley
Mon Apr 26 Burnley 0 - 1 Notts County
Mon Apr 26 Sunderland 2 - 0 Manchester United
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
P W D L F A Pts
Notts County 4 2 2 0 3 1 6
Sunderland 4 1 2 1 3 2 4
Burnley 4 1 1 2 3 4 3
Manchester United 4 1 1 2 3 5 3
     
     
     
     
     
      R The three League sides facing re-election came up against seven non-league clubs in the vote for League membership. Voting -
     
     
21 votes Lincoln City Re-elected to the League
15 Burton Swifts Re-elected to the League
13 Luton Town Elected to the League
11 Burslem Port Vale Not elected to the League
9 Burton Wanderers Not re-elected to the League
7 Nelson Not elected to the League
5 Glossop North End Not elected to the League
3 Fairfield Athletic Not elected to the League
2 Crewe Alexandra Not elected to the League
1 Millwall Athletic Not elected to the League