La Second Division 1896-1897 fu il quinto campionato avente questa dicitura, e vide la vittoria del Notts County.
Tom Boucher (Notts County) e J. Murphy (Notts County) sono i migliori marcatori del torneo con 22 reti.
Squadre partecipanti
Gainsborough Trinity
Classifica finale Pos.SquadraPtGVNPGFGSMED1.4230194792432,140 2.3930175856341,647 3.3830174966451,467 4. Small Heath3730165969471,468 5.35301711256521,077 6.32301281058501,160 7. Gainsborough Trinity31301271150471,064 8.31301351259561,054 9.30301341359561,054 10.30301341368700,971 11.28301401667611,098 12.26301141553690,768 13.25301211750640,781 14.2430961546610,754 15.2030921931670,46316.1230522327850.318
Play-off Risultati Luogo e data 1 - 0 Nottingham, 17 aprile 1897 0 - 0 Sunderland, 19 aprile 1897 2 - 0 Burnley, 19 aprile 1897 2 - 0 Manchester, 21 aprile 1897 1 - 1 Manchester, 24 aprile 1897 0 - 1 Burnley, 26 aprile 1897 2 - 0 Sunderland, 26 aprile 1897
Pos.SquadraPtGVNPGFGSMed 1. 6422031+2 2. 4412132+1 3. 3411234-1 4. 3411235-2
Verdetti Ai play-off il Notts County ottenne la promozione in First Division e il Sunderland ottenne la permanenza in First Division. Burnley retrocesso in Second Division 1897-1898. Newton Heath, squadra della Second Division, rimase nella sua categoria. In seguito il Burton Wanderers non rinnovò la sua partecipazione a questo campionato.
Tabellone BlpBrsBrwDrwGbtGriLefLinLouMcyNewNwhNtcSmhWalWooBlackpool––––3-05-01-01-11-03-03-14-12-24-14-23-21-33-21-1Burton Swifts2-2––––1-12-04-00-02-14-03-15-03-03-51-41-11-31-2Burton Wanderers3-11-0––––1-03-25-12-12-00-11-10-11-20-32-61-00-3Darwen2-35-13-0––––3-23-14-14-15-13-12-10-22-12-012-04-1Gainsborough Trinity2-04-12-12-4––––1-10-27-02-01-12-02-03-21-32-04-1Grimsby Town2-23-03-04-21-1––––4-13-18-13-13-22-03-12-10-13-1Leicester Fosse2-13-02-14-10-04-2––––4-14-23-35-01-02-30-14-16-3Lincoln City3-11-12-31-00-20-32-1––––0-20-11-21-31-11-32-12-3Loughborough4-10-26-04-21-01-40-23-0––––2-03-02-00-12-01-28-0Manchester City4-23-12-14-14-13-14-03-01-1––––1-20-01-43-05-01-1Newcastle United4-12-13-05-11-23-03-12-14-13-0––––2-02-24-32-02-0Newton Heath2-01-13-03-12-04-22-13-16-02-14-0––––1-11-12-01-1Notts County3-16-15-04-02-01-36-08-03-13-33-13-0––––1-25-27-4Small Heath 1-31-23-25-12-20-12-21-23-03-13-11-03-1––––3-35-2Walsall2-05-22-04-01-10-11-15-05-13-20-22-31-31-6––––5-3Woolwich Arsenal4-23-03-01-06-14-22-16-22-01-25-10-22-32-31-1––––
Fonti e bibliografia
Voci correlate First Division 1896-1897 FA Cup 1896-1897
Collegamenti esterni
Categoria:Calcio nel 1896 Categoria:Calcio nel 1897