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| 06.02.1897 | Notts County | - | Darwen | 4:0 | ||
| Newton Heath FC | - | Loughborough United | 6:0 | |||
| Newcastle United | - | Manchester City | 3:0 | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity | - | Leicester Fosse | 0:2 | |||
| Burton Swifts | - | Lincoln City | 4:0 | |||
| 13.02.1897 | Lincoln City | - | Manchester City | 0:1 | ||
| Leicester Fosse | - | Woolwich Arsenal | 6:3 | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity | - | Burton Swifts | 4:1 | |||
| Darwen | - | Loughborough United | 5:1 | |||
| Burton Wanderers | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 2:6 | |||
| Blackpool FC | - | Walsall FC | 3:2 | |||
| 20.02.1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | - | Burton Swifts | 3:0 | ||
| Newton Heath FC | - | Leicester Fosse | 2:1 | |||
| Loughborough United | - | Newcastle United | 3:0 | |||
| Lincoln City | - | Gainsborough Trinity | 0:2 | |||
| Grimsby Town | - | Blackpool FC | 2:2 | |||
| 27.02.1897 | Walsall FC | - | Grimsby Town | 0:1 | ||
| Small Heath Birmingham | - | Burton Wanderers | 3:2 | |||
| Manchester City | - | Gainsborough Trinity | 4:1 | |||
| Darwen | - | Notts County | 2:1 | |||
| Blackpool FC | - | Leicester Fosse | 3:0 |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Notts County | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 78:32 | 46 | 36:10 |
| 2 |
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Grimsby Town | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 55:38 | 17 | 32:18 |
| 3 |
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Newton Heath FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42:27 | 15 | 27:17 |
| 4 |
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Newcastle United | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 44:37 | 7 | 27:17 |
| 5 |
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Manchester City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 46:39 | 7 | 25:21 |
| 6 |
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Darwen | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 58:43 | 15 | 24:20 |
| 7 |
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Leicester Fosse | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 48:41 | 7 | 24:18 |
| 8 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 48:36 | 12 | 22:20 |
| 9 |
|
Woolwich Arsenal | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 53:56 | -3 | 21:21 |
| 10 |
|
Gainsborough Trinity | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33:36 | -3 | 21:23 |
| 11 |
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Blackpool FC | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 39:42 | -3 | 19:21 |
| 12 |
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Burton Swifts | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35:44 | -9 | 19:23 |
| 13 |
|
Walsall FC | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39:62 | -23 | 17:27 |
| 14 |
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Loughborough United | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 34:56 | -22 | 14:30 |
| 15 |
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Burton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 23:47 | -24 | 14:28 |
| 16 |
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Lincoln City | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 19:58 | -39 | 6:34 |
