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| 06.02.1897 | Burnley FC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 0:2 | ||
| Bury FC | - | Aston Villa | 0:2 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Preston North End | 3:4 | |||
| Stoke City | - | Liverpool FC | 6:1 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Sheffield United | 1:3 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Derby County | 1:4 | |||
| 08.02.1897 | Burnley FC | - | Aston Villa | 3:4 | ||
| 20.02.1897 | Preston North End | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:2 | ||
| Sheffield United | - | Nottingham Forest | 0:3 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Bury FC | 1:2 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Stoke City | 4:1 | |||
| 22.02.1897 | Aston Villa | - | Preston North End | 3:1 | ||
| 27.02.1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Bury FC | 1:1 | ||
| The Wednesday FC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 0:0 | |||
| Stoke City | - | Burnley FC | 3:2 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Sheffield United | 0:1 |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 52:33 | 19 | 34:12 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58:38 | 20 | 29:17 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40:34 | 6 | 28:22 |
| 4 |
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Sheffield United | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36:23 | 13 | 28:18 |
| 5 |
|
Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47:34 | 13 | 26:18 |
| 6 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31:22 | 9 | 25:17 |
| 7 |
|
Everton FC | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 45:33 | 12 | 25:17 |
| 8 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26:40 | -14 | 23:25 |
| 9 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32:30 | 2 | 23:23 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36:38 | -2 | 21:25 |
| 11 |
|
Bury FC | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26:35 | -9 | 19:23 |
| 12 |
|
Stoke City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41:55 | -14 | 19:29 |
| 13 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26:52 | -26 | 19:29 |
| 14 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31:30 | 1 | 17:27 |
| 15 |
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Sunderland AFC | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27:42 | -15 | 16:34 |
| 16 |
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Burnley FC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 32:47 | -15 | 14:30 |
