League Tables 1896/1897

Manchester United
Pos Team Pld GD Pts W D L F A
1 Notts. County 30 49 42 19 4 7 92 43
2 Manchester United 30 22 39 17 5 8 56 34
3 Grimsby Town 30 21 38 17 4 9 66 45
4 Birmingham City 30 22 37 16 5 9 69 47
5 Newcastle United 30 4 35 17 1 12 56 52
6 Manchester City 30 8 32 12 8 10 58 50
7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 3 31 12 7 11 50 47
8 Blackpool 30 3 31 13 5 12 59 56
9 Leicester City 30 2 30 13 4 13 59 57
10 Arsenal 30 -2 30 13 4 13 68 70
11 AFC Darwen 30 6 28 14 0 16 67 61
12 Walsall 30 -15 26 11 4 15 54 69
13 Loughborough 30 -14 25 12 1 17 50 64
14 Burton Swifts 30 -15 24 9 6 15 46 61
15 Burton Wanderers 30 -36 20 9 2 19 31 67
16 Lincoln City 30 -58 12 5 2 23 27 85