1896–97 in English football

The 1896–97 season was the 26th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Aston Villa became the second team (after Preston North End) to complete "the Double" of winning the Football League Championship and the FA Cup. No other team would complete the double for 64 years.

The Aston Villa team of 1897 that won The Double.

The Cup Final was played on 10 April 1897 between Aston Villa and Everton. At the start of the day, the top of the league table looked thus:[1]

P WDLFAGAPts
1Aston Villa27185464381.68441
2Derby County26154766431.53534
3Sheffield United281210640271.48134
4Preston North End261110555371.48632
5Liverpool29128946381.21132

Consequently, with a total of 30 league games to play in the season, only Derby County had any "mathematical" possibility of overtaking Aston Villa to take the title. To do so, they would have needed to take at least seven points from their remaining four games, with Aston Villa losing their remaining three games. In the event, Derby lost 1–0 at Bury and Aston Villa were thus confirmed as League Champions on the same day that they went on to win the Cup. As a result, Villa became the first, and so far, only team to date to achieve the league and cup "double" on the same day.

Honours

CompetitionWinner
First DivisionAston Villa (3*)
Second DivisionNotts County
FA CupAston Villa (3)
Home Championship Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

First Division

The First Division was won by Aston Villa.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Aston Villa30215473381.92147
2Sheffield United301310742291.44836
3Derby County301641070501.40036
4Preston North End301112755401.37534
5Liverpool30129946381.21133
6The Wednesday301011942371.13531
7Everton301431362571.08831
8Bolton Wanderers301261240430.93030
9Bury3010101039440.88630
10Wolverhampton Wanderers301161345411.09828
11Nottingham Forest30981344490.89826
12West Bromwich Albion301061433560.58926
13Stoke301131648590.81425
14Blackburn Rovers301131635620.56525
15Sunderland30791434470.72323
16Burnley[2]30671743610.70519

Second Division

Notts County won the Second Division and were elected to the First Division after winning a Test Match against Burnley. Following the failure of Rotherham Town, Burslem Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra to be re-elected into the Football League, Blackpool and Gainsborough Trinity joined the Second Division. Walsall (formerly Walsall Town Swifts) also returned after a season away.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Notts County[3]30194792432.14042
2Newton Heath30175856341.64739
3Grimsby Town30174966451.46738
4Small Heath30165969471.46837
5Newcastle United301711256521.07735
6Manchester City301281058501.16032
7Gainsborough Trinity301271150471.06431
8Blackpool301351259561.05431
9Leicester Fosse301341359561.05430
10Woolwich Arsenal301341368700.97130
11Darwen301401667611.09828
12Walsall301141553690.76826
13Loughborough301211750640.78125
14Burton Swifts30961546610.75424
15Burton Wanderers[4]30921931670.46320
16Lincoln City30522327850.31812

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

References

  1. This table was extrapolated from the final table, after excluding the results from 10 April onwards.
  2. Not re-elected after losing 'Test Match.' Invited to join Second Division
  3. Elected to First Division after winning 'Test Match.'
  4. Failed to be re-elected to the Football League

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