# First Division 1896-1897

La First Division 1896-1897 è stata la 9ª edizione della massima serie del campionato inglese di calcio, concluso con la vittoria dell'Aston Villa, al suo terzo titolo, il secondo consecutivo.
Capocannoniere del torneo è stato Steve Bloomer (Derby County) con 22 reti.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Club | Stagione | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Aston Villa | dettagli | Birmingham | Wellington Road | 1º posto in First Division |
| Blackburn | dettagli | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 8º posto in First Division |
| Bolton | dettagli | Bolton | Burnden Park | 4º posto in First Division |
| Burnley | dettagli | Burnley | Turf Moor | 10º posto in First Division |
| Bury | dettagli | Bury | Gigg Lane | 11º posto in First Division |
| Derby County | dettagli | Derby | Baseball Ground | 2º posto in First Division |
| Everton | dettagli | Liverpool | Goodison Park | 3º posto in First Division |
| Liverpool | dettagli | Liverpool | Anfield | 1º posto in Second Division, promosso dopo i test-match. |
| Nottingham Forest | dettagli | Nottingham | Town Ground | 13º posto in First Division |
| Preston N.E. | dettagli | Preston | Deepdale | 9º posto in First Division |
| Sheffield Utd | dettagli | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 12º posto in First Division |
| Sheffield Weds | dettagli | Sheffield | Olive Grove | 7º posto in First Division |
| Stoke City | dettagli | Stoke-on-Trent | Victoria Ground | 6º posto in First Division |
| Sunderland | dettagli | Sunderland | Newcastle Road | 5º posto in First Division |
| West Bromwich | dettagli | West Bromwich | Stoney Lane | 16º posto in First Division |
| Wolverhampton | dettagli | Wolverhampton | Molineux Stadium | 14º posto in First Division |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Med |
| 1. | Aston Villa | 47 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 38 | 1,921 |
| 2. | Sheffield Utd | 36 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 1,448 |
| 3. | Derby County | 36 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 1,400 |
| 4. | Preston N.E. | 34 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 1,375 |
| 5. | Liverpool | 33 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 1,211 |
| 6. | Sheffield Weds | 31 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 1,135 |
| 7. | Everton | 31 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 1,088 |
| 8. | Bolton | 30 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 0,930 |
| 9. | Bury | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 0,886 |
| 10. | Wolverhampton | 28 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 1,098 |
| 11. | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 0,898 |
| 12. | West Bromwich | 26 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 56 | 0,589 |
| 13. | Stoke City | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 0,814 |
| 14. | Blackburn | 25 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 62 | 0,565 |
| 15. | Sunderland | 23 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 0,723 |
| 16. | Burnley | 19 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 0,705 |
Legenda:
    Campione d'Inghilterra.
    Ai Test-match.
    Retrocessa in Second Division dopo i test-match.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

### Squadra campione
## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | Ast | Bla | Bol | Brn | Bry | Der | Eve | Liv | NmF | Pre | ShU | ShW | Sto | Sun | WBA | Wol |
| Aston Villa | –––– | 3-0 | 6-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 |
| Blackburn | 1-5 | –––– | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
| Bolton | 1-2 | 0-0 | –––– | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Burnley | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | –––– | 1-0 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 0-3 |
| Bury | 0-2 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | –––– | 1-0 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| Derby County | 1-3 | 6-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 7-2 | –––– | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 8-1 | 4-3 |
| Everton | 2-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 6-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | –––– | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 5-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| Liverpool | 3-3 | 4-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | –––– | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-4 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | –––– | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Preston N.E. | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-3 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | –––– | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Sheffield Utd | 0-0 | 7-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | –––– | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Sheffield Weds | 1-3 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | –––– | 4-3 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Stoke City | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | –––– | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 |
| Sunderland | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | –––– | 2-1 | 0-3 |
| West Bromwich | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | –––– | 1-0 |
| Wolverhampton | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 6-1 | –––– |

### Calendario

| Blackburn | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich |
| Sheffield Weds | 1 - 2 | Liverpool |
| Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Bury |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 0 | Derby County |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Liverpool |
| Bury | 0 - 0 | Preston N. E. |
| Derby County | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Everton | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Weds |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Bolton |
| West Bromwich | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa |
| Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Liverpool | 0 - 2 | Bolton |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Bolton | 0 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Burnley | 1 - 0 | Bury |
| Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Derby County |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Preston N. E. | 5 - 3 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Weds | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Wolverhampton | 0 - 1 | Everton |
| Blackburn | 4 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| Burnley | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 1 - 2 | Liverpool |
| Derby County | 4 - 3 | Wolverhampton |
| Everton | 2 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield Utd | 3 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Bolton |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 1 | Preston N. E. |
| Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Everton |
| Bolton | 1 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Derby County | 7 - 2 | Bury |
| Liverpool | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Preston N. E. | 5 - 3 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Weds | 4 - 3 | Stoke City |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Blackburn | 3 - 2 | Burnley |
| Bolton | 3 - 1 | Preston |
| Everton | 2 - 1 | Liverpool |
| Sheffield Utd | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Wolverhampton |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Weds |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Bolton | 2 - 0 | Bury |
| Burnley | 2 - 1 | Everton |
| Derby County | 1 - 3 | Sheffield Utd |
| Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Preston | 3 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Sheffield Weds | 0 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Blackburn | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Burnley | 2 - 2 | Preston N. E. |
| Bury | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Weds |
| Derby County | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 1 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 4 - 3 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 1 | Liverpool |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Derby County |
| Bolton | 4 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Liverpool | 4 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Preston | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 4 - 1 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Weds | 4 - 1 | Everton |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 0 | Bury |
| Wolverhampton | 0 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Blackburn | 0 - 4 | Preston N. E. |
| Bury | 2 - 2 | Bolton |
| Everton | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Weds |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 2 | Derby County |
| Stoke City | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 1 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bury |
| Burnley | 0 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Derby County | 5 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Preston N. E. | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Preston N. E. |
| Blackburn | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 4 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Derby County | 3 - 2 | Burnley |
| Everton | 2 - 3 | Bolton |
| Preston N. E. | 1 - 1 | Liverpool |
| Sheffield Weds | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| West Bromwich | 0 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | Derby County |
| Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| Derby County | 6 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Everton |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Preston N. E. | 2 - 3 | Bolton |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 2 | Bury |
| Stoke City | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich |
| Wolverhampton | 2 - 0 | Burnley |
| Blackburn | 1 - 5 | Aston Villa |
| Bury | 3 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Everton | 6 - 0 | Burnley |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | Liverpool |
| Preston | 3 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Sheffield Weds | 2 - 0 | Derby County |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Utd | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Derby County |
| Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| Wolverhampton | 4 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bolton | 2 - 0 | Everton |
| Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Bury |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Sheffield Weds | 0 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Everton |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bolton | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich |
| Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Weds |
| Derby County | 3 - 2 | Liverpool |
| Everton | 4 - 2 | Stoke City |
| Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Blackburn |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 1 | Preston N. E. |
| Blackburn | 1 - 2 | Sunderland |
| Bury | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Derby County | 8 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Liverpool | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa |
| Burnley | 4 - 1 | Liverpool |
| Derby County | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Everton | 5 - 2 | Sunderland |
| Preston N. E. | 2 - 2 | Bury |
| Sheffield Utd | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 0 | Bury |
| Sheffield Weds | 6 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Wolverhampton | 6 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 0 | Bolton |
| Bolton | 1 - 4 | Liverpool |
| Bury | 1 - 1 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 2 | Everton |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Preston N. E. |
| Aston Villa | 0 - 3 | Burnley |
| Blackburn | 2 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Sheffield Weds | 1 - 0 | Preston N. E. |
| Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Everton |
| Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Derby County |
| Burnley | 1 - 3 | Stoke City |
| Derby County | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Weds |
| Everton | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sheffield Utd | 7 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Sunderland | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 2 | Liverpool |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Blackburn | 5 - 2 | Derby County |
| Burnley | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 0 | Bolton |
| Preston N. E. | 4 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 4 | Everton |
| Derby County | 1 - 0 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 3 | Wolverhampton |
| Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| West Bromwich | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn | 1 - 3 | Sheffield Utd |
| Burnley | 0 - 2 | Bolton |
| Bury | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Everton | 3 - 4 | Preston N. E. |
| Stoke City | 6 - 1 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich | 1 - 4 | Derby County |
| Burnley | 3 - 4 | Aston Villa |
| Blackburn | 1 - 2 | Bury |
| Preston N. E. | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Weds |
| Sheffield Utd | 0 - 3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Aston Villa | 3 - 1 | Preston N. E. |
| Sheffield Weds | 0 - 0 | Bolton |
| Stoke City | 3 - 2 | Burnley |
| Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 1 | Bury |
| Bury | 3 - 1 | Everton |
| Sheffield Weds | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Burnley |
| Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Blackburn | 4 - 2 | Everton |
| Bolton | 1 - 3 | Derby County |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 - 4 | Aston Villa |
| Sheffield Weds | 1 - 0 | Burnley |
| Sunderland | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich |
| Wolverhampton | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 0 | Everton |
| Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Liverpool |
| Bolton | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
| Bury | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Everton | 0 - 3 | Blackburn |
| Sheffield Utd | 0 - 2 | Preston N. E. |
| Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Wolverhampton | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Weds |
| Blackburn | 2 - 1 | Stoke City |
| Bolton | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Burnley | 0 - 3 | Wolverhampton |
| Bury | 0 - 1 | Sheffield Utd |
| Aston Villa | 6 - 2 | Bolton |
| Bolton | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa |
| Bury | 3 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Derby County | 2 - 2 | Preston N. E. |
| Liverpool | 1 - 2 | Burnley |
| Sheffield Utd | 1 - 0 | Stoke City |
| Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Weds |
| Preston N. E. | 4 - 1 | Everton |
| Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Sunderland |
| West Bromwich | 3 - 0 | Burnley |
| Bolton | 1 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Burnley | 2 - 3 | Derby County |
| Sheffield Weds | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Nottingham Forest | 0 - 0 | Preston N. E. |
| Bolton | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Weds |
| Burnley | 5 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Bury | 1 - 0 | Derby County |
| Liverpool | 0 - 0 | Preston |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 - 2 | Wolverhampton |
| Stoke City | 1 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Bury |
| Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Utd |
| Bolton | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Utd |
| Bury | 1 - 1 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 5 - 2 | Derby County |
| Preston N. E. | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich |
| Aston Villa | 3 - 0 | Blackburn |
| Everton | 6 - 3 | West Bromwich |
| Sheffield Weds | 2 - 0 | Bury |
| Aston Villa | 5 - 0 | Wolverhampton |
| Preston N. E. | 0 - 2 | Derby County |
| Derby County | 0 - 1 | Everton |
| Wolverhampton | 4 - 0 | Bolton |
| Everton | 1 - 2 | Bury |
| Preston N. E. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa |

## Test-match

| | Risultati | | Luogo e data |
| Notts County | 1-0 | Sunderland | Nottingham, 17 aprile 1897 |
| Sunderland | 0-0 | Notts County | Sunderland, 19 aprile 1897 |
| Burnley | 2-0 | Newton Heath | Burnley, 19 aprile 1897 |
| Newton Heath | 2-0 | Burnley | Manchester, 21 aprile 1897 |
| Newton Heath | 1-1 | Sunderland | Manchester, 24 aprile 1897 |
| Sunderland | 2-0 | Newton Heath | Sunderland, 26 aprile 1897 |
| Burnley | 0-1 | Notts County | Burnley, 26 aprile 1897 |

## Statistiche
### Squadre
#### Primati stagionali

* Maggior numero di vittorie: Aston Villa (21)
* Minor numero di sconfitte: Aston Villa (4)
* Migliore attacco: Aston Villa (73 reti fatte)
* Miglior difesa: Sheffield Utd (29 reti subite)
* Miglior media reti: Aston Villa (1,921)
* Maggior numero di pareggi: Preston North End (12)
* Minor numero di pareggi: Stoke City, Blackburn (3)
* Maggior numero di sconfitte: Burnley (17)
* Minor numero di vittorie: Burnley (6)
* Peggior attacco: West Bromwich (33 segnate)
* Peggior difesa: Blackburn (62 reti subite)
* Peggior media reti: Blackburn (0,565)