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    • MK Dons
    • Newport County
    • Notts County
    • Oldham Athletic
    • Salford City
    • Shrewsbury Town
    • Swindon Town
    • Tranmere Rovers
    • Walsall

First Division Table 1896/97

# Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1 Aston Villa 30 21 5 4 73 38 +35 47
2 Sheffield United 30 13 10 7 42 29 +13 36
3 Derby County 30 16 4 10 70 50 +20 36
4 Preston North End 30 11 12 7 55 40 +15 34
5 Liverpool 30 12 9 9 46 38 +8 33
6 Sheffield Wednesday 30 10 11 9 42 37 +5 31
7 Everton 30 14 3 13 62 57 +5 31
8 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 6 12 40 43 -3 30
9 Bury 30 10 10 10 39 44 -5 30
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 11 6 13 45 41 +4 28
11 Nottingham Forest 30 9 8 13 44 49 -5 26
12 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 6 14 33 56 -23 26
13 Stoke City 30 11 3 16 48 59 -11 25
14 Blackburn Rovers 30 11 3 16 35 62 -27 25
15 Sunderland 30 7 9 14 34 47 -13 23
16 Burnley 30 6 7 17 43 61 -18 19 R
Notable Events
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  • Longest current stayTeams that have stayed longest in their current division.
  • Average AttendanceAverage league attendance of clubs that competed in the top seven tiers of the English football pyramid during the 2024/25 season.
  • Longest unbeaten runLongest current unbeaten run in the top four tiers of English football
  • Average league positionsTable calculated using each club's all-time average position in the English football pyramid
  • Most Seasons of ImprovementTeams currently on the longest run of improving their final league position season over season
  • League Positions After PromotionOverview of how teams performed in their first season in the Premier League after being promoted from the Championship
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