Season overview
Notts County in 1896–97
- DivisionFootball League Second Division
- Final position1st
- FA CupR2
- Points systemTwo points for a win
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Full season page
Notts County 1896–97 Season: Final League Table and Top Scorers
Notts County competed in Football League Second Division during the 1896–97 campaign and finished 1st. This archive page records the complete final table, the Magpies’ league record, cup progress and leading scorer information.
1stFootball League Second Division · Level 2
Played30
Won19
Drawn4
Lost7
Goals for92
Goals against43
Goal difference49
Points42
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Tom Boucher24goals
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club row is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P15
- W12
- D1
- L2
- Goals scored60
- Goals conceded18
- Goal difference42
- Win rate80%
Away record
- P15
- W7
- D3
- L5
- Goals scored32
- Goals conceded25
- Goal difference7
- Win rate46.7%
Final league table
Football League Second Division 1896–97 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 49 | 42 | ChampionsPromoted |
| 2 | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 39 | |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 38 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 22 | 37 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 35 |
Season context
Historical notes
- Notts County finished 1st in Football League Second Division.
- The complete divisional table includes separate home-and-away records.
- The final table has been reconstructed from fixture results and cross-checked against the season summary and RSSSF source page.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page.
- RSSSF: England 1896-97 Final Football League table source and historical cross-check. RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.
- engsoccerdata: England league match results 1888–2025 Structured fixture-results cross-check compiled by James P. Curley. Stable opponent labels are used where needed for archive consistency.