1896-97
First Division
Champions · P30 W21 D5 L4 · 73 scored, 38 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 1896 | H | Stoke City | 2–1 | W |
| 5 Sept 1896 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | L |
| 12 Sept 1896 | H | Sheffield United | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Sept 1896 | A | Everton | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Sept 1896 | H | Everton | 1–2 | L |
| 3 Oct 1896 | A | Sheffield United | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Oct 1896 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Oct 1896 | A | Derby County | 3–1 | W |
| 24 Oct 1896 | H | Derby County | 2–1 | W |
| 31 Oct 1896 | A | Stoke City | 2–0 | W |
| 7 Nov 1896 | H | Bury | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Nov 1896 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | W |
| 21 Nov 1896 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 | W |
| 28 Nov 1896 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | W |
| 19 Dec 1896 | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | W |
| 25 Dec 1896 | A | Liverpool | 3–3 | D |
| 26 Dec 1896 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 2 Jan 1897 | H | Burnley | 0–3 | L |
| 9 Jan 1897 | A | Sunderland | 2–4 | L |
| 16 Jan 1897 | H | Sunderland | 2–1 | W |
| 6 Feb 1897 | A | Bury | 2–0 | W |
| 8 Feb 1897 | A | Burnley | 4–3 | W |
| 22 Feb 1897 | H | Preston North End | 3–1 | W |
| 6 Mar 1897 | A | Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | W |
| 13 Mar 1897 | H | Liverpool | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Mar 1897 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 6–2 | W |
| 27 Mar 1897 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Apr 1897 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | W |
| 19 Apr 1897 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | W |
| 26 Apr 1897 | A | Preston North End | 1–0 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | 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 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.