Football : Season Details : 1897

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Aston Villa
47
1-9
 FAC-W
2
 Sheffield United
36
1-4
  
3
 Derby County
36
1-9
  
4
 Preston North End
34
1-9
  
5
 Liverpool
33
2-1
  
6
 Wednesday
31
1-5
  
7
 Everton
31
1-9
 FAC-F
8
 Bolton Wanderers
30
1-9
  
9
 Bury
30
1-2
  
10
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28
1-9
  
11
 Nottingham Forest
26
1-5
  
12
 West Bromwich Albion
26
1-9
  
13
 Stoke
25
2-6
  
14
 Blackburn Rovers
25
1-9
  
15
 Sunderland
23
1-7
  
16
 Burnley
19
1-9
  

Wednesday would later become Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke would later become Stoke City

FA Cup Final Aston Villa 3 Everton 2

History

Aston Villa become the second club to complete the League and FA Cup double. The third would not occur until 1961, 64 years later. They also become the first club to win a trophy for four consecutive seasons.

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