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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1996-97
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 21-5-12 | 75 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 19-8-11 | 68 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 19-8-11 | 68 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19-8-11 | 68 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 17-11-10 | 61 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 16-11-11 | 59 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14-9-15 | 57 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 15-12-11 | 56 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 12-15-11 | 47 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13-18-7 | 46 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 11-14-13 | 46 |
| 12 | Derby County | 11-14-13 | 46 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 9-14-15 | 42 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 10-16-12 | 42 |
| 15 | Everton | 10-16-12 | 42 |
| 16 | Southampton | 10-17-11 | 41 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 9-15-14 | 41 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 10-18-10 | 40 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 10-16-12 | 39 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 6-16-16 | 34 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 28-4-14 | 98 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 22-10-14 | 80 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22-14-10 | 76 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 20-12-14 | 74 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 20-13-13 | 73 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 19-13-14 | 71 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 20-18-8 | 68 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 17-13-16 | 67 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 18-16-12 | 66 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 17-14-15 | 66 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 17-15-14 | 65 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 18-18-10 | 64 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 17-17-12 | 63 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 17-19-10 | 61 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 16-19-11 | 59 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 14-17-15 | 57 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16-21-9 | 57 |
| 18 | Reading | 15-19-12 | 57 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 15-22-9 | 54 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 13-18-15 | 54 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 12-22-12 | 48 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 11-22-13 | 46 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 10-23-13 | 43 |
| 24 | Southend United | 8-23-15 | 39 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury | 24-10-12 | 84 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 23-10-13 | 82 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 21-10-15 | 78 |
| 4 | Brentford | 20-12-14 | 74 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 21-15-10 | 73 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 22-17-7 | 73 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 18-13-15 | 69 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 17-11-18 | 69 |
| 9 | Burnley | 19-16-11 | 68 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 18-14-14 | 68 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 19-17-10 | 67 |
| 12 | Walsall | 19-17-10 | 67 |
| 13 | Watford | 16-11-19 | 67 |
| 14 | Millwall | 16-17-13 | 61 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 18-21-7 | 61 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 15-16-15 | 60 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 15-20-11 | 56 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15-21-10 | 55 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 12-16-18 | 54 |
| 20 | York City | 13-20-13 | 52 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 11-21-14 | 47 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 11-22-13 | 46 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 7-25-14 | 35 |
| 24 | Notts County | 7-25-14 | 35 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 26-11-9 | 87 |
| 2 | Fulham | 25-9-12 | 87 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 24-10-12 | 84 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 20-14-12 | 72 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 21-17-8 | 71 |
| 6 | Chester City | 18-12-16 | 70 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 20-17-9 | 69 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 17-12-17 | 68 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 18-16-12 | 66 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 18-17-11 | 65 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 16-14-16 | 64 |
| 12 | Scarborough Athletic | 16-15-15 | 63 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 18-19-9 | 63 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 14-16-16 | 58 |
| 15 | Barnet | 14-16-16 | 58 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 15-19-12 | 57 |
| 17 | Hull City | 13-15-18 | 57 |
| 18 | Darlington | 14-22-10 | 52 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 14-22-10 | 52 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 14-23-9 | 51 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 13-22-11 | 50 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 12-22-12 | 48 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13-23-10 | 47 |
| 24 | Hereford | 11-21-14 | 47 |
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