Basic information
- Participants:
Aston Villa (1896/97)
Blackburn (1896/97)
Bolton (1896/97)
Burnley (1896/97)
Bury (1896/97)
Derby (1896/97)
Everton (1896/97)
Liverpool (1896/97)
Nottingham (1896/97)
Preston North End (1896/97)
Sheffield United (1896/97)
Sheffield Wednesday (1896/97)
Stoke (1896/97)
Sunderland (1896/97)
West Bromwich (1896/97)
Wolverhampton (1896/97)
- .