Southern Football League Tables
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Southern Football League Division 1 1896/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Southampton St Mary's | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 18 | 3.500 | 35 | Champions |
| 2nd | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 31 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Chatham Town | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 1.862 | 27 | - |
| 4th | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 1.483 | 22 | - |
| 5th | Gravesend United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1.029 | 22 | - |
| 6th | Swindon Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.892 | 19 | - |
| 7th | Reading | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 0.633 | 19 | - |
| 8th | New Brompton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 0.762 | 16 | - |
| 9th | Northfleet | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 0.522 | 14 | ♦Retained |
| 10th | Sheppey United | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 11 | ♦Retained |
| 11th | Wolverton L&NWR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 74 | 0.230 | 4 | ♦Retained |
| 12th | Royal Ordnance Factories | Resigned after 7 Matches, Record Expunged | Resigned | |||||||
Southern Football League Division 2 1896/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Dartford | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 19 | 4.368 | 36 | ♦Champions |
| 2nd | Royal Engineers Training Battalion | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 1.324 | 31 | ♦Remained |
| 3rd | Freemantle | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | 28 | ♦Resigned |
| 4th | Uxbridge | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 1.676 | 27 | - |
| 5th | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 54 | 0.685 | 26 | - |
| 6th | Chesham | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 55 | 0.745 | 25 | - |
| 7th | Southall | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 24 | - |
| 8th | 1st Scots Guards | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 0.980 | 24 | Resigned |
| 9th | West Herts | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 0.837 | 23 | - |
| 10th | Warmley | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 1.023 | 23 | - |
| 11th | Old St Stephen's | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 0.692 | 17 | - |
| 12th | Maidenhead | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 64 | 0.516 | 16 | - |
| 13th | 1st Coldstream Guards | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 66 | 0.455 | 12 | Resigned |
Southern Football League - End of Season Notes
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Teams Leaving the Southern Football League |
| ▼1st Coldstream Guards Resigned from the League |
| ▼1st Scots Guards Resigned from the League |
| ▼Freemantle Resigned from the League |
| ▼Royal Ordnance Factories Resigned from the League after 7 Matches |
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Teams Joining the Southern Football League |
| ▲Bristol City (formally South End) were Elected to Division 1 from the Western League |
| ▲Royal Artillery Portsmouth |
| ▲St Albans |
Team Name Changes
| - Southampton St Mary's changed their name to Southampton |
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