SOUTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 4, 1897:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Bristol City 9 6 3 0 32 14 2.29 15 
2 Southampton 8 7 0 1 17 6 2.83 14 
3 Reading 9 6 1 2 16 8 2.00 13 
4 Chatham 9 5 2 2 16 9 1.78 12 
5 New Brompton 8 4 2 2 13 8 1.63 10 
6 Tottenham Hotspur 9 3 3 3 19 14 1.36
7 Sheppey United 8 3 1 4 11 15 0.73
8 Gravesend United 8 2 3 3 7 10 0.70
9 Millwall Athletic 11 3 0 8 23 24 0.96
10 Wolverton London and North Western Railway 8 2 1 5 13 29 0.45
11 Swindon Town 7 1 0 6 4 20 0.20
12 Northfleet 6 0 0 6 4 18 0.22

Key: Champions Test Match