| First Division Top Scorers - 1896-1897 | Scorers By Club | |||||||
| Click club name for details | ||||||||
| 1 | Steve Bloomer | Derby | 22 | Aston Villa | 73 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fred Wheldon | Aston Villa | 18 | Sheffield United | 42 | |||
| 3 | Jack Devey | Aston Villa | 17 | Derby County | 70 | |||
| 4 | George Allan | Liverpool | 17 | Preston North End | 55 | |||
| 5 | John Leonard | Derby | 16 | Liverpool | 46 | |||
| 6 | Jack Bell | Everton | 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | |||
| 7 | Jack Taylor | Everton | 13 | Everton | 62 | |||
| 8 | Johnny Campbell | Aston Villa | 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | |||
| 9 | Billy Maxwell | Stoke | 12 | Bury | 39 | |||
| 10 | Joe Schofield | Stoke | 12 | Wolves | 45 | |||
| 11 | David Boyd | Preston | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 44 | |||
| 12 | Fred Priest | Sheffield United | 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | |||
| 13 | Billy Bowes | Burnley | 11 | Stoke City | 48 | |||
| 14 | Adam Henderson | Preston | 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | |||
| 15 | Harry Millar | Bury | 11 | Sunderland | 34 | |||
| 16 | Bob Jack | Bolton | 11 | Burnley | 43 | |||
| 17 | Fred Spiksley | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | |||||
| 18 | Alf Milward | Everton | 9 | |||||
| 19 | Sandy Brown | Preston | 9 | |||||
| 20 | Charlie Athersmith | Aston Villa | 8 | |||||