| 1895-96 Table | Season 1896-97 results | 1897-98 Table |
|---|
| Pos | Team | Plyd | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Avge | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton St.Mary's | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 18 | 3.500 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 2.630 | 31 |
| 3 | Chatham Town | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 1.860 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 1.480 | 22 |
| 5 | Gravesend United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1.030 | 22 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.890 | 19 |
| 7 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 0.630 | 19 |
| 8 | New Brompton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 0.760 | 16 |
| 9 | Northfleet | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 0.520 | 14 |
| 10 | Sheppey United | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 0.720 | 11 |
| 11 | Wolverton L&NWR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 74 | 0.230 | 4 |
| 12 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 |