Season 1896-97
Southern League Division 1 1896-97 (7th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | Southampton St Mary | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 18 | 3.500 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 31 |
| 3 | Chatham Town | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 1.862 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 1.483 | 22 |
| 5 | Gravesend United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1.029 | 22 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 0.892 | 19 |
| 7 | READING | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 0.633 | 19 |
| 8 | New Brompton | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 0.762 | 16 |
| 9 | Northfleet1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 0.522 | 14 |
| 10 | Sheppey United | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 0.723 | 11 |
| 11 | Wolverton LNWR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 74 | 0.230 | 4 |
| 12 | Royal Ordnance F2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 0.174 | 0 |
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1 Northfleet re-elected despite losing Test Match 2 Royal Ordnance Factories resigned, record expunged |
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Southern League Division 1 1896-97
| 12 Sep | Royal Ordnance F1 | A | − |
| 19 Sep | Northfleet | H | 1-0 |
| 26 Sep | Wolverton LNWR | A | 3-2 |
| 29 Sep | Gravesend United | A | 0-3 |
| 17 Oct | Swindon Town | A | 1-4 |
| 24 Oct | Millwall Athletic | H | 1-7 |
| 14 Nov | Southampton St Mary | A | 0-6 |
| 5 Dec | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-1 |
| 19 Dec | New Brompton | H | 3-2 |
| 16 Jan | Swindon Town | H | 0-0 |
| 6 Feb | Millwall Athletic | A | 1-3 |
| 13 Feb | Chatham Town | H | 2-1 |
| 20 Feb | Wolverton LNWR | H | 6-0 |
| 27 Feb | New Brompton | A | 0-1 |
| 6 Mar | Gravesend United | H | 2-0 |
| 13 Mar | Chatham Town | A | 1-2 |
| 20 Mar | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 4-4 |
| 27 Mar | Northfleet | A | 2-2 |
| 31 Mar | Southampton St Mary | H | 1-5 |
| 3 Apr | Sheppey United | H | 1-0 |
| 17 Apr | Sheppey United | A | 0-6 |
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1 8-3 win expunged |
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FA Cup 1896-97
| 21 Oct | Q3 | Bedminster | A | 5-0 |
| 12 Dec | Q4 | Southampton St Mary | H | 1-4 |