| RFL Division Two | |
| League: | Rugby Football League Division Two |
| Duration: | 20 Rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Season: | 1997 Season |
| League Leaders: | Hunslet Hawks |
| League Leaders Name: | Champions |
| Prevseason Link: | 1996 RFL Division Two |
| Prevseason Year: | 1996 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1998 RFL Division Two |
| Nextseason Year: | 1998 |
The 1997 Division Two Championship season was the third tier of British rugby league during the 1997 season.
The league was won by Hunslet Hawks, winning promotion to Division One along with Rochdale Hornets and Leigh Centurions.
| width=20 abbr="Position" | width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=20 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunslet Hawks | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 682 | 256 | 30 | |||||||||
| 2 | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 680 | 347 | 30 | |||||||||
| 3 | Leigh Centurions | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 546 | 346 | 30 | |||||||||
| 4 | Batley Bulldogs | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 600 | 435 | 28 | |||||||||
| 5 | Carlisle Border Raiders | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 564 | 384 | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 | Lancashire Lynx | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 552 | 393 | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 | York Wasps | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 502 | 517 | 16 | |||||||||
| 8 | Barrow Braves | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 335 | 632 | 14 | |||||||||
| 9 | Bramley | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 353 | 513 | 11 | |||||||||
| 10 | Doncaster Dragons | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 247 | 668 | 7 | |||||||||
| 11 | Prescot Panthers | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 247 | 817 | 4 | |||||||||
| Champions | Promoted |