Monday 1897-02-22
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Perry Bar | 14,000 | |
| Devey 2, Athersmith | Lineups | Eccleston | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 1.576 | 34 | W | W | W | W | L | 1897-03-06 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1.526 | 29 | W | W | L | W | W | 1897-03-06 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.176 | 28 | L | W | W | D | W | 1897-03-04 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield United | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1.522 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | 1897-02-27 | Sunderland | A |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1.382 | 26 | L | D | W | W | L | 1897-03-13 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.364 | 25 | L | W | W | W | W | 1897-03-02 | Bury | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.409 | 24 | W | L | L | L | L | 1897-02-27 | The Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 0.65 | 23 | L | W | L | W | L | 1897-03-06 | Sunderland | A |
| 9 | 0 | The Wednesday | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.067 | 22 | D | D | L | W | W | 1897-02-27 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 0.947 | 21 | W | L | W | L | L | 1897-03-06 | Aston Villa | H |
| 11 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 0.5 | 19 | L | L | W | L | W | 1897-03-06 | Everton | H |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.735 | 18 | W | L | D | L | D | 1897-02-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Stoke | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 0.717 | 17 | L | W | D | L | W | 1897-02-27 | Burnley | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 1.034 | 16 | W | L | L | L | W | 1897-02-27 | Bury | H |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 0.659 | 16 | W | L | L | W | L | 1897-02-27 | Sheffield United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 0.682 | 14 | L | L | D | L | W | 1897-02-27 | Stoke | A |
