Thursday 1897-03-04
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Anfield Road | 4,000 | |
| Becton, Bradshaw, Allan | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
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 | 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.265 | 30 | W | L | W | W | D | 1897-03-13 | Aston Villa | A |
| 3 | -1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1.542 | 29 | D | W | L | W | L | 1897-03-06 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1.409 | 25 | D | W | L | L | L | 1897-03-06 | Derby County | H |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 1.278 | 25 | L | L | W | W | W | 1897-03-06 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.065 | 24 | D | D | D | D | L | 1897-03-06 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | 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 |
| 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 | Bury | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.806 | 21 | W | D | W | L | D | 1897-03-13 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 0.745 | 19 | W | L | W | D | L | 1897-03-20 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0.939 | 17 | L | D | W | L | L | 1897-03-06 | Sheffield United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 0.651 | 17 | D | L | W | L | L | 1897-03-06 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 23 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 0.688 | 15 | D | L | L | L | D | 1897-03-06 | The Wednesday | A |
