Thursday 1897-04-08
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | Town Ground | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1.684 | 41 | W | W | D | W | W | 1897-04-17 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1.535 | 34 | W | D | W | W | W | 1897-04-10 | Bury | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1.481 | 34 | W | W | L | D | D | 1897-04-15 | Stoke | A |
| 4 | 1 | Preston North End | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.486 | 32 | D | W | D | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | -1 | Liverpool | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.211 | 32 | D | L | D | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | 0 | The Wednesday | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 1.114 | 29 | W | D | L | W | D | 1897-04-10 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.056 | 28 | L | L | L | D | W | 1897-04-10 | The Wednesday | H |
| 8 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 0.915 | 26 | D | L | D | D | W | 1897-04-10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -1 | Everton | 26 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 0.98 | 25 | L | L | L | L | L | 1897-04-16 | Derby County | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bury | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.946 | 25 | W | L | W | W | D | 1897-04-10 | Derby County | H |
| 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 0.667 | 25 | W | L | L | L | W | 1897-04-10 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 0.603 | 25 | L | W | W | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Stoke | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 1.114 | 24 | W | W | W | D | L | 1897-04-10 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 0.717 | 22 | W | D | W | D | L | 1897-04-16 | Bury | A |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 0.712 | 19 | L | L | L | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 29 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 0.623 | 17 | L | L | W | L | L | 1897-04-10 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | Abbey Park | 1,000 | |
| Gray 2, Rogers | Lineups | Hardie OG | ||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 2.275 | 42 | L | D | D | W | W | 1897-04-10 | Small Heath | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.75 | 39 | W | W | D | D | W | 1897-04-10 | Loughborough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1.467 | 38 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1.182 | 33 | W | W | L | L | W | 1897-04-10 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Small Heath | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.419 | 32 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-04-10 | Notts County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1.205 | 29 | W | W | W | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Darwen | A |
| 7 | 0 | Manchester City | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 1.214 | 28 | L | W | D | W | W | 1897-04-12 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 1.083 | 27 | L | D | L | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 1.208 | 26 | W | L | L | L | W | 1897-04-10 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 1.019 | 26 | L | L | W | L | W | 1897-04-10 | Walsall | A |
| 11 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.894 | 24 | L | L | L | D | W | 1897-04-16 | Newcastle United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 0.627 | 20 | L | D | W | L | L | 1897-04-10 | Blackpool | H |
| 13 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 26 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 0.667 | 19 | L | L | D | L | L | 1897-04-12 | Newcastle United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 0.536 | 19 | W | W | L | L | D | 1897-04-10 | Newcastle United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 0.635 | 18 | L | L | W | W | W | 1897-04-10 | Newton Heath | H |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 0.295 | 8 | L | L | D | L | D | 1897-04-10 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | Southampton St. Mary's | Northumberland Park | 3,000 | |
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| Ptn | |
Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Southampton St. Mary's | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3.44 | 30 | D | W | D | W | D | 1897-04-10 | Gravesend United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 2.61 | 28 | W | W | D | W | L | 1897-04-10 | New Brompton | A |
| 3 | 0 | Chatham | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 1.68 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1897-04-17 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 4 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 1.48 | 22 | D | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Gravesend United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.19 | 20 | W | L | L | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.91 | 19 | W | W | W | L | W | 1897-04-19 | Gravesend United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 0.72 | 19 | W | L | D | D | L | 1897-04-17 | Sheppey United | A |
| 8 | 0 | New Brompton | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 0.77 | 14 | D | L | W | L | W | 1897-04-10 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 9 | 0 | Northfleet | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0.44 | 10 | L | D | L | L | L | 1897-04-10 | Sheppey United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheppey United | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 0.62 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1897-04-10 | Northfleet | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0.23 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1897-04-14 | Southampton St. Mary's | H |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0.17 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
