Saturday 1897-04-10
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round Final | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Everton | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 65,891 | |
| Campbell, Wheldon, Crabtree | Lineups | Bell, Boyle | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | The Wednesday | Burnden Park | 6,000 | |
| Cassidy, Miller | Lineups | Spiksley | ||||
| Burnley | 5 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Turf Moor | 4,900 | |
| Robertson H 2, Bowes, Ferguson, Ross | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Derby County | Gigg Lane | 6,108 | |
| Settle | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | Anfield Road | 12,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Town Ground | 5,000 | |
| Capes A | Lineups | Eccles, Smith | ||||
| Stoke | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Victoria Ground | 3,000 | |
| Hill | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Aston Villa champions | ||||||
| Sunderland to play in Test Match | ||||||
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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 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 1.5 | 34 | L | W | D | W | W | 1897-04-16 | Everton | 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 | 0 | Preston North End | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.486 | 33 | D | D | W | D | W | 1897-04-16 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 0 | Liverpool | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.211 | 33 | D | D | L | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.081 | 30 | W | L | L | L | D | 1897-04-16 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | -1 | The Wednesday | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.081 | 29 | L | W | D | L | W | 1897-04-17 | Bury | H |
| 8 | 2 | Bury | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 0.973 | 27 | W | W | L | W | W | 1897-04-12 | Stoke | A |
| 9 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 1.139 | 26 | W | W | W | W | D | 1897-04-19 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 0.898 | 26 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | -2 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 0.6 | 25 | L | W | L | L | L | 1897-04-16 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 0.593 | 25 | L | L | W | W | W | 1897-04-17 | Aston Villa | 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 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 0.729 | 21 | W | L | L | L | W | 1897-04-12 | Bury | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 0.705 | 19 | W | L | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 3 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | Barley Bank | 2,000 | |
| Tyrer, Compstey, Leach (p) | Lineups | Webster 2 | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Sincil Bank | 2,000 | |
| Hartley, Lynes | Lineups | Freebairn | ||||
| Loughborough | 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | Athletic Ground | 3,000 | |
| Ward, Jones | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | St James' Park | 6,000 | |
| Aitken, Smellie 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Small Heath | 3 | 1 | Notts County | Coventry Road | 7,000 | |
| Abbott 2, Inglis | Lineups | Langham | ||||
| Walsall | 2 | 0 | Blackpool | Hillary Street | 1,200 | |
| Griffin, Johnson G | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2.14 | 42 | L | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 1.647 | 39 | L | W | W | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 1.25 | 35 | W | W | W | L | L | 1897-04-12 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 5 | 0 | Small Heath | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.455 | 34 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-04-16 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 6 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 1.167 | 29 | L | W | W | W | W | 1897-04-17 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 7 | 2 | Darwen | 27 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 1.218 | 28 | W | W | L | L | L | 1897-04-16 | Blackpool | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | -1 | Leicester Fosse | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 1.06 | 27 | L | L | D | L | W | 1897-04-12 | Manchester City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackpool | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 0.982 | 26 | L | L | L | W | L | 1897-04-16 | Darwen | H |
| 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 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 0.657 | 22 | W | L | D | W | L | 1897-04-16 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 2 | Loughborough | 27 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 0.667 | 20 | W | L | L | W | W | 1897-04-16 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | Burton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 0.508 | 19 | L | W | W | L | L | 1897-04-16 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 28 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 0.316 | 10 | W | L | L | D | L | 1897-04-16 | Walsall | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brompton | 0 | 2 | Millwall Athletic | Priestfield Road | 1,600 | |
| Northfleet | 3 | 1 | Sheppey United | Athletic Ground | 500 | |
| Southampton St. Mary's | 5 | 0 | Gravesend United | County Ground | 5,500 | |
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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 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3.75 | 32 | W | D | W | D | W | 1897-04-14 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 2.7 | 30 | W | W | W | D | W | 1897-04-26 | Southampton St. Mary's | 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 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 20 | L | W | L | L | W | 1897-04-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 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 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 0.73 | 14 | L | D | L | W | L | 1897-04-19 | Sheppey United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Northfleet | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0.5 | 12 | W | L | D | L | L | 1897-04-16 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheppey United | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 0.6 | 9 | L | L | L | L | W | 1897-04-17 | Reading | H |
| 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 | ||
