Thursday 1897-04-15
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | Victoria Ground | 3,000 | |
| Maxwell W, Hingerty | 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 | 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 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1.379 | 34 | L | W | W | L | D | 1897-04-16 | Bolton Wanderers | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Bury | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 0.9 | 27 | L | W | W | L | W | 1897-04-16 | Sunderland | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 0.814 | 25 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | -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 |
| 14 | -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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 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 | # | |
