Friday 1897-04-16
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | Sheffield United | Burnden Park | 7,000 | |
| Lineups | Needham, Priest | |||||
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | Gigg Lane | 6,910 | |
| Settle | Lineups | Campbell | ||||
| Everton | 5 | 2 | Derby County | Goodison Park | 25,000 | |
| Chadwick 2, Bell, Hartley, Milward | Lineups | Goodall A, Miller | ||||
| Preston North End | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Deepdale | 8,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1.448 | 36 | W | L | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 1 | Preston North End | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.486 | 34 | D | D | D | W | D | 1897-04-19 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | -2 | Derby County | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 1.388 | 34 | L | L | W | D | W | 1897-04-19 | Preston North End | A |
| 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 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.026 | 30 | L | W | L | L | L | 1897-04-20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 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 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 0.902 | 28 | D | L | W | W | L | 1897-04-17 | The Wednesday | A |
| 9 | 2 | Everton | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 1.038 | 27 | W | L | L | L | L | 1897-04-17 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 0.898 | 26 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 0.6 | 26 | D | L | W | L | L | 1897-04-17 | Everton | A |
| 13 | -1 | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 0.814 | 25 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 0.723 | 23 | D | W | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Darwen | Raikes Hall Gardens | 5,000 | |
| Parkinson J | Lineups | |||||
| Burton Swifts | 1 | 1 | Burton Wanderers | Peel Croft | 500 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Handley | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | Walsall | Sincil Bank | 1,000 | |
| Hartley, Davidson | Lineups | Aston J | ||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Loughborough | Hyde Road | 2,000 | |
| Foster | Lineups | Andrews | ||||
| Small Heath | 2 | 2 | Leicester Fosse | Coventry Road | 2,000 | |
| Hare, Inglis | Lineups | McDonald, Freebairn | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | Newcastle United | Manor Ground | 7,000 | |
| Brock, Boyle, O'Brien 2, Caldwell | Lineups | Adams | ||||
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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 | 1 | Small Heath | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.435 | 35 | D | W | W | W | W | 1897-04-19 | Manchester City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Newcastle United | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 1.077 | 35 | L | L | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 0 | Manchester City | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 1.196 | 30 | D | D | L | W | D | 1897-04-19 | Small Heath | A |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 1.055 | 29 | D | D | L | L | D | 1897-04-17 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 9 | -1 | Darwen | 28 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 1.196 | 28 | L | W | W | L | L | 1897-04-19 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 10 | 0 | Blackpool | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 28 | W | L | L | L | W | 1897-04-19 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 11 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.955 | 26 | W | L | L | L | D | 1897-04-17 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 12 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 0.724 | 22 | D | W | L | L | D | 1897-04-17 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 13 | -1 | Walsall | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 0.652 | 22 | L | W | L | D | W | 1897-04-17 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Loughborough | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 0.672 | 21 | D | W | L | L | W | 1897-04-17 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 0.517 | 20 | D | L | W | W | L | 1897-04-17 | Loughborough | A |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 29 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 0.338 | 12 | W | W | L | L | D | 1897-04-17 | Walsall | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfleet | 1 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | Athletic Ground | ||
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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 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3.65 | 34 | W | W | D | W | D | 1897-04-26 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0.52 | 14 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 0.24 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1897-04-17 | Chatham | A |
| 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 | ||
