Saturday 1897-04-17
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Test Match | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 2 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | D 1 | Trent Bridge | 7,000 | |
| Langham | Lineups | |||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Perry Bar | 15,000 | |
| Campbell, Cowan John, Kelean OG | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 6 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | Goodison Park | 9,700 | |
| Bell 3, Chadwick, Milward, Taylor | Lineups | Perry, Flewitt, McLeod | ||||
| The Wednesday | 2 | 0 | Bury | Olive Grove | 15,000 | |
| Bell, Ferrier | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Blackburn Rovers 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 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1.763 | 43 | W | W | W | D | W | 1897-04-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.135 | 31 | W | L | W | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | 1 | Everton | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 1.091 | 29 | W | W | L | L | L | 1897-04-20 | Derby County | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 0.86 | 28 | L | D | L | W | W | 1897-04-24 | Everton | A |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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 | # | |
| 12 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 0.589 | 26 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 0.565 | 25 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | |||
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| Burton Swifts | 4 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | Peel Croft | 3,000 | |
| McKenzie, Yardley, Rae, Dewey | Lineups | |||||
| Loughborough | 6 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | Athletic Ground | 1,500 | |
| Andrews 3, Roulston, Hamilton, Blackett (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | Hillary Street | 1,000 | |
| Aston J 2, Holmes, Johnson G, Griffin | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Manor Ground | 5,000 | |
| Caie, Brock | Lineups | Dorrell | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Burton Wanderers to apply for re-election | ||||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 1.065 | 29 | L | L | W | W | W | 1897-04-19 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 1.035 | 29 | L | D | D | L | L | 1897-04-19 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.971 | 28 | W | W | L | L | L | 1897-04-19 | Darwen | H |
| 12 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 0.793 | 24 | W | D | W | L | L | 1897-04-19 | Blackpool | A |
| 13 | 0 | Walsall | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 0.725 | 24 | W | L | W | L | D | 1897-04-21 | Darwen | H |
| 14 | 0 | Loughborough | 29 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 0.766 | 23 | W | D | W | L | L | 1897-04-19 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 0.47 | 20 | L | D | L | W | W | 1897-04-19 | Loughborough | H |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 0.318 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 7 | 1 | Wolverton L&NWR | Maidstone Road | 1,800 | |
| Sheppey United | 6 | 0 | Reading | Botany Road | ||
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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 | 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 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 1.86 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 0.63 | 19 | L | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 0.73 | 11 | W | L | L | L | L | 1897-04-19 | New Brompton | H |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 0.23 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | ||
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Test Match | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-04-19 | Sunderland | A |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1897-04-19 | Newton Heath | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1897-04-19 | Burnley | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-04-19 | Notts County | H |
