Tuesday 1897-04-20
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 0 | 1 | Everton | Baseball Ground | 14,000 | |
| Lineups | Stewart | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Molineux | 3,000 | |
| Smith 2, Beats, Wood | 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 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1.895 | 45 | W | W | W | W | D | 1897-04-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 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 | Derby County | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1.4 | 36 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.41 | 34 | L | D | D | D | W | 1897-04-26 | Aston Villa | 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 | 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 | Everton | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1.109 | 31 | W | W | W | L | L | 1897-04-24 | Bury | H |
| 8 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 0.93 | 30 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.098 | 28 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | -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 |
| 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 | # | |
