Saturday 1897-04-24
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Test Match | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 2 | Newton Heath | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | D 1 | Bank Street | 20,000 | |
| Boyd | Lineups | Morgan | ||||||
| D 2 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | Burnley | D 1 | Town Ground | 15,000 | |
| Boucher (p) | Lineups | Brown D | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton | 1 | 2 | Bury | Goodison Park | 6,000 | |
| Bell | Lineups | Millar, Settle | ||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1.088 | 31 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 0.886 | 30 | W | L | D | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | -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 | # | |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Raikes Hall Gardens | 3,000 | |
| Clarkin | Lineups | Douglas OG | ||||
| Notes | ||||||
| Blackpool forward Jack Parkinson broke his arm before half-time & had to leave the field. On saving a shot Blackpool goalkeeper William Douglas bowled the ball out. Whilst doing this it was judged that the ball had crossed the line & a goal was awarded | ||||||
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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 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 1.468 | 37 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 1.064 | 31 | D | D | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 1 | Blackpool | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 1.054 | 31 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | -2 | Manchester City | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 1.143 | 30 | L | D | D | L | W | 1897-04-28 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 1.035 | 30 | D | L | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.985 | 30 | W | W | W | L | L | 1897-04-28 | Manchester City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Darwen | 30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 1.098 | 28 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 0.783 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | Loughborough | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 0.781 | 25 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 0.754 | 24 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 0.463 | 20 | L | L | D | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | # | |
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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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1897-04-26 | Burnley | A |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1897-04-26 | Notts County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1897-04-26 | Sunderland | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1897-04-26 | Newton Heath | H |
