Wednesday 1897-04-28
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Woolwich Arsenal | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | Manor Ground | 2,000 | |
| Russell | Lineups | Hill 2 | ||||
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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 | 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 1.16 | 32 | W | L | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | -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 | # | |
| 8 | -1 | Blackpool | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 1.054 | 31 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.971 | 30 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 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 | # | |
