Monday 1897-09-06
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | Turf Moor | 3,000 | |
| Taylor, Livingstone, Toman, Place Jr, OG | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | -1 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Loughborough | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Walsall | A |
| 5 | 0 | Small Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 6 | 0 | Loughborough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Manchester City | A |
| 7 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.833 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Darwen | H |
| 8 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Small Heath | A |
| 10 | 0 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 11 | 0 | Darwen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Newton Heath | H |
| 14 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Luton Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-11 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
