Saturday 1897-09-11
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park | 10,000 | |
| Campbell | Lineups | Nicoll, Gilligan, Jack | ||||
| Bury | 3 | 0 | The Wednesday | Gigg Lane | 5,538 | |
| Millar, Henderson, Settle | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 5 | 1 | Everton | Baseball Ground | 12,000 | |
| Bloomer 2, Boag 2, Goodall J | Lineups | Divers | ||||
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | Anfield Road | 20,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Notts County | 2 | 3 | Aston Villa | Trent Bridge | 12,000 | |
| Langham, Murphy | Lineups | Cowan John 2, Devey | ||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 3 | Stoke | Bramall Lane | 10,000 | |
| Morren, McKay 2, Bennett | Lineups | Thickett OG, Maxwell 2 | ||||
| Sunderland | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle Road | 15,000 | |
| Wilson, Brown, Morgan | Lineups | Beats, McMain | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Stoney Lane | 5,000 | |
| Garfield 2 | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 1 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.714 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Bury | H |
| 3 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.667 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Everton | A |
| 4 | 2 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 5 | 2 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | -2 | Stoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.167 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 7 | 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Notts County | H |
| 8 | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Derby County | A |
| 9 | 7 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | -2 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | The Wednesday | A |
| 11 | -6 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | -2 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | -4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Sheffield United | H |
| 14 | 1 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.167 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Sunderland | H |
| 15 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Stoke | A |
| 16 | -3 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.222 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Liverpool | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Athletic Grounds | 4,000 | |
| Martin | Lineups | Ross | ||||
| Burton Swifts | 0 | 4 | Newton Heath | Peel Croft | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | Boyd 3, Cassidy | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 5 | 0 | Darwen | Abbey Park | 4,000 | |
| Robinson 2, Rogers 2, Goldie | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 4 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Ekins, Little, McInnes, Gallacher | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Loughborough | Hyde Road | 8,000 | |
| Smith WS 2, Gillespie | Lineups | |||||
| Small Heath | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Coventry Road | 3,000 | |
| Abbott, Gadsby | Lineups | Smith | ||||
| Walsall | 2 | 3 | Newcastle United | Hillary Street | 3,000 | |
| Aston J 2 | Lineups | Wardrope, Peers OG, Unknown OG | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 2 | Lincoln City | Manor Ground | 8,000 | |
| Farrell, McAvoy | Lineups | Fletcher, Robertson | ||||
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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 | 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | -1 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Walsall | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Luton Town | H |
| 4 | 1 | Small Heath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Loughborough | A |
| 5 | -1 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.333 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 6 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.667 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 7 | 3 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Newton Heath | A |
| 8 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.583 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1897-09-18 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 9 | -3 | Loughborough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Small Heath | H |
| 10 | -1 | Leicester Fosse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 11 | 4 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 4 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Darwen | A |
| 13 | -1 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Burnley | A |
| 14 | -3 | Darwen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.222 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Lincoln City | H |
| 15 | -1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.182 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 16 | -3 | Burton Swifts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Newcastle United | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 7 | 4 | Wolverton L&NWR | St John's Lane | 4,000 | |
| New Brompton | 2 | 1 | Chatham | Priestfield Road | 6,000 | |
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Swindon Town | Elm Park | 8,000 | |
| Sheppey United | 4 | 0 | Gravesend United | Botany Road | 1,500 | |
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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 | Sheppey United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Chatham | A |
| 2 | 5 | New Brompton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 4 | 5 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 5 | -3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Southampton | H |
| 6 | 6 | Wolverton L&NWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Northfleet | H |
| 7 | -3 | Chatham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Sheppey United | H |
| 8 | -2 | Millwall Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Bristol City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Northfleet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Gravesend United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Southampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 11 | 0 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | New Brompton | H |
| 12 | -7 | Gravesend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-18 | Northfleet | H |
