Saturday 1897-09-18
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Bury | Villa Park | 15,000 | |
| Fisher 2, Wheldon | Lineups | Plant | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Notts County | Burnden Park | 9,000 | |
| Miller T | Lineups | |||||
| Derby County | 3 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Baseball Ground | 6,700 | |
| Bloomer 2, Goodall A | Lineups | Watson, Higgins | ||||
| Everton | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Goodison Park | 20,000 | |
| Hartley 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United | Town Ground | 8,500 | |
| Capes AJ | Lineups | Almond | ||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | Deepdale | 10,000 | |
| Stevenson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Victoria Ground | 6,000 | |
| Mellor, Schofield | Lineups | Hulse | ||||
| The Wednesday | 4 | 2 | Liverpool | Olive Grove | 8,000 | |
| Kaye 2, Earp (p), Ferrier | Lineups | Walker W, Becton | ||||
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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 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.875 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1897-09-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | -1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.667 | 7 | D | W | W | W | # | 1897-09-25 | Bury | H |
| 3 | 1 | Derby County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Notts County | A |
| 4 | 2 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.286 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1897-09-25 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 5 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.667 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.333 | 4 | L | L | W | W | # | 1897-09-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 4 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 8 | -3 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | The Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 5 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Stoke | H |
| 11 | -2 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Sheffield United | A |
| 12 | -2 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Everton | H |
| 13 | 3 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.545 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Sunderland | A |
| 14 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | -3 | Notts County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.429 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Derby County | H |
| 16 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.375 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Manchester City | Athletic Grounds | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | Smith WS, Williams F | |||||
| Burnley | 4 | 1 | Walsall | Turf Moor | 2,500 | |
| Morrison, Ross, Toman, Taylor | Lineups | Griffin | ||||
| Darwen | 3 | 2 | Lincoln City | Barley Bank | 3,000 | |
| Proctor J, Proctor JA, Wilson | Lineups | Fletcher, Hulme | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | Abbey Park | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Loughborough | 0 | 2 | Small Heath | Athletic Ground | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | Walton 2 | |||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | Burton Swifts | St James' Park | 12,000 | |
| Wardrope, Allan, Stott | Lineups | Yardley | ||||
| Newton Heath | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | Bank Street | 8,000 | |
| Cassidy | Lineups | McInnes, little | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | Manor Ground | 8,000 | |
| McGeoch 3, McAvoy | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1897-09-25 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1897-09-25 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | 1 | Small Heath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Lincoln City | A |
| 5 | 2 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 6 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.667 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 7 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.917 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1897-09-25 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | -5 | Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Blackpool | A |
| 9 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Newton Heath | A |
| 10 | 4 | Darwen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.455 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Loughborough | H |
| 11 | -2 | Loughborough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Darwen | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.4 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Newton Heath | H |
| 14 | -1 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.444 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 1 | Burton Swifts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Small Heath | A |
| 16 | -1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1897-09-25 | Grimsby Town | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 4 | 2 | Sheppey United | Maidstone Road | 3,000 | |
| Gravesend United | 3 | 0 | Northfleet | Overcliffe Ground | 2,000 | |
| Millwall Athletic | 2 | 6 | Bristol City | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 5,750 | |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 3 | New Brompton | County Ground | 4,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | Southampton | Northumberland Park | 6,000 | |
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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 | 1 | New Brompton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 2 | 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.17 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Gravesend United | A |
| 3 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1897-09-25 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 4 | -3 | Sheppey United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Southampton | H |
| 5 | 2 | Chatham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.25 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-09-20 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 6 | -2 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 7 | 5 | Gravesend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Bristol City | H |
| 8 | -2 | Wolverton L&NWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Northfleet | H |
| 9 | -1 | Millwall Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-20 | Chatham | H |
| 10 | 0 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Sheppey United | A |
| 11 | -2 | Northfleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-09-27 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 12 | -1 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Chatham | A |
