Monday 1897-09-27
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | Olive Grove | 12,000 | |
| Spiksley 2, Ferrier | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.571 | 8 | D | D | W | W | W | 1897-10-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.2 | 8 | L | L | W | W | W | 1897-10-02 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Derby County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.857 | 7 | D | W | W | W | L | 1897-10-02 | Stoke | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Aston Villa | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.25 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.333 | 5 | D | L | L | W | W | 1897-10-02 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Stoke | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | L | W | L | D | W | 1897-10-02 | Derby County | H |
| 8 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.286 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Bury | A |
| 9 | 0 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1897-10-02 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.778 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 11 | 4 | The Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.75 | 4 | W | L | W | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Notts County | H |
| 12 | -1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.714 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1897-10-02 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | D | D | L | D | # | 1897-10-02 | Sunderland | H |
| 14 | -1 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.429 | 3 | L | W | D | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Liverpool | H |
| 15 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.636 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Everton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | L | D | L | 1897-10-02 | The Wednesday | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 5 | 0 | Darwen | Hillary Street | 2,000 | |
| Aston J, Wilkes 2, Copeland, Horobin | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5.333 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-10-02 | Loughborough | A |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.25 | 9 | W | W | D | W | W | 1897-10-02 | Newcastle United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Darwen | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2.167 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | 0 | Newton Heath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 6 | 0 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1.25 | 5 | L | D | W | W | L | 1897-10-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0.75 | 5 | L | W | D | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.412 | 4 | L | W | W | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Small Heath | H |
| 10 | 5 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.909 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -1 | Loughborough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.375 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1897-10-02 | Manchester City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0.267 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1897-10-02 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | -1 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.462 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.222 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Walsall | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Athletic | 4 | 0 | Northfleet | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 3,000 | |
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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 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1897-10-02 | New Brompton | A |
| 2 | 0 | New Brompton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.17 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Gravesend United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Chatham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Swindon Town | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheppey United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Southampton | H |
| 6 | 0 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Millwall Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.43 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1897-10-02 | Reading | A |
| 9 | -1 | Wolverton L&NWR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Northfleet | 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 | 1 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Chatham | A |
| 12 | -1 | Northfleet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1897-10-02 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
