Monday 1897-10-04
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Bramall Lane | 8,000 | |
| Bennett, Almond, Needham 3 (1p) | Lineups | Wilkie, Booth | ||||
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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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.7 | 11 | W | D | D | D | W | 1897-10-09 | Bury | A |
| 2 | -1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.235 | 10 | W | L | L | W | W | 1897-10-09 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.556 | 7 | L | D | W | W | W | 1897-10-09 | Sunderland | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 7 | D | W | L | W | W | 1897-10-09 | Derby County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Stoke | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.1 | 7 | W | L | W | L | D | 1897-10-09 | Liverpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.333 | 6 | L | W | W | W | L | 1897-10-09 | The Wednesday | H |
| 7 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.286 | 6 | D | D | L | L | W | 1897-10-09 | Everton | H |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.923 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1897-10-09 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | D | 1897-10-09 | Stoke | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.889 | 5 | W | D | L | W | L | 1897-10-09 | Sheffield United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | D | L | W | L | W | 1897-10-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | L | W | L | W | L | 1897-10-09 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | D | D | D | L | D | 1897-10-09 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | D | L | W | D | L | 1897-10-07 | Notts County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.588 | 3 | L | D | W | L | L | 1897-10-09 | Preston North End | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.455 | 2 | L | D | L | L | D | 1897-10-07 | Preston North End | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Athletic | 9 | 1 | Wolverton L&NWR | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry 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 | New Brompton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Chatham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1897-10-09 | Northfleet | A |
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1897-10-09 | Gravesend United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.88 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1897-10-09 | New Brompton | A |
| 5 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 6 | 4 | Millwall Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.94 | 4 | W | L | W | L | L | 1897-10-09 | Southampton | H |
| 7 | -1 | Sheppey United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.17 | 3 | L | L | W | D | # | 1897-10-23 | Reading | A |
| 8 | -1 | Gravesend United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.83 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 9 | -1 | Wolverton L&NWR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0.59 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Reading | A |
| 10 | -1 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Northfleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-10-09 | Chatham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1897-10-23 | Millwall Athletic | H |
