Saturday 1897-10-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | Ewood Park | 6,000 | |
| Proudfoot | Lineups | Spiksley | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Burnden Park | 8,000 | |
| Miller T, Jack | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 0 | 1 | Everton | Gigg Lane | 6,789 | |
| Lineups | Divers | |||||
| Liverpool | 4 | 2 | Derby County | Anfield Road | 12,000 | |
| McQue, Cunliffe, Marshall 2 | Lineups | Bloomer, Maconnachie | ||||
| Notts County | 4 | 0 | Stoke | Trent Bridge | 4,000 | |
| Devey 2, Allan, Stewart | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Bramall Lane | 10,500 | |
| McKay, Needham | Lineups | Eccleston | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Aston Villa | Newcastle Road | 22,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoney Lane | 11,750 | |
| Flewitt, Garfield | Lineups | Miller, Smith W | ||||
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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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1.923 | 17 | W | W | W | W | D | 1897-10-30 | Everton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.3 | 14 | D | W | D | W | L | 1897-10-30 | Liverpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.25 | 11 | W | W | W | D | L | 1897-10-30 | Sheffield United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | D | L | W | D | W | 1897-10-30 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.25 | 9 | D | W | L | D | D | 1897-10-30 | Notts County | H |
| 6 | 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.231 | 9 | W | L | W | D | W | 1897-10-30 | Aston Villa | A |
| 7 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.111 | 9 | W | D | L | L | W | 1897-10-30 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.067 | 9 | D | L | W | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.231 | 8 | D | W | D | L | W | 1897-10-30 | Stoke | A |
| 10 | -5 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.118 | 8 | L | D | L | L | D | 1897-10-30 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | -4 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | L | W | W | D | D | 1897-10-30 | Derby County | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.55 | 7 | L | L | L | W | L | 1897-10-30 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.706 | 6 | L | D | L | W | D | 1897-11-06 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0.619 | 6 | D | L | W | L | D | 1897-10-30 | Preston North End | A |
| 15 | -1 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | L | D | L | D | D | 1897-10-30 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.684 | 5 | W | L | L | D | L | 1897-10-30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Burnley | Abbey Park | 4,000 | |
| Rogers, Goldie | Lineups | Bowes | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 3 | Loughborough | Sincil Bank | 2,500 | |
| Fletcher 2 | Lineups | Walker, Pegg, Roulston | ||||
| Manchester City | 5 | 0 | Darwen | Hyde Road | 8,000 | |
| Gillespie 2, Williams F 2, Whitehead | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | Blackpool | St James' Park | 8,000 | |
| Aitken, Campbell | Lineups | |||||
| Small Heath | 2 | 1 | Newton Heath | Coventry Road | 3,000 | |
| Lewis 2 | Lineups | Bryant | ||||
| Walsall | 4 | 0 | Burton Swifts | Hillary Street | 2,000 | |
| Aston J, Griffin, Johnson 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 0 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | Manor Ground | 7,000 | |
| Lineups | McMillan, McLeod, King | |||||
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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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1897-10-30 | Burnley | A |
| 2 | -1 | Burnley | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | L | W | W | W | W | 1897-10-30 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.889 | 13 | W | D | W | L | W | 1897-11-06 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Small Heath | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.417 | 13 | W | L | W | D | W | 1897-11-06 | Loughborough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.895 | 10 | L | D | W | W | L | 1897-11-06 | Walsall | A |
| 6 | 0 | Newton Heath | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2.143 | 9 | L | D | L | W | W | 1897-10-30 | Walsall | H |
| 7 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1.067 | 9 | W | L | L | W | L | 1897-11-06 | Newcastle United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Darwen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0.44 | 8 | L | W | D | D | L | 1897-11-06 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | 3 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1.176 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1897-10-30 | Newton Heath | A |
| 10 | 3 | Leicester Fosse | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.143 | 6 | W | W | L | L | D | 1897-11-06 | Blackpool | H |
| 11 | -2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0.75 | 6 | W | L | W | W | L | 1897-11-13 | Lincoln City | A |
| 12 | 2 | Loughborough | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | 6 | W | W | L | L | L | 1897-11-06 | Small Heath | A |
| 13 | -3 | Luton Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.778 | 5 | L | L | L | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 14 | -3 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.529 | 5 | L | W | W | L | L | 1897-11-06 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0.462 | 2 | L | L | D | L | L | 1897-11-06 | Newton Heath | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0.318 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1897-11-06 | Luton Town | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 3 | 2 | Northfleet | St John's Lane | 4,000 | |
| Chatham | 2 | 2 | New Brompton | Maidstone Road | 7,000 | |
| Gravesend United | 0 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | Overcliffe Ground | ||
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Sheppey United | Elm Park | 4,000 | |
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | The Dell | 8,000 | |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 5 | Millwall Athletic | County Ground | 5,000 | |
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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 | Chatham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.17 | 9 | D | W | W | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1.82 | 9 | W | W | D | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Chatham | A |
| 3 | 1 | Reading | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 4 | 2 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | W | W | W | W | L | 1897-11-06 | Swindon Town | H |
| 5 | -3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.17 | 7 | L | W | L | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Reading | A |
| 6 | -1 | New Brompton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.8 | 7 | D | L | W | W | W | 1897-11-06 | Gravesend United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.15 | 6 | W | L | W | L | W | 1897-11-10 | Gravesend United | A |
| 8 | 1 | Gravesend United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.63 | 4 | D | L | D | W | L | 1897-11-06 | New Brompton | H |
| 9 | -1 | Sheppey United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | L | L | L | W | D | 1897-11-13 | Chatham | H |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0.43 | 3 | D | L | L | W | L | 1897-11-13 | Swindon Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Northfleet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0.19 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1897-12-04 | Chatham | A |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1897-11-06 | Southampton | A |
