Monday 1897-11-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Stoney Lane | 8,200 | |
| Dean, Jones | 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 | 0 | Sheffield United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2.071 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Derby County | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1.381 | 16 | W | D | W | D | W | 1897-11-06 | Preston North End | A |
| 3 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.385 | 11 | W | D | D | W | D | 1897-11-06 | Everton | H |
| 4 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.385 | 11 | W | D | W | L | D | 1897-11-06 | Bury | A |
| 5 | 0 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | L | W | W | W | D | 1897-11-06 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 11 | L | W | W | D | L | 1897-11-06 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | -1 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.15 | 10 | W | L | D | L | L | 1897-11-06 | Stoke | H |
| 8 | -1 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 | 10 | L | D | L | W | D | 1897-11-13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Liverpool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.063 | 9 | L | W | L | W | D | 1897-11-06 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.923 | 8 | L | L | W | W | D | 1897-11-06 | Liverpool | A |
| 12 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.773 | 8 | W | D | L | W | L | 1897-11-13 | The Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 0 | Stoke | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.55 | 8 | D | L | L | L | W | 1897-11-06 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.438 | 6 | L | L | D | L | D | 1897-11-06 | Aston Villa | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.636 | 5 | L | W | L | L | D | 1897-11-06 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
