Saturday 1897-11-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Gigg Lane | 3,646 | |
| Millar, Settle | Lineups | Smith W | ||||
| Derby County | 4 | 1 | Stoke | Baseball Ground | 10,000 | |
| Goodall J 3, Goodall A | Lineups | Hill T | ||||
| Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Anfield Road | 7,000 | |
| Cunliffe | Lineups | Benbow L, Richards | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Trent Bridge | 8,000 | |
| Langham | Lineups | Miller T, Jack | ||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | Deepdale | 5,000 | |
| Halsall, Sharp OG, Brown | Lineups | Fisher | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | Everton | Stoney Lane | 5,750 | |
| Garfield, Dean | Lineups | Divers (p), Taylor | ||||
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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 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.25 | 16 | L | W | D | W | D | 1897-11-13 | Everton | H |
| 3 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.083 | 13 | W | L | W | W | D | 1897-11-13 | Stoke | H |
| 4 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.333 | 12 | D | W | D | D | W | 1897-11-13 | Liverpool | H |
| 5 | 2 | Derby County | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.286 | 12 | W | W | L | D | L | 1897-11-13 | Sheffield United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Everton | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12 | D | L | W | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Aston Villa | A |
| 7 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.267 | 11 | L | W | D | W | L | 1897-11-13 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | W | L | L | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Preston North End | H |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Liverpool | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1897-11-13 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 12 | 2 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.778 | 8 | W | L | D | L | W | 1897-11-20 | The Wednesday | A |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | 1 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.588 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1897-11-08 | Stoke | A |
| 15 | -2 | Stoke | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 0.5 | 8 | L | D | L | L | L | 1897-11-08 | Preston North End | H |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.625 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1897-11-27 | Bury | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwen | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Barley Bank | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Ross | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Abbey Park | 5,000 | |
| McCairns, Fletcher | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester Fosse | 4 | 1 | Blackpool | Filbert Street | 6,000 | |
| Freebairn, McLeod 2, McMillan | Lineups | Martin | ||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Newton Heath | Sincil Bank | 2,000 | |
| Robertson | Lineups | |||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Burton Swifts | Dunstable Road | 3,000 | |
| Gallacher | Lineups | Leigh | ||||
| Small Heath | 1 | 0 | Loughborough | Coventry Road | 5,000 | |
| Abbott | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 3 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | Hillary Street | 3,000 | |
| Griffin, Johnson 2 | Lineups | Hannah, Hunt | ||||
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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 | Burnley | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | W | W | L | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Luton Town | H |
| 2 | -1 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4.143 | 17 | L | W | D | W | W | 1897-11-20 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | 1 | Small Heath | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 15 | W | W | L | W | D | 1897-11-13 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | -1 | Newcastle United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.545 | 13 | L | W | D | W | L | 1897-11-13 | Newton Heath | A |
| 5 | 0 | Newton Heath | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2.625 | 11 | L | W | L | D | L | 1897-11-13 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1.2 | 11 | W | W | L | L | W | 1897-11-13 | Small Heath | H |
| 7 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.864 | 10 | L | L | D | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 8 | W | W | W | L | L | 1897-11-13 | Loughborough | A |
| 9 | 1 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0.92 | 8 | W | L | W | L | W | 1897-11-13 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 10 | -2 | Darwen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0.423 | 8 | L | L | W | D | D | 1897-11-13 | Blackpool | H |
| 11 | 2 | Luton Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | D | L | L | L | W | 1897-11-13 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | Loughborough | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.471 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1897-11-13 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 14 | 0 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0.476 | 5 | L | L | W | W | L | 1897-11-13 | Darwen | A |
| 15 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0.5 | 4 | W | L | L | D | L | 1897-11-13 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0.348 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1897-11-27 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 0 | 0 | Bristol City | Maidstone Road | 5,000 | |
| Gravesend United | 1 | 1 | New Brompton | Overcliffe Ground | 2,000 | |
| Reading | 3 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Elm Park | 4,000 | |
| Southampton | 4 | 1 | Swindon Town | The Dell | 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 | 3 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.33 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-11-13 | New Brompton | A |
| 2 | -1 | Chatham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.17 | 10 | D | D | W | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Sheppey United | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1.82 | 10 | D | W | W | D | W | 1897-11-13 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 4 | -1 | Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 9 | D | W | L | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.78 | 8 | D | L | W | L | W | 1897-11-13 | Bristol City | H |
| 6 | 0 | New Brompton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.67 | 8 | D | D | L | W | W | 1897-11-13 | Southampton | H |
| 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 | 0 | Gravesend United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.67 | 5 | D | D | L | D | W | 1897-11-10 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.06 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1897-11-13 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
