Monday 1897-11-08
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Stoke | 1 | 2 | Preston North End | Victoria Ground | 5,000 | |
| Hill J | Lineups | Brown, Eccleston | ||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Preston North End | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0.667 | 10 | W | W | L | L | D | 1897-11-13 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -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 |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 0.5 | 8 | L | L | D | L | L | 1897-11-13 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 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 |
