| SEASON 1896-1897 |
| squad | table | stfc results | all results | transfers | friendlies | |
 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
 Ast |  Bla |  Bol |  Bur |  Bur |  Der |  Eve |  Liv |  Not |  Pre |  She |  She |  Sto |  Sun |  Wes |  Wol | |
| Aston Villa | 17 Apr 3-0 |
22 Mar 6-2 |
2 Jan 0-3 |
7 Nov 1-1 |
24 Oct 2-1 |
26 Sep 1-2 |
13 Mar 0-0 |
19 Dec 3-2 |
22 Feb 3-1 |
12 Sep 2-2 |
21 Nov 4-0 |
2 Sep 2-1 |
16 Jan 2-1 |
10 Oct 2-0 |
19 Apr 5-0 |
|
| Blackburn Rovers | 28 Nov 1-5 |
17 Oct 1-0 |
3 Oct 3-2 |
20 Feb 1-2 |
16 Jan 5-2 |
6 Mar 4-2 |
5 Sep 1-0 |
14 Nov 0-0 |
31 Oct 0-4 |
6 Feb 1-3 |
19 Sep 4-0 |
20 Mar 2-1 |
25 Dec 1-2 |
1 Sep 1-2 |
2 Jan 2-0 |
|
| Bolton Wanderers | 27 Mar 1-2 |
12 Sep 0-0 |
13 Mar 2-1 |
10 Oct 2-0 |
6 Mar 1-3 |
7 Dec 2-0 |
1 Jan 1-4 |
20 Mar 0-0 |
3 Oct 3-1 |
16 Apr 0-2 |
10 Apr 2-1 |
24 Oct 4-0 |
26 Sep 1-0 |
19 Dec 2-2 |
5 Apr 1-2 |
|
| Burnley | 8 Feb 3-4 |
7 Nov 0-1 |
6 Feb 0-2 |
12 Sep 1-0 |
5 Apr 2-3 |
10 Oct 2-1 |
26 Dec 4-1 |
19 Sep 2-2 |
17 Oct 2-2 |
16 Jan 1-1 |
19 Dec 1-1 |
9 Jan 1-3 |
7 Sep 1-1 |
10 Apr 5-0 |
20 Mar 0-3 |
|
| Bury | 6 Feb 0-2 |
27 Mar 3-0 |
31 Oct 2-2 |
1 Jan 1-1 |
10 Apr 1-0 |
2 Mar 3-1 |
19 Sep 1-2 |
25 Dec 2-0 |
5 Sep 0-0 |
20 Mar 0-1 |
17 Oct 1-1 |
14 Nov 4-2 |
16 Apr 1-1 |
13 Mar 3-0 |
28 Nov 3-2 |
|
| Derby County | 17 Oct 1-3 |
21 Nov 6-0 |
26 Dec 1-0 |
14 Nov 3-2 |
26 Sep 7-2 |
20 Apr 0-1 |
19 Dec 3-2 |
5 Sep 1-1 |
27 Mar 2-2 |
10 Oct 1-3 |
9 Jan 2-1 |
7 Nov 5-1 |
23 Jan 1-0 |
25 Dec 8-1 |
19 Sep 4-3 |
|
| Everton | 19 Sep 2-3 |
13 Mar 0-3 |
14 Nov 2-3 |
28 Nov 6-0 |
24 Apr 1-2 |
16 Apr 5-2 |
3 Oct 2-1 |
9 Jan 3-1 |
6 Feb 3-4 |
17 Oct 1-2 |
5 Sep 2-1 |
19 Dec 4-2 |
26 Dec 5-2 |
17 Apr 6-3 |
31 Oct 0-0 |
|
| Liverpool | 25 Dec 3-3 |
24 Oct 4-0 |
7 Sep 0-2 |
27 Mar 1-2 |
12 Dec 3-1 |
12 Sep 2-0 |
21 Nov 0-0 |
10 Oct 3-0 |
10 Apr 0-0 |
2 Jan 0-0 |
3 Apr 2-2 |
16 Jan 1-0 |
7 Nov 3-0 |
26 Sep 0-0 |
4 Mar 3-0 |
|
| Nottingham Forest | 6 Mar 2-4 |
12 Dec 2-1 |
16 Jan 2-0 |
24 Oct 4-1 |
28 Dec 3-0 |
18 Nov 1-2 |
10 Mar 3-0 |
28 Nov 2-0 |
8 Apr 0-0 |
26 Sep 2-2 |
31 Oct 2-2 |
12 Sep 4-0 |
21 Nov 2-1 |
2 Jan 0-1 |
10 Apr 1-2 |
|
| Preston North End | 26 Apr 0-1 |
10 Oct 3-1 |
21 Nov 2-3 |
26 Sep 5-3 |
26 Dec 2-2 |
19 Apr 0-2 |
3 Apr 4-1 |
14 Nov 1-1 |
7 Nov 3-2 |
24 Oct 1-0 |
20 Feb 2-2 |
28 Nov 3-0 |
12 Sep 5-3 |
16 Apr 0-0 |
16 Jan 4-0 |
|
| Sheffield United | 3 Oct 0-0 |
9 Jan 7-0 |
29 Dec 1-0 |
5 Sep 1-0 |
21 Nov 2-2 |
31 Oct 2-2 |
1 Jan 1-2 |
19 Oct 1-1 |
20 Feb 0-3 |
13 Mar 0-2 |
26 Dec 2-0 |
27 Mar 1-0 |
19 Sep 3-0 |
5 Dec 0-1 |
23 Jan 1-3 |
|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 Nov 1-3 |
28 Dec 6-0 |
27 Feb 0-0 |
6 Mar 1-0 |
17 Apr 2-0 |
28 Nov 2-0 |
24 Oct 4-1 |
1 Sep 1-2 |
5 Apr 3-0 |
2 Jan 1-0 |
2 Mar 1-1 |
26 Sep 4-3 |
10 Oct 0-0 |
12 Sep 3-1 |
12 Dec 0-0 |
|
| Stoke | 31 Oct 0-2 |
10 Apr 1-0 |
19 Sep 2-3 |
27 Feb 3-2 |
12 Apr 3-0 |
5 Dec 2-2 |
2 Jan 2-3 |
6 Feb 6-1 |
17 Oct 3-0 |
9 Nov 2-1 |
15 Apr 2-0 |
23 Jan 0-0 |
3 Apr 0-1 |
21 Nov 2-2 |
5 Sep 2-1 |
|
| Sunderland | 9 Jan 4-2 |
19 Dec 0-1 |
5 Sep 1-1 |
2 Mar 1-1 |
1 Sep 0-1 |
2 Jan 1-2 |
12 Dec 1-1 |
17 Oct 4-3 |
13 Mar 2-2 |
1 Jan 1-1 |
27 Feb 0-1 |
5 Dec 0-0 |
20 Feb 4-1 |
6 Mar 2-1 |
3 Oct 0-3 |
|
| West Bromwich Albion | 5 Sep 3-1 |
26 Dec 1-0 |
2 Nov 1-0 |
3 Apr 3-0 |
24 Oct 0-0 |
6 Feb 1-4 |
16 Jan 1-4 |
31 Oct 0-1 |
23 Jan 4-0 |
19 Sep 1-1 |
14 Nov 0-1 |
3 Oct 0-2 |
12 Dec 1-2 |
28 Nov 1-0 |
17 Oct 1-0 |
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 Dec 1-2 |
26 Sep 1-1 |
20 Apr 4-0 |
21 Nov 2-0 |
27 Feb 1-1 |
1 Sep 1-0 |
12 Sep 0-1 |
9 Jan 1-2 |
5 Dec 4-1 |
19 Dec 1-1 |
6 Mar 1-1 |
13 Mar 2-0 |
10 Oct 1-2 |
24 Oct 0-1 |
28 Dec 6-1 |
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