| SEASON 1896-1897 |
| squad | table | stfc results | all results | transfers | friendlies | |
 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
 Ars |  Bir |  Bla |  Bur | Bur | Dar | Gai |  Gri |  Lei |  Lin | Lou |  Man |  Man |  New |  Not |  Wal | |
| Arsenal | 29 Mar 2-3 |
19 Dec 4-2 |
20 Feb 3-0 |
12 Oct 3-0 |
19 Apr 1-0 |
24 Oct 6-1 |
28 Nov 4-2 |
17 Apr 2-1 |
25 Dec 6-2 |
19 Sep 2-0 |
28 Apr 1-2 |
3 Apr 0-2 |
16 Apr 5-1 |
26 Sep 2-3 |
12 Sep 1-1 |
|
| Birmingham City | 14 Nov 5-2 |
6 Mar 1-3 |
3 Oct 1-2 |
27 Feb 3-2 |
14 Sep 5-1 |
17 Oct 2-2 |
31 Oct 0-1 |
16 Apr 2-2 |
19 Sep 1-2 |
20 Mar 3-0 |
19 Apr 3-1 |
28 Nov 1-0 |
5 Sep 3-1 |
10 Apr 3-1 |
25 Dec 3-3 |
|
| Blackpool | 4 Jan 1-1 |
23 Jan 1-3 |
19 Apr 3-0 |
19 Sep 5-0 |
16 Apr 1-0 |
24 Apr 1-1 |
1 Jan 1-0 |
27 Feb 3-0 |
14 Nov 3-1 |
27 Mar 4-1 |
26 Sep 2-2 |
17 Oct 4-2 |
13 Mar 4-1 |
28 Nov 3-2 |
13 Feb 3-2 |
|
| Burton Swifts | 13 Mar 1-2 |
26 Sep 1-1 |
24 Oct 2-2 |
16 Apr 1-1 |
28 Nov 2-0 |
17 Apr 4-0 |
16 Jan 0-0 |
19 Sep 2-1 |
6 Feb 4-0 |
7 Nov 3-1 |
26 Dec 5-0 |
5 Sep 3-5 |
12 Apr 3-0 |
2 Jan 1-4 |
5 Oct 1-3 |
|
| Burton Wanderers | 14 Sep 0-3 |
13 Feb 2-6 |
29 Mar 3-1 |
25 Dec 1-0 |
14 Nov 1-0 |
23 Jan 3-2 |
12 Sep 5-1 |
19 Dec 2-1 |
3 Apr 2-0 |
19 Apr 0-1 |
6 Mar 1-1 |
20 Mar 1-2 |
5 Dec 0-1 |
3 Oct 0-3 |
9 Jan 1-0 |
|
| Darwen | 1 Jan 4-1 |
21 Nov 2-0 |
12 Sep 2-3 |
17 Oct 5-1 |
26 Sep 3-0 |
10 Apr 3-2 |
20 Mar 3-1 |
24 Oct 4-1 |
19 Dec 4-1 |
13 Feb 5-1 |
9 Jan 3-1 |
13 Mar 0-2 |
7 Nov 2-1 |
27 Feb 2-1 |
26 Dec 12-0 |
|
| Gainsborough Trinity | 26 Dec 4-1 |
2 Jan 1-3 |
3 Apr 2-0 |
13 Feb 4-1 |
7 Nov 2-1 |
25 Dec 2-4 |
3 Oct 1-1 |
6 Feb 0-2 |
27 Mar 7-0 |
5 Dec 2-0 |
12 Sep 1-1 |
21 Oct 2-0 |
28 Dec 2-0 |
6 Mar 3-2 |
26 Sep 2-0 |
|
| Grimsby Town | 8 Apr 3-1 |
12 Dec 2-1 |
20 Feb 2-2 |
3 Apr 3-0 |
2 Jan 3-0 |
6 Mar 4-2 |
5 Sep 1-1 |
23 Jan 4-1 |
26 Sep 3-1 |
17 Oct 8-1 |
24 Oct 3-1 |
19 Sep 2-0 |
26 Dec 3-2 |
21 Nov 3-1 |
13 Mar 0-1 |
|
| Leicester City | 13 Feb 6-3 |
27 Mar 0-1 |
3 Oct 2-1 |
6 Mar 3-0 |
16 Jan 2-1 |
5 Sep 4-1 |
19 Apr 0-0 |
5 Dec 4-2 |
7 Nov 4-1 |
25 Dec 4-2 |
12 Apr 3-3 |
28 Dec 1-0 |
9 Jan 5-0 |
12 Sep 2-3 |
28 Nov 4-1 |
|
| Lincoln City | 5 Dec 2-3 |
13 Mar 1-3 |
5 Sep 3-1 |
20 Mar 1-1 |
26 Dec 2-3 |
16 Jan 1-0 |
20 Feb 0-2 |
9 Jan 0-3 |
10 Apr 2-1 |
3 Oct 0-2 |
13 Feb 0-1 |
1 Apr 1-3 |
24 Oct 1-2 |
31 Mar 1-1 |
16 Apr 2-1 |
|
| Loughborough | 12 Dec 8-0 |
19 Dec 2-0 |
30 Jan 4-1 |
12 Sep 0-2 |
17 Apr 6-0 |
2 Jan 4-2 |
14 Nov 1-0 |
2 Sep 1-4 |
26 Sep 0-2 |
6 Mar 3-0 |
17 Mar 2-0 |
10 Apr 2-0 |
20 Feb 3-0 |
24 Oct 0-1 |
10 Oct 1-2 |
|
| Manchester City | 5 Sep 1-1 |
1 Jan 3-0 |
7 Nov 4-2 |
14 Nov 3-1 |
28 Nov 2-1 |
19 Sep 4-1 |
27 Feb 4-1 |
19 Dec 3-1 |
13 Mar 4-0 |
21 Sep 3-0 |
16 Apr 1-1 |
3 Oct 0-0 |
17 Oct 1-2 |
31 Oct 1-4 |
6 Jan 5-0 |
|
| Manchester United | 22 Mar 1-1 |
10 Oct 1-1 |
26 Dec 2-0 |
9 Jan 1-1 |
24 Oct 3-0 |
2 Mar 3-1 |
1 Sep 2-0 |
7 Nov 4-2 |
20 Feb 2-1 |
12 Sep 3-1 |
6 Feb 6-0 |
25 Dec 2-1 |
26 Sep 4-0 |
27 Mar 1-1 |
7 Sep 2-0 |
|
| Newcastle United | 23 Jan 2-0 |
12 Sep 4-3 |
16 Jan 4-1 |
27 Mar 2-1 |
10 Apr 3-0 |
3 Oct 5-1 |
20 Mar 1-2 |
10 Oct 3-0 |
14 Nov 3-1 |
2 Jan 2-1 |
28 Nov 4-1 |
6 Feb 3-0 |
1 Jan 2-0 |
12 Dec 2-2 |
6 Mar 2-0 |
|
| Notts County | 7 Nov 7-4 |
3 Apr 1-2 |
20 Mar 3-1 |
5 Dec 6-1 |
13 Mar 5-0 |
6 Feb 4-0 |
9 Jan 2-0 |
1 Oct 1-3 |
17 Oct 6-0 |
23 Jan 8-0 |
5 Sep 3-1 |
10 Oct 3-3 |
19 Dec 3-0 |
19 Sep 3-1 |
14 Nov 5-2 |
|
| Walsall | 17 Oct 5-3 |
24 Oct 1-6 |
10 Apr 2-0 |
23 Jan 5-2 |
5 Sep 2-0 |
21 Apr 4-0 |
19 Sep 1-1 |
27 Feb 0-1 |
20 Mar 1-1 |
17 Apr 5-0 |
31 Oct 5-1 |
23 Nov 3-2 |
21 Sep 2-3 |
3 Apr 0-2 |
16 Jan 1-3 |
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