Season 1896-1897

Division I


League Results | FA Cup Results | Appearances

League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Aston Villa 30 10 3 2 36 16 11 2 2 37 22 47 2. Sheffield United 30 6 4 5 22 16 7 6 2 20 13 36 3. Derby County 30 10 2 3 45 22 6 2 7 25 28 36 4. Preston North End 30 8 4 3 35 21 3 8 4 20 19 34 5. Liverpool 30 7 6 2 25 10 5 3 7 21 28 33 6. Sheffield Wednesday 30 9 4 2 29 11 1 7 7 13 26 31 7. Everton 30 8 1 6 42 29 6 2 7 20 28 31 8. Bolton Wanderers 30 7 3 5 22 18 5 3 7 18 25 30 9. Bury 30 7 5 3 25 15 3 5 7 14 29 30 10. Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 6 4 5 26 14 5 2 8 19 27 28 11. Nottingham Forest 30 8 3 4 30 16 1 5 9 14 33 26 12. West Bromwich Albion 30 7 2 6 18 16 3 4 8 15 40 26 13. Stoke City 30 8 3 4 30 18 3 0 12 18 41 25 14. Blackburn Rovers 30 8 1 6 27 25 3 2 10 8 37 25 15. Sunderland 30 4 6 5 21 21 3 3 9 13 26 23 16. Burnley 30 4 5 6 25 25 2 2 11 18 36 19

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn   Scorers

 1. Tue  1 Sep  LIVERPOOL............... 1-2     6   Harry Davis
 2. Sat  5 Sep  Everton................. 1-2    15   Archie Brash
 3. Sat 12 Sep  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 3-1    12   J Callaghan 2, Archie Brash
 4. Sat 19 Sep  Blackburn Rovers........ 0-4    14   
 5. Sat 26 Sep  STOKE CITY.............. 4-3    12   Lawrence Bell, Alec Brady, Jack Earp
                                                     Fred Spiksley

 6. Sat  3 Oct  West Bromwich Albion.... 2-0     7   Alec Brady, Fred Spiksley
 7. Sat 10 Oct  SUNDERLAND.............. 0-0     7   
 8. Sat 17 Oct  Bury.................... 1-1     7   Harry Davis
 9. Sat 24 Oct  EVERTON................. 4-1     6   Lawrence Bell, Alec Brady, Bob Ferrier
                                                     Fred Spiksley
10. Sat 31 Oct  Nottingham Forest....... 2-2     6   Fred Spiksley 2

11. Sat 14 Nov  ASTON VILLA............. 1-3     7   Alec Brady
12. Sat 21 Nov  Aston Villa............. 0-4    10   
13. Sat 28 Nov  DERBY COUNTY............ 2-0     9   Fred Spiksley 2

14. Sat  5 Dec  Sunderland.............. 0-0     8   
15. Sat 12 Dec  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 0-0     9   
16. Sat 19 Dec  Burnley................. 1-1     8   Alec Brady
17. Sat 26 Dec  Sheffield United........ 0-2     9   
18. Mon 28 Dec  BLACKBURN ROVERS........ 6-0     8   Bob Ferrier 3, Alec Brady, Archie Brash
                                                     Own Goal

19. Sat  2 Jan  PRESTON NORTH END....... 1-0     9   Fred Spiksley
20. Sat  9 Jan  Derby County............ 1-2     9   Bob Ferrier
21. Sat 23 Jan  Stoke City.............. 0-0     9   

22. Sat 20 Feb  Preston North End....... 2-2     9   Archie Brash, Fred Spiksley
23. Sat 27 Feb  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 0-0     8   

24. Tue  2 Mar  SHEFFIELD UNITED........ 1-1     8   Harry Brandon
25. Sat  6 Mar  BURNLEY................. 1-0     6   Archie Brash
26. Sat 13 Mar  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 0-2     7   

27. Sat  3 Apr  Liverpool............... 2-2     7   Alec Brady, Harry Davis
28. Mon  5 Apr  NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 3-0     6   Harry Davis 2, G Beech
29. Sat 10 Apr  Bolton Wanderers........ 1-2     7   Fred Spiksley
30. Sat 17 Apr  BURY.................... 2-0     6   Lawrence Bell, Bob Ferrier

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Scorers

 1   Sat 30 Jan  NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 0-1  

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Appearances

                         LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Ambrose Langley         30      0      1      0     31      0
Jimmy Massey            30      0      1      0     31      0
Archie Brash            27      5      1      0     28      5
Tommy Crawshaw          27      0      1      0     28      0
Fred Spiksley           28     10      0      0     28     10
Alec Brady              24      7      1      0     25      7
Harry Davis             24      5      1      0     25      5
Lawrence Bell           23      3      1      0     24      3
Jack Earp               22      1      1      0     23      1
Jimmy Jamieson          23      0      0      0     23      0
Harry Brandon           21      1      1      0     22      1
Bob Ferrier             20      6      1      0     21      6
Bob Petrie              15      0      1      0     16      0
W Regan                  7      0      0      0      7      0
J Melia                  5      0      0      0      5      0
A Gillies                2      0      0      0      2      0
G Beech                  1      1      0      0      1      1
J Callaghan              1      2      0      0      1      2

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