1896-97

Results

05/09/1896	Woolwich Arsenal	H	D2	1-1
12/09/1896	Gainsborough Trinity	A	D2	1-1
19/09/1896	Darwen	H	D2	4-1
21/09/1896	Lincoln City	H	D2	3-0
26/09/1896	Blackpool	A	D2	2-2
03/10/1896	Newton Heath	H	D2	0-0
10/10/1896	Notts County	A	D2	3-3
17/10/1896	Newcastle United	H	D2	1-2
24/10/1896	Grimsby Town	A	D2	1-3
31/10/1896	Notts County	H	D2	1-4
07/11/1896	Blackpool	H	D2	4-2
14/11/1896	Burton Swifts	H	D2	3-1
23/11/1896	Walsall	A	D2	2-3
28/11/1896	Burton Wanderers	H	D2	2-1
19/12/1896	Grimsby Town	H	D2	3-1
25/12/1896	Newton Heath	A	D2	1-2
26/12/1896	Burton Swifts	A	D2	0-5
01/01/1897	Small Heath	H	D2	3-0
06/01/1897	Walsall	H	D2	5-0
09/01/1897	Darwen	A	D2	1-3
30/01/1897	Preston North End	A	FAC	0-6
06/02/1897	Newcastle United	A	D2	0-3
13/02/1897	Lincoln City	A	D2	1-0
27/02/1897	Gainsborough Trinity	H	D2	4-1
06/03/1897	Burton Wanderers	A	D2	1-1
13/03/1897	Leicester Fosse	H	D2	4-0
17/03/1897	Loughborough	A	D2	0-2
12/04/1897	Leicester Fosse	A	D2	3-3
16/04/1897	Loughborough	H	D2	1-1
19/04/1897	Small Heath	A	D2	1-3
28/04/1897	Woolwich Arsenal	A	D2	2-1

SHOW LEGEND

• AIC - Anglo-Italian Cup
• ASC - Anglo Scottish Cup
• AWS - Auto Windscreens Cup
• CL - European Cup/Champions League
• CS - Charity Shield
• D1 - Division One (Old)
• D1(New) - Division One (New)
• D2 - Division Two (Old)
• D2(New) - Division Two (New)
• ECWC - European Cup Winners Cup
• FAC - F.A. Cup
• FMC - Full Members Cup
• LC - League Cup
• PL - Premier League
• PO - Play Offs
• TC - Texaco Cup
• TM - Test Matches
• UEFA - UEFA Cup

Appearances

Name	Appearances
CA Williams	31
R Ray	31
J McBride	29
WH Meredith	28
P Finnerhan	25
J Gunn	22
GW Mann	19
C Bannister	18
W Lewis	13
WM Holmes	13
R Hill	12
J Sharples	11
J Harper	11
R Moffatt	11
WJ Gillespie	11
F Williams	11
JC Ditchfield	10
TH Read	8
HA Foster	7
D Tait	4
WJ Townley	3
LG Robinson	3
FJ Hesham	2
T McConnell	2
J Tonge	2
WW Bowman	2
JW Platt	1
W Patterson	1

Goalscorers

Name	Goals
WH Meredith	10
J Sharples	6
GW Mann	5
R Hill	5
F Williams	5
W Lewis	4
J Gunn	4
WJ Gillespie	4
P Finnerhan	3
LG Robinson	2
D Tait	2
C Bannister	2
HA Foster	1
WM Holmes	1
Own goal	1
TH Read	1
JC Ditchfield	1
R Ray	1

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