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Games for the 1896-97 season

Competition All League
Venue All Home Away Neutral
Official games 17 of 35
# Date Pos Result Against Stadium Competition
1 01 Sep 1896 3 W 2 - 1 The Wednesday Olive Grove 1st Division
2 05 Sep 1896 5 L 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 1st Division
3 19 Sep 1896 2 W 2 - 1 Bury Gigg Lane 1st Division
4 03 Oct 1896 5 L 1 - 2 Everton Goodison Park 1st Division
5 17 Oct 1896 6 L 3 - 4 Sunderland Newcastle Road 1st Division
6 19 Oct 1896 5 D 1 - 1 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 1st Division
7 31 Oct 1896 2 W 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Stoney Lane 1st Division
8 14 Nov 1896 2 D 1 - 1 Preston North End Deepdale 1st Division
9 28 Nov 1896 3 L 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest City Ground 1st Division
10 19 Dec 1896 3 L 2 - 3 Derby County Baseball Ground 1st Division
11 26 Dec 1896 4 L 1 - 4 Burnley Turf Moor 1st Division
12 01 Jan 1897 2 W 4 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 1st Division
13 09 Jan 1897 2 W 2 - 1 Wolves Molineux 1st Division
14 06 Feb 1897 3 L 1 - 6 Stoke Victoria Ground 1st Division
15 13 Feb 1897 W 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion Stoney Lane FA Cup 2nd round
16 03 Mar 1897 W 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest City Ground FA Cup 3rd round replay
17 13 Mar 1897 3 D 0 - 0 Aston Villa Perry Barr 1st Division
Friendlies 11 of 16
# Date Result Against Stadium Competition
1 15 Feb 1897 L 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park Lancashire Senior Cup
2 20 Feb 1897 L 1 - 5 Birmingham Muntz Street Friendly
3 07 Apr 1897 W 1 - 0 Walsall Peel Croft Bass Charity Vase
4 13 Apr 1897 L 1 - 3 Oldham County Boundary Park Friendly
5 19 Apr 1897 L 1 - 2 Everton Goodison Park Friendly
6 21 Apr 1897 W 1 - 0 Burton Wanderers Peel Croft Bass Charity Vase
7 24 Apr 1897 L 0 - 3 Heart Of Midlothian Tynecastle Stadium Friendly
8 26 Apr 1897 D 2 - 2 East Stirlingshire Merchiston Park Friendly
9 28 Apr 1897 W 1 - 0 Victoria United Torry Friendly
10 29 Apr 1897 L 0 - 4 Dundee Carolina Port Friendly
11 30 Apr 1897 W 4 - 3 Wishaw Thistle Old Public Park Friendly