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Games for the 1897-98 season

Competition All League
Venue All Home Away Neutral
Official games 17 of 35
# Date Pos Result Against Stadium Competition
1 04 Sep 1897 8 D 2 - 2 Stoke Victoria Ground 1st Division
2 18 Sep 1897 11 L 2 - 4 The Wednesday Olive Grove 1st Division
3 02 Oct 1897 9 D 1 - 1 Preston North End Deepdale 1st Division
4 16 Oct 1897 10 L 0 - 3 Everton Goodison Park 1st Division
5 30 Oct 1897 10 L 1 - 3 Aston Villa Villa Park 1st Division
6 13 Nov 1897 12 L 1 - 2 West Bromwich Albion Stoney Lane 1st Division
7 27 Nov 1897 10 W 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest City Ground 1st Division
8 11 Dec 1897 10 L 1 - 2 Wolves Molineux 1st Division
9 25 Dec 1897 8 W 2 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 1st Division
10 29 Dec 1897 8 W 2 - 1 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 1st Division
11 08 Jan 1898 11 L 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 1st Division
12 22 Jan 1898 12 L 0 - 1 Sunderland Newcastle Road 1st Division
13 12 Feb 1898 D 0 - 0 Newton Heath Bank Street FA Cup 2nd round
14 26 Feb 1898 D 1 - 1 Derby County Baseball Ground FA Cup 3rd round
15 26 Mar 1898 11 W 2 - 0 Bury Gigg Lane 1st Division
16 02 Apr 1898 11 L 2 - 3 Notts County Trent Bridge 1st Division
17 12 Apr 1898 10 L 1 - 3 Derby County Baseball Ground 1st Division
Friendlies 11 of 17
# Date Result Against Stadium Competition
1 01 Sep 1897 D 1 - 1 Everton Goodison Park Friendly
2 15 Sep 1897 L 2 - 3 Burton Swifts Peel Croft Friendly
3 11 Oct 1897 L 2 - 4 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park Testimonial
4 04 Dec 1897 L 1 - 3 Manchester City Hyde Road Lancashire Senior Cup
5 03 Jan 1898 L 1 - 3 Heart Of Midlothian Tynecastle Stadium Friendly
6 04 Jan 1898 L 1 - 3 St. Mirren St Mirren Park Friendly
7 12 Jan 1898 L 1 - 4 Wigan County Springfield Park Friendly
8 05 Mar 1898 L 0 - 3 Corinthians Queens Club Friendly
9 08 Apr 1898 W 3 - 1 Grimsby Town Abbey Park Friendly
10 20 Apr 1898 W 3 - 1 Chester Faulkner Street Ground Friendly
11 27 Apr 1898 W 4 - 2 New Brighton Tower Tower Athletic Ground Testimonial