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A collection of statistics for the 1896-97 season

Won
15
Drawn
10
Lost
10
Goals scored
54
Goals conceded
46
Goal difference
+8
Total games
35
Clean sheets (league)
12
Clean sheets (total)
13
Avg attendance (league)
12,400
Avg attendance (overall)
12,059
Avg goals/game (league)
1.67
Avg goals/game (overall)
1.76
Players used
21
Longest winning run
3
Longest unbeaten run
6
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 14 1 1 16 87.5%
Conceded first 1 4 9 14 7.1%
Season player records
Youngest player
21y · 9d
Oldest player
33y · 208d
Youngest goalscorer
21y · 9d
Oldest goalscorer
30y · 308d
Most appearances
35
Most starts
35
Most minutes
3,150'
Most goals
17
Squad usage
Different starters
21
Different goalscorers
12
Avg starting XI age
24.5 yrs
Unchanged XI
8
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
4
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
23y · 174d
Oldest starting XI
25y · 292d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 6 games
Match records
Biggest win 4–0 vs Blackburn Rovers 24 Oct 1896
Biggest defeat 1–6 vs Stoke City 06 Feb 1897
Highest-scoring game 3–4 vs Sunderland 17 Oct 1896
Highest-scoring draw 3–3 vs Aston Villa 25 Dec 1896
Most common scoreline 0–0 (5 times)
Earliest goal scored
0'
Latest goal scored
88'
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 30 46 38 +8
FA Cup 5 8 8 0
Total 35 54 46 +8
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss