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A collection of statistics for the 1897-98 season

Won
13
Drawn
8
Lost
14
Goals scored
54
Goals conceded
52
Goal difference
+2
Total games
35
Clean sheets (league)
8
Clean sheets (total)
10
Avg attendance (league)
13,733
Avg attendance (overall)
13,056
Avg goals/game (league)
1.80
Avg goals/game (overall)
1.78
Players used
28
Longest winning run
2
Longest unbeaten run
4
First goal advantage
W D L Games Win%
Scored first 10 1 2 13 76.9%
Conceded first 3 5 12 20 15.0%
Season player records
Youngest player
20y · 70d
Oldest player
34y · 172d
Youngest goalscorer
20y · 81d
Oldest goalscorer
30y · 67d
Most appearances
35
Most starts
35
Most minutes
3,150'
Most goals
13
Squad usage
Different starters
28
Different goalscorers
17
Avg starting XI age
25.0 yrs
Unchanged XI
8
occurrences
Longest same-XI run
3
consecutive games
Youngest starting XI
24y · 18d
Oldest starting XI
25y · 176d
Most-used starting XI
Used in 3 games
Match records
Biggest win 4–0 vs Stoke City 09 Oct 1897
Biggest defeat 0–4 vs Sheffield United 05 Feb 1898
Highest-scoring game 2–4 vs Sheffield Wednesday 18 Sep 1897
Highest-scoring draw 2–2 vs Stoke City 04 Sep 1897
Most common scoreline 1–1 (4 times)
Earliest goal scored
0'
Latest goal scored
89'
Goals by competition
Competition Games Scored Conceded +/−
League 30 48 45 +3
FA Cup 5 6 7 -1
Total 35 54 52 +2
Player debuts
League position after each game
Goal results counted and grouped
Win Draw Loss