Season stats for the 1896-97 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 9th |
FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5th Qualifier |
All matches | 33 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 62 |
All matches (33)
Division Two (old) 1896-97 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Notts County | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 42 | |
2 | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 39 | |
3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 45 | 38 | |
4 | Birmingham City | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 37 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 35 | |
6 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 32 | |
7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 47 | 31 | |
8 | Blackpool | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 31 | |
9 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 30 | |
10 | Arsenal | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 70 | 30 | |
11 | Darwen | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 28 | |
12 | Walsall | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 69 | 26 | |
13 | Loughborough | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 25 | |
14 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 24 | |
15 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 67 | 20 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 85 | 12 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Leighton | Hibernian | Unknown | July 1896 | |
George Swift | Loughborough | Unknown | August 1896 | |
Arthur Howes | Leicester Waverley | Unknown | September 1896 | |
Cecil Wood | Market Harborough Town | Unknown | October 1896 | |
David McDonald | Everton | Unknown | October 1896 | |
David Proudfoot | Partick Thistle | £50 | December 1896 | |
Alf Ball | Kettering Town | Unknown | May 1897 | |
Dick Jones | South Shore | Unknown | May 1897 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Baird | Clyde | Unknown | August 1896 | |
James Atherton | Kettering Town | Unknown | August 1896 | |
Peter McWhirter | Freemantle | Unknown | August 1896 | |
Willie McArthur | Dundee | Unknown | September 1896 | |
David Manson | Lincoln City | Free | October 1896 | |
Tom Lonie | Released | Free | November 1896 | |
John Hibbard | Bury Town | Unknown | 1897 | |
Harry Trainer | Sheppey United | Unknown | May 1897 | |
David McDonald | Dundee | Unknown | May 1897 | |
Harry Davy | Bristol City | Unknown | May 1897 | |
Albert Carnelly | Bristol City | Unknown | May 1897 | |
Jack Lord | Retired | Free | May 1897 |
Squad (20)
Largest victories
5 - 0 09.01.1897 vs Newcastle United | |
3 - 0 06.03.1897 vs Burton Swifts | |
6 - 3 13.02.1897 vs Arsenal | |
4 - 1 07.11.1896 vs Lincoln City | |
4 - 1 05.09.1896 vs Darwen |
Largest defeats
0 - 6 17.10.1896 vs Notts County | |
0 - 4 13.03.1897 vs Manchester City | |
1 - 4 24.10.1896 vs Darwen | |
1 - 4 23.01.1897 vs Grimsby Town | |
0 - 3 27.02.1897 vs Blackpool |
Largest crowds
11,000 25.12.1896 vs Loughborough Town | |
8,000 05.12.1896 vs Grimsby Town | |
8,000 28.12.1896 vs Manchester United | |
8,000 16.01.1897 vs Burton Wanderers | |
7,000 06.03.1897 vs Burton Swifts |