1896/1897 League Division Two 2nd Secretary: A.H. Albut Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 01 Sep H Gainsborough T W 2-0 McNaught x2 05 Sep A Burton S W 5-3 Brown, Bryant, Cassidy, Draycott, McNaught 07 Sep H Walsall W 2-0 Cassidy, Donaldson 12 Sep H Lincoln City W 3-1 Cassidy x2, Donaldson 19 Sep A Grimsby Town L 0-2 -------------------------------------------- 21 Sep A Walsall W 3-2 Brown, Draycott, McNaught 26 Sep H Newcastle United W 4-0 Cassidy x3, Donaldson 03 Oct A Manchester City D 0-0 -------------------------------------------- 10 Oct H Small Heath D 1-1 Draycott 17 Oct A Blackpool L 2-4 Bryant, Draycott 21 Oct A Gainsborough T L 0-2 -------------------------------------------- 24 Oct H Burton W W 3-0 Cassidy x3 07 Nov H Grimsby Town W 4-2 Cassidy x2, Donaldson, Jenkyns 28 Nov A Small Heath L 0-1 -------------------------------------------- 19 Dec A Notts County L 0-3 -------------------------------------------- 25 Dec H Manchester City W 2-1 Donaldson, Smith 26 Dec H Blackpool W 2-0 Cassidy x2 28 Dec A Leicester F L 0-1 -------------------------------------------- 01 Jan A Newcastle United L 0-2 -------------------------------------------- 09 Jan H Burton S D 1-1 Donaldson 06 Feb H Loughborough T W 6-0 Smith x2, Boyd, Donaldson, Draycott, Jenkyns 20 Feb H Leicester F W 2-1 Boyd, Donaldson 02 Mar H Darwen W 3-1 Cassidy x2, Boyd 13 Mar A Darwen W 2-0 Cassidy, Gillespie 20 Mar A Burton W W 2-1 Gillespie, O.G. 22 Mar H W Arsenal D 1-1 Boyd 27 Mar H Notts County D 1-1 Bryant 01 Apr A Lincoln City W 3-1 Jenkyns x3 03 Apr A W Arsenal W 2-0 Boyd, Donaldson 10 Apr A Loughborough T L 0-2 -------------------------------------------- Team Pld W D L F A +/- Pts Notts County 30 19 4 7 92 43 42 NEWTON HEATH 30 17 5 8 56 34 39 Grimsby Town 30 17 4 9 66 45 38 Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 37 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 35 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 32 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 31 Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 31 Leicester Fosse 30 13 4 13 59 56 30 Woolwich Arsenal 30 13 4 13 68 70 30 Darwen 30 14 0 16 67 61 28 Walsall 30 11 4 15 53 69 26 Loughborough Town 30 12 1 17 50 64 25 Burton Swifts 30 9 6 15 46 61 24 Burton Wanderers 30 9 2 19 31 67 20 Lincoln City 30 5 2 23 27 85 12