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If you want to find out the scorers, line-ups and more details on the game, click on the full-time score.
FT – Full-time score
HT – Half-time score
V – Venue
Pos – League position at the end of the day the game took place
Pts – Points after x amount of games
W-D-L – Wins, draws and losses after x amount of games
GS-GC – Goals scored and conceded after x amount of games
| Date | Opponents | FT | HT | V | Pos | Pts | W-D-L | GS-GC | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1896 | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | H | 3 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 2-1 | First Division |
| 12 Sep 1896 | Wolves | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | A | 2 | 4 | 2-0-0 | 3-1 | First Division |
| 19 Sep 1896 | Aston Villa | L | 2-3 | (0-2) | H | 9 | 4 | 2-0-1 | 5-4 | First Division |
| 26 Sep 1896 | Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | A | 6 | 6 | 3-0-1 | 7-5 | First Division |
| 3 Oct 1896 | Liverpool | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | H | 3 | 8 | 4-0-1 | 9-6 | First Division |
| 10 Oct 1896 | Burnley | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | A | 6 | 8 | 4-0-2 | 10-8 | First Division |
| 17 Oct 1896 | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | H | 7 | 8 | 4-0-3 | 11-10 | First Division |
| 24 Oct 1896 | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | A | 9 | 8 | 4-0-4 | 12-14 | First Division |
| 31 Oct 1896 | Wolves | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | H | 8 | 9 | 4-1-4 | 12-14 | First Division |
| 14 Nov 1896 | Bolton | L | 2-3 | (2-1) | H | 11 | 9 | 4-1-5 | 14-17 | First Division |
| 21 Nov 1896 | Liverpool | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | A | 11 | 10 | 4-2-5 | 14-17 | First Division |
| 28 Nov 1896 | Burnley | W | 6-0 | (3-0) | H | 11 | 12 | 5-2-5 | 20-17 | First Division |
| 7 Dec 1896 | Bolton | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | A | 11 | 12 | 5-2-6 | 20-19 | First Division |
| 12 Dec 1896 | Sunderland | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | A | 10 | 13 | 5-3-6 | 21-20 | First Division |
| 19 Dec 1896 | Stoke | W | 4-2 | (3-1) | H | 9 | 15 | 6-3-6 | 25-22 | First Division |
| 26 Dec 1896 | Sunderland | W | 5-2 | (2-1) | H | 8 | 17 | 7-3-6 | 30-24 | First Division |
| 1 Jan 1897 | Sheffield United | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | A | 7 | 19 | 8-3-6 | 32-25 | First Division |
| 2 Jan 1897 | Stoke | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | A | 7 | 21 | 9-3-6 | 35-27 | First Division |
| 9 Jan 1897 | Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | H | 5 | 23 | 10-3-6 | 38-28 | First Division |
| 16 Jan 1897 | West Brom | W | 4-1 | (0-0) | A | 3 | 25 | 11-3-6 | 42-29 | First Division |
| 30 Jan 1897 | Burton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | (2-0) | H | R1 | FA Cup | |||
| 6 Feb 1897 | Preston | L | 3-4 | (2-2) | H | 6 | 25 | 11-3-7 | 45-33 | First Division |
| 13 Feb 1897 | Bury | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | H | R2 | FA Cup | |||
| 27 Feb 1897 | Blackburn | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | H | QF | FA Cup | |||
| 2 Mar 1897 | Bury | L | 1-3 | (1-3) | A | 7 | 25 | 11-3-8 | 46-36 | First Division |
| 6 Mar 1897 | Blackburn | L | 2-4 | (2-3) | A | 8 | 25 | 11-3-9 | 48-40 | First Division |
| 10 Mar 1897 | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | A | 8 | 25 | 11-3-10 | 48-43 | First Division |
| 13 Mar 1897 | Blackburn | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | H | 8 | 25 | 11-3-11 | 48-46 | First Division |
| 20 Mar 1897 | Derby | W | 3-2 | (0-0) | N | SF | FA Cup | |||
| 3 Apr 1897 | Preston | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | A | 8 | 25 | 11-3-12 | 49-50 | First Division |
| 10 Apr 1897 | Aston Villa | L | 2-3 | (2-3) | N | F | FA Cup | |||
| 16 Apr 1897 | Derby | W | 5-2 | (2-0) | H | 9 | 27 | 12-3-12 | 54-52 | First Division |
| 17 Apr 1897 | West Brom | W | 6-3 | (4-2) | H | 8 | 29 | 13-3-12 | 60-55 | First Division |
| 20 Apr 1897 | Derby | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | A | 7 | 31 | 14-3-12 | 61-55 | First Division |
| 24 Apr 1897 | Bury | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | H | 7 | 31 | 14-3-13 | 62-57 | First Division |