If you want to find out the scorers, line-ups and more details on the game, click on the full-time score.
| Date | Opponents | V | Res | HT | Competition | Comp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1897 | Bolton Wanderers | H | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Sep 1897 | Derby County | A | L | 1-5 | (0-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 18 Sep 1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 25 Sep 1897 | Liverpool | A | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Oct 1897 | Blackburn Rovers | H | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 9 Oct 1897 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 16 Oct 1897 | Liverpool | H | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 23 Oct 1897 | Bury | A | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 30 Oct 1897 | Sheffield United | H | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Nov 1897 | West Bromwich Albion | A | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 13 Nov 1897 | Aston Villa | A | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 20 Nov 1897 | Preston North End | A | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 27 Nov 1897 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W | 6-1 | (2-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Dec 1897 | Notts County | H | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 18 Dec 1897 | Sunderland | A | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 25 Dec 1897 | Aston Villa | H | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 1 Jan 1898 | Blackburn Rovers | A | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 8 Jan 1898 | The Wednesday | H | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 15 Jan 1898 | Notts County | A | L | 2-3 | (1-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 17 Jan 1898 | Stoke | H | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 29 Jan 1898 | Blackburn Rovers | H | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 5 Feb 1898 | The Wednesday | A | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Feb 1898 | Stoke | A | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 17 Feb 1898 | Stoke | H | W | 5-1 | (3-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 22 Feb 1898 | Sheffield United | A | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Feb 1898 | Burnley | A | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 5 Mar 1898 | Bury | H | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Mar 1898 | Nottingham Forest | A | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 Mar 1898 | Derby County | N | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 21 Mar 1898 | Preston North End | H | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Mar 1898 | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Apr 1898 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 8 Apr 1898 | Derby County | H | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 9 Apr 1898 | Stoke | A | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Apr 1898 | Sunderland | H | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |