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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1897 | Bolton | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | H | 5 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 2-1 | First Division |
| 11 Sep 1897 | Derby | L | 1-5 | (0-3) | A | 11 | 2 | 1-0-1 | 3-6 | First Division |
| 18 Sep 1897 | Wolves | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | H | 7 | 4 | 2-0-1 | 6-6 | First Division |
| 25 Sep 1897 | Liverpool | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | A | 10 | 4 | 2-0-2 | 7-9 | First Division |
| 2 Oct 1897 | Blackburn | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | H | 11 | 5 | 2-1-2 | 8-10 | First Division |
| 9 Oct 1897 | Wolves | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | A | 7 | 7 | 3-1-2 | 11-12 | First Division |
| 16 Oct 1897 | Liverpool | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | H | 3 | 9 | 4-1-2 | 14-12 | First Division |
| 23 Oct 1897 | Bury | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | A | 3 | 11 | 5-1-2 | 15-12 | First Division |
| 30 Oct 1897 | Sheffield United | L | 1-4 | (1-3) | H | 5 | 11 | 5-1-3 | 16-16 | First Division |
| 6 Nov 1897 | West Brom | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | A | 6 | 12 | 5-2-3 | 18-18 | First Division |
| 13 Nov 1897 | Aston Villa | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | A | 8 | 12 | 5-2-4 | 18-21 | First Division |
| 20 Nov 1897 | Preston | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | A | 9 | 13 | 5-3-4 | 19-22 | First Division |
| 27 Nov 1897 | West Brom | W | 6-1 | (2-1) | H | 7 | 15 | 6-3-4 | 25-23 | First Division |
| 11 Dec 1897 | Notts County | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | H | 6 | 17 | 7-3-4 | 26-23 | First Division |
| 18 Dec 1897 | Sunderland | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | A | 6 | 18 | 7-4-4 | 26-23 | First Division |
| 25 Dec 1897 | Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | (2-0) | H | 6 | 20 | 8-4-4 | 28-24 | First Division |
| 1 Jan 1898 | Blackburn | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | A | 6 | 21 | 8-5-4 | 29-25 | First Division |
| 8 Jan 1898 | Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | H | 3 | 23 | 9-5-4 | 30-25 | First Division |
| 15 Jan 1898 | Notts County | L | 2-3 | (1-3) | A | 6 | 23 | 9-5-5 | 32-28 | First Division |
| 17 Jan 1898 | Stoke | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | H | 5 | 24 | 9-6-5 | 33-29 | First Division |
| 29 Jan 1898 | Blackburn | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | H | R1 | FA Cup | |||
| 5 Feb 1898 | Sheffield Wednesday | L | 1-2 | (1-2) | A | 7 | 24 | 9-6-6 | 34-31 | First Division |
| 12 Feb 1898 | Stoke | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | A | R2 | FA Cup | |||
| 17 Feb 1898 | Stoke | W | 5-1 | (3-1) | H | R2r | FA Cup | |||
| 22 Feb 1898 | Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | A | 6 | 25 | 9-7-6 | 34-31 | First Division |
| 26 Feb 1898 | Burnley | W | 3-1 | (3-0) | A | QF | FA Cup | |||
| 5 Mar 1898 | Bury | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | H | 6 | 27 | 10-7-6 | 38-33 | First Division |
| 12 Mar 1898 | Nottingham Forest | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | A | 6 | 28 | 10-8-6 | 40-35 | First Division |
| 19 Mar 1898 | Derby | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | N | SF | FA Cup | |||
| 21 Mar 1898 | Preston | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | H | 6 | 29 | 10-9-6 | 41-36 | First Division |
| 26 Mar 1898 | Bolton | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | A | 6 | 29 | 10-9-7 | 41-37 | First Division |
| 2 Apr 1898 | Nottingham Forest | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | H | 6 | 31 | 11-9-7 | 43-37 | First Division |
| 8 Apr 1898 | Derby | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | H | 3 | 33 | 12-9-7 | 46-37 | First Division |
| 9 Apr 1898 | Stoke | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | A | 4 | 33 | 12-9-8 | 46-39 | First Division |
| 11 Apr 1898 | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | H | 3 | 35 | 13-9-8 | 48-39 | First Division |