SEASON: 1896-97
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Radford
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Liverpool (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Adrian Capes, Chas Richards, Fred Forman (8 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Arthur Capes (35 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 35
- Competitive Goals:
- 50
- Goals per game:
- 1.4
- League Games:
- 30
- League Points:
- 26 out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 43.3%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 20,000 (Derby County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 2,000 (Everton)
- Average League Attendance:
- 6,437
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000 (Liverpool)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000 (Liverpool)
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (Alec Stewart)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1896-97
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 1.92105 | 47 | 2-4 | 2-3 | ||
2 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1.44828 | 36 | 2-2 | 3-0 | ||
3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 1.40000 | 36 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.37500 | 34 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.21053 | 33 | 2-0 | 0-3 | ||
6 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1.13514 | 31 | 2-2 | 0-3 | ||
7 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 1.08772 | 31 | 3-0 | 1-3 | ||
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | .93023 | 30 | 2-0 | 0-0 | ||
9 | Bury | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | .88636 | 30 | 3-0 | 0-2 | ||
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.09756 | 28 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
11 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 33 | .89796 | 26 | ||||
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 40 | .58929 | 26 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
13 | Stoke City | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 41 | .81356 | 25 | 4-0 | 0-3 | ||
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | .56452 | 25 | 2-1 | 0-0 | ||
15 | Sunderland | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | .72340 | 23 | Remained in 1st Div after playoffs | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
16 | Burnley | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 36 | .70492 | 19 | Relegated after playoffs | 4-1 | 2-2 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 8 times | 11 times | 4 times | 2 times | Conceded | 9 times | 7 times | 6 times | 3 times | Won By | 3 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time | Lost By | 6 times | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Aston Villa (2-4) | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa (2-3) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | Liverpool (2-0) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | Sheffield United (2-2), Preston North End (2-3), Sheffield United (3-0) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Liverpool (0-3), Preston North End (0-0) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | The Wednesday (2-2), Blackburn Rovers (0-0), Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Bolton Wanderers (0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Stoke City (4-0), Everton (1-3), The Wednesday (0-3) | 8 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion (0-1), West Bromwich Albion (0-4), Everton (3-0) | 9 | 40 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Burnley (2-2), Derby County (1-2) | 10 | 118 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | Burnley (4-1), Blackburn Rovers (2-1) | 11 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | Derby County (1-1), Bury (3-0) | 12 | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Bury (0-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2) | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Stoke City (0-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-4), Sunderland (2-2) | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | Sunderland (2-1) | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 30, 1897 | The Wednesday | 1 | A | 1-0 | 16,095 | Capes (?) | |
Sat Feb 13, 1897 | Sunderland | 2 | A | 3-1 | 16,000 | Forman (?, ?), McInnes (?) | |
Sat Feb 27, 1897 | Liverpool | Quarter | A | 1-1 | 15,000 | McInnes (?) | |
Wed Mar 03, 1897 | Liverpool | Quarter | 1 | H | 0-1 | 10,000 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Thu Sep 03, 1896 | Burton Wanderers | England | H | 8-0 | - | Richards (?, ?, ?), McInnes (?), Capes (?, ?, ?), Forman (?) |
Thu Sep 24, 1896 | Grimsby Town | England | A | 2-5 | 2,000 | Pike (?), Abbott (?) |
Sat Dec 26, 1896 | Notts County | England | A | 2-1 | 13,000 | McInnes (?), Forman (?) |
Thu Mar 25, 1897 | Grimsby Town | England | H | 3-0 | 2,000 | Capes (?), Richards (?), McInnes (?) |
Sat Mar 27, 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | England | A | 0-1 | 3,000 | |
Sat Apr 03, 1897 | Leicester Fosse | England | A | 0-3 | - | |
Fri Apr 16, 1897 | Tottenham Hotspur | England | A | 1-1 | - | ? (?) |
Mon Apr 19, 1897 | Dundee | Scotland | N | 2-1 | - | Wragg (?), Richards (?) |
Sat Apr 24, 1897 | Lincoln City | England | A | 2-2 | - | Walker (?), Capes (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Apr 28, 1897 | Mansfield | England | A | 3-0 | - | Capes (?), Wragg (?), Richards (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £0 | Out (7) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Chris Goodchild | Bought | Joe Dewey | Sold | Joe Dewey | Bought | Joshua Hollis | Sold | Martin (1897-98) | Bought | TT Walker | Sold | Wilkinson (1896) | Bought | Wilkinson (1896) | Sold | Willie Wragg | Bought | 1896 | Horace Pike | Sold | Aug 01, 1896 | Adrian Capes | Bought | 1897 | Bert Abbott | Sold | Sep 02, 1896 | Arthur Capes | Bought | May 30, 1897 | Alec Stewart | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Dan Allsop | England | 25 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||
GK | Martin (1897-98) | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||||||
D | Adam Scott | Scotland | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | Scotland | 24 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
D | James Iremonger | England | 20 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
D | Wilkinson (1896) | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||||
M | Adrian Capes | England | 23 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||
M | Alec Stewart | Scotland | 19 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
M | Bert Abbott | England | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | Chris Goodchild | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
M | Frank Forman | England | 21 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||
M | Joe Dewey | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | John McPherson | Scotland | 29 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Joshua Hollis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | Scotland | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Willie Wragg | England | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Forwards | |||||||||
F | Arthur Capes | England | 21 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | England | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Chas Richards | England | 20 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Fred Forman | England | 22 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Fred Spencer | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
F | Horace Pike | England | 26 | |||||||||||||
F | Tom McInnes | Scotland | 23 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||
F | TT Walker | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Crofts (1897) |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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8 | Adrian Capes | 33 |
8 | Chas Richards | 31 |
8 | Fred Forman | 25 |
6 | Arthur Capes | 35 |
6 | Tom McInnes | 33 |
5 | Fred Spencer | 9 |
3 | Frank Forman | 33 |
2 | Arthur Shaw | 3 |
2 | John McPherson | 32 |
1 | Joshua Hollis | 1 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Dec 19, 1896 | Away | 2-3 | Sat Mar 06, 1897 | Home | 2-4 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Jan 02, 1897 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Jan 23, 1897 | Away | 0-4 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sat Dec 05, 1896 | Away | 1-4 | Sat Apr 10, 1897 | Home | 1-2 |