Division Two
6th (44 Points)
FA Cup - 1st Round
Samuel Ormerod
15 Signed
Charlie Bannister
Everton
John Gunn
Bolton Wanderers30
William Lewis
Chester City
Harold Foster
Local Football
Patrick Leonard
St Mirren
James Tonge
John Hesham
Gorton St Francis
Fred Williams
South Shore
Billy Gillespie
Lincoln City
Billy(William) Holmes
Chesterfield
Thomas McConnell
Moss End Swifts
William Smith
Buxton Town
William Smith
Stockport County
Billy(William) Townley
Darwen
LG Robinson
Unknown
10 left
David Tait
Darwen
Charlie Bannister
Oldham County
Patrick Finnerhan
Liverpool150
John Gunn
Clyde
James Sharples
Wigan County
Robert Hill
Released
James Platt
James Ditchfield
Released
Thomas McConnell
Woolwich Arsenal
Billy(William) Townley
Retired
Top 3 Goalscorers
10 Goals
Billy Meredith
6 Goals
James Sharples
5 Goals
Fred Williams
Top 3 Appearences
31 Appearences
Richard Ray
31 Appearences
Charlie Williams
29 Appearences
James(Jim) McBride
Average Home League Attendance
7,900
Highest Home Attendance
20,000
Hyde Road Newton Heath 3rd October 1896 League Division Two
Highest Away Attendance
18,000
Bank Street-Newton Heath Newton Heath 25th December 1896 League Division Two
Lowest Attendance
500
Hyde Road Walsall 6th January 1897 League Division Two
Lowest Away Attendance
500
Muntz Street Small Heath 19th April 1897 League Division Two
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