Division Two
3rd (54 Points)
FA Cup - 2nd Round
Samuel Ormerod
9 Signed
Jock(Jack) Wilson
Lincoln City
Jimmy Whitehead
Blackburn Rovers
Andrew Cowie
Gravesend United
Thomas Clare
Burslem Port ValeFree
Stuart Munn
Grimsby Town
George Dougal
Hibernian
Robert Hunter
ApprenticeFree
James Scotson
Fred Threlfall
10 left
George Mann
Bristol City
James(Jim) McBride
Ashton North End
William Lewis
Chester
Harold Foster
Darwen
Frank Dyer
Retired
John(Jack) Harper
Chatham
Patrick Leonard
New Brompton
Jock(Jack) Wilson
Thomas Clare
Burslem Port Vale
LG Robinson
Unknown
Top 3 Goalscorers
19 Goals
Billy Gillespie
12 Goals
Billy Meredith
12 Goals
William Smith
Top 3 Appearences
32 Appearences
Billy Gillespie
32 Appearences
Bobby Moffatt
32 Appearences
Billy Meredith
Average Home League Attendance
7,667
Highest Home Attendance
20,000
Hyde Road Burnley 20th November 1897 League Division Two
Highest Away Attendance
20,000
Bank Street-Newton Heath Newton Heath 16th October 1897 League Division Two
Highest Away Attendance
20,000
St James Park Newcastle United 16th March 1898 League Division Two
Lowest Attendance
2,000
Hyde Road Gainsborough Trinity 1st September 1897 League Division Two
Lowest Attendance
2,000
Hyde Road Lincoln City 24th January 1898 League Division Two
Lowest Attendance
2,000
Hyde Road Small Heath 11th April 1898 League Division Two
Lowest Away Attendance
1,000
Barley Bank Darwen 4th September 1897 League Division Two
Lowest Away Attendance
2,000
Northolme Ground Gainsborough Trinity 26th February 1898 League Division Two
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