1896–97 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

Woolwich Arsenal
1896–97 season
Manager	Sam Hollis (trainer, to March) ; Thomas Mitchell
Stadium	Manor Ground
Second Division	10th
FA Cup	First Round

In the 1896–97 season, the Woolwich Arsenal F.C. played 30 games, won 13, drawn 4 and lost 13. The team finished 10th in the season

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
5 September 1896	Middlesbrough	A	1–1
12 September 1896	Walsall	H	1–1
14 September 1896	Burton Wanderers	A	2–1
19 September 1896	Loughborough	H	2–0
26 September 1896	Notts County	H	2–3
12 October 1896	Burton Wanderers	H	3–0
17 October 1896	Walsall	A	3–5
24 October 1896	Gainsborough Trinity	H	6–1
7 November 1896	Notts County	A	4–7
14 November 1896	Small Heath	A	2–5
28 November 1896	Grimsby Town	H	4–2
5 December 1896	Lincoln City	A	3–2
12 December 1896	Loughborough	A	0–8
19 December 1896	Blackpool	H	4–2
25 December 1896	Lincoln City	H	6–2
26 December 1896	Gainsborough Trinity	A	1–4
1 January 1897	Darwen	A	1–4
4 January 1897	Blackpool	A	1–1
23 January 1897	Newcastle United	A	0–2
13 February 1897	Leicester Fosse	A	3–6
20 February 1897	Burton Swifts	H	3–0
13 March 1897	Burton Swifts	A	2–1
22 March 1897	Newton Heath	A	1–1
29 March 1897	Small Heath	H	2–3
3 April 1897	Newton Heath	H	2–3
8 April 1897	Grimsby Town	A	1–3
16 April 1897	Newcastle United	H	5–1
17 April 1897	Leicester Fosse	H	2–1
19 April 1897	Darwen	H	1–0
28 April 1897	Manchester City	H	1–2

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
8	Blackpool	30	13	5	12	59	56	1.054	31
9	Leicester Fosse	30	13	4	13	59	57	1.035	30
10	Woolwich Arsenal	30	13	4	13	68	70	0.971	30
11	Darwen	30	14	0	16	67	61	1.098	28
12	Walsall	30	11	4	15	54	69	0.783	26

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
QR4	12 December 1896	Leyton	H	5–0
QR5	2 January 1897	Chatham	H	4–0
R1	16 January 1897	Millwall Athletic	A	2–4

References

↑ "Arsenal results for the 1896-1897 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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[1] "Arsenal results for the 1896-1897 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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Arsenal F.C. seasons
Royal Arsenal F.C.	1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93
Woolwich Arsenal F.C.	1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14
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