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
	← 1895–96 1897–98 →

Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Win	Draw	Loss

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		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

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
8	Blackpool^[a]	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^[a]	30	11	4	15	54	69	0.783	26

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:


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

1896–97 season
Manager	Sam Hollis (trainer, to March) Thomas Mitchell
Stadium	Manor Ground
Second Division	10th
FA Cup	First Round
← 1895–96 1897–98 →