8. Spieltag
01.04.1897 Lincoln City Lincoln City - Newton Heath FC Newton Heath FC 1:3
03.04.1897 Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal - Newton Heath FC Newton Heath FC 0:2
03.04.1897 Walsall FC Walsall FC - Newcastle United Newcastle United 0:2
03.04.1897 Notts County Notts County - Small Heath Birmingham Small Heath Birmingham 1:2
03.04.1897 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town - Burton Swifts Burton Swifts 3:0
03.04.1897 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity - Blackpool FC Blackpool FC 2:0
03.04.1897 Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers - Lincoln City Lincoln City 2:0
08.04.1897 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town - Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal 3:1
10.04.1897 Walsall FC Walsall FC - Blackpool FC Blackpool FC 2:2
10.04.1897 Small Heath Birmingham Small Heath Birmingham - Notts County Notts County 3:1
10.04.1897 Newcastle United Newcastle United - Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers 3:0
10.04.1897 Loughborough United Loughborough United - Newton Heath FC Newton Heath FC 2:0
10.04.1897 Lincoln City Lincoln City - Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse 2:1
10.04.1897 Darwen Darwen - Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity 3:2
12.04.1897 Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse - Manchester City Manchester City 3:3
12.04.1897 Burton Swifts Burton Swifts - Newcastle United Newcastle United 3:0
16.04.1897 Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal - Newcastle United Newcastle United 5:1
16.04.1897 Small Heath Birmingham Small Heath Birmingham - Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse 2:2
16.04.1897 Manchester City Manchester City - Loughborough United Loughborough United 1:1
16.04.1897 Lincoln City Lincoln City - Walsall FC Walsall FC 2:1
16.04.1897 Burton Swifts Burton Swifts - Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers 1:1
16.04.1897 Blackpool FC Blackpool FC - Darwen Darwen 1:0
17.04.1897 Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal - Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse 2:1
17.04.1897 Walsall FC Walsall FC - Lincoln City Lincoln City 5:0
17.04.1897 Loughborough United Loughborough United - Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers 6:0
17.04.1897 Burton Swifts Burton Swifts - Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity 4:0
19.04.1897 Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal - Darwen Darwen 1:0
19.04.1897 Small Heath Birmingham Small Heath Birmingham - Manchester City Manchester City 3:1
19.04.1897 Leicester Fosse Leicester Fosse - Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity 0:0
19.04.1897 Burton Wanderers Burton Wanderers - Loughborough United Loughborough United 0:1
19.04.1897 Blackpool FC Blackpool FC - Burton Swifts Burton Swifts 3:0
21.04.1897 Walsall FC Walsall FC - Darwen Darwen 4:0
24.04.1897 Blackpool FC Blackpool FC - Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity 1:1
28.04.1897 Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Arsenal - Manchester City Manchester City 1:2