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1896–97 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

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Woolwich Arsenal
1896–97 season
ManagerSam Hollis (trainer, to March)
Thomas Mitchell
StadiumManor Ground
Second Division10th
FA CupFirst 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

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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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.