| F.A. Cup | |||||||||||
| 1896/97 Results | |||||||||||
| * denotes non-league club | |||||||||||
| First Round | |||||||||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Aston Villa | 5 | - | 0 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Derby County | 8 | - | 1 | Barnsley St Peter's* | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Everton | 5 | - | 2 | Burton Wanderers | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Grimsby Town | 0 | - | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Mon | Feb | 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | - | 3 |
Grimsby Town |
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| Thu | Feb | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | - | 2 |
Grimsby Town |
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| (played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United FC) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Liverpool | 4 | - | 3 | Burton Swifts | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Luton Town* | 0 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Millwall Athletic* | 1 | - | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Newton Heath | 5 | - | 1 | Kettering* | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Preston North End | 6 | - | 0 | Manchester City | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Sheffield Wednesday (holders) | 0 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Small Heath | 1 | - | 2 | Notts County | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Southampton St Mary's* | 1 | - | 1 | Heanor Town* | ||||
| Wed | Feb | 3 | Heanor Town* | 0 | - | 1 |
Southampton St Mary's* |
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| Sat | Jan | 30 | Stockton* | 0 | - | 0 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 2 | Bury | 12 | - | 1 |
Stockton* |
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| Sat | Jan | 30 | Stoke | 5 | - | 2 | Glossop* | ||||
| Sat | Jan | 30 | Sunderland | 1 | - | 0 | Burnley | ||||
| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Aston Villa | 2 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | - | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Derby County | 4 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Everton | 3 | - | 0 | Bury | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Preston North End | 2 | - | 1 | Stoke | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | Southampton St Mary's* | 1 | - | 1 | Newton Heath | ||||
| Wed | Feb | 17 | Newton Heath | 3 | - | 1 |
Southampton St Mary's* |
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| Sat | Feb | 13 | Sunderland | 1 | - | 3 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | - | 2 | Liverpool | ||||
| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Sat | Feb | 27 | Derby County | 2 | - | 0 | Newton Heath | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 27 | Everton | 2 | - | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Sat | Feb | 27 | Liverpool | 1 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Mar | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | - | 1 |
Liverpool |
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| Sat | Feb | 27 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Wed | Mar | 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | - | 0 |
Preston North End |
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| Wed | Mar | 10 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 2 |
Preston North End |
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| (played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United FC) | |||||||||||
| Semi-Finals | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 20 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| (played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United FC) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 20 | Everton | 3 | - | 2 | Derby County | ||||
| (played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke FC) | |||||||||||
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| Final (played at Crystal Palace, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Apr | 10 | Aston Villa | 3 | - | 2 | Everton | ||||
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