1895/96◄ Manchester United Results ►1897/98
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Ground: Bank Street Division: Football League Second Division |
Season 1896/97
League & Cup Results
| Game | Date | Opposition | Result | H/A | Venue | Competition |
| 1 | 01/09/1896 | Gainsborough Trinity | Won 2-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 2 | 05/09/1896 | Burton Swifts | Won 5-3 | Away | Peel Croft | FL Second Division |
| 3 | 07/09/1896 | Walsall | Won 2-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 4 | 12/09/1896 | Lincoln City | Won 3-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 5 | 19/09/1896 | Grimsby Town | Lost 0-2 | Away | Abbey Park | FL Second Division |
| 6 | 21/09/1896 | Walsall | Won 3-2 | Away | Fellows Park | FL Second Division |
| 7 | 26/09/1896 | Newcastle United | Won 4-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 8 | 03/10/1896 | Manchester City | Drew 0-0 | Away | Hyde Road | FL Second Division |
| 9 | 10/10/1896 | Small Heath | Drew 1-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 10 | 17/10/1896 | Blackpool | Lost 2-4 | Away | Raikes Hall | FL Second Division |
| 11 | 21/10/1896 | Gainsborough Trinity | Lost 0-2 | Away | Northolme | FL Second Division |
| 12 | 24/10/1896 | Burton Wanderers | Won 3-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 13 | 07/11/1896 | Grimsby Town | Won 4-2 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 14 | 28/11/1896 | Small Heath | Lost 0-1 | Away | Muntz Street | FL Second Division |
| 15 | 12/12/1896 | West Manchester | Won 7-0 | Home | Bank Street | FA Cup 3rd Qual Round |
| 16 | 19/12/1896 | Notts County | Lost 0-3 | Away | Trent Bridge | FL Second Division |
| 17 | 25/12/1896 | Manchester City | Won 2-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 18 | 26/12/1896 | Blackpool | Won 2-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 19 | 28/12/1896 | Leicester Fosse | Lost 0-1 | Away | Filbert Street | FL Second Division |
| 20 | 01/01/1897 | Newcastle United | Lost 0-2 | Away | St James' Park | FL Second Division |
| 21 | 02/01/1897 | Nelson | Won 3-0 | Home | Bank Street | FA Cup 4th Qual Round |
| 22 | 09/01/1897 | Burton Swifts | Drew 1-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 23 | 15/01/1897 | Blackpool | Drew 2-2 | Home | Bank Street | FA Cup 5th Qual Round |
| 24 | 20/01/1897 | Blackpool | Won 2-1 | Away | Raikes Hall | FA Cup 5th Qual Round Replay |
| 25 | 30/01/1897 | Kettering | Won 5-1 | Home | Bank Street | FA Cup 1st Round |
| 26 | 06/02/1897 | Loughborough | Won 6-0 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 27 | 13/02/1897 | Southampton St Mary's | Drew 1-1 | Away | County Cricket Ground | FA Cup 2nd Round |
| 28 | 17/02/1897 | Southampton St Mary's | Won 3-1 | Home | Bank Street | FA Cup 2nd Round Replay |
| 29 | 20/02/1897 | Leicester Fosse | Won 2-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 30 | 27/02/1897 | Derby County | Lost 0-2 | Away | Baseball Ground | FA Cup Quarter Finals |
| 31 | 02/03/1897 | Darwen | Won 3-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 32 | 13/03/1897 | Darwen | Won 2-0 | Away | Barley Bank | FL Second Division |
| 33 | 20/03/1897 | Burton Wanderers | Won 2-1 | Away | Derby Turn | FL Second Division |
| 34 | 22/03/1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | Drew 1-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 35 | 27/03/1897 | Notts County | Drew 1-1 | Home | Bank Street | FL Second Division |
| 36 | 01/04/1897 | Lincoln City | Won 3-1 | Away | Sincil Bank | FL Second Division |
| 37 | 03/04/1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | Won 2-0 | Away | Manor Ground | FL Second Division |
| 38 | 10/04/1897 | Loughborough | Lost 0-2 | Away | Athletic Ground | FL Second Division |
| 39 | 19/04/1897 | Burnley | Lost 0-2 | Away | Turf Moor | Test Match |
| 40 | 21/04/1897 | Burnley | Won 2-0 | Home | Bank Street | Test Match |
| 41 | 24/04/1897 | Sunderland | Drew 1-1 | Home | Bank Street | Test Match |
| 42 | 26/04/1897 | Sunderland | Lost 0-2 | Away | Newcastle Road | Test Match |
| Newton Heath finished bottom of the Group and remained in the Football League Second Division | ||||||
End of Season Review
| League Record | ||||||||
| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| ♦2nd | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | 39 |
| ♦Newton Heath remained in the Football Second Division after finishing bottom in the Test Matches | ||||||||
| Click here for final League Standings | ||||||||
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Cup Record |
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| Competition | Round Reached | Knocked Out By |
| FA Cup | Quarter Finals | Derby County |
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