
| Swindon Town | |
|---|---|
| 1Jimmy COOK | |
| 2Jack SHUTT | |
| 3Billy MELLARS | |
| 4Alec BOGGIE | |
| 5Jimmy MUNRO | |
| 6Jim ALMOND | |
| 7Georgie RICHARDSON | |
| 8Richie COX | |
| 9Jock BELL | |
| 10Grenville MORRIS | |
| 11Tommy WILSON |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Club COMMITTEE |
| Bristol City | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Hugh MONTEITH1 | ||
| 2Harry DAVY2 | ||
| 3Alex MILLIGAN3 | ||
| 4George MANN4 | ||
| 5Sandy HIGGINS5 | ||
| 6Jock HAMILTON6 | ||
| 7Tom WYLIE7 | ||
| 8Albert CARNELLY8 | ||
| 9Alex CAIE9 | ||
| 10Paddy O'BRIEN10 | ||
| 11Jock RUSSELL11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
|---|
| Sam HOLLIS |
Southern League Division One results on Saturday December 18th, 1897:
Sheppey United
Sheppey United
|
5-1 |
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
2-2 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
1-2 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
Southern League Division One table after matches on Saturday December 18th, 1897:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 2.13 | 16 |
| 2 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2.83 | 14 |
| 3 |
Reading
Reading
|
9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 |
Chatham
Chatham
|
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 12 |
| 5 |
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 1.40 | 11 |
| 6 |
Sheppey United
Sheppey United
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1.05 | 11 |
| 7 |
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 8 |
Gravesend United
Gravesend United
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 7 |
| 9 |
Millwall Athletic
Millwall Athletic
|
11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 0.96 | 6 |
| 10 |
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 0.50 | 5 |
| 11 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0.27 | 3 |
| 12 |
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 0 |