



| Gravesend United | |
|---|---|
| 1H. BIGNELL | |
| 2Bobby BUIST | |
| 3John TURNER | |
| 4Bob INNES | |
| 5 BULL | |
| 6 SLATER | |
| 7Andrew COWIE | |
| 8 McDONALD | |
| 9Frank MOBLEY | |
| 10 ANDREWS | |
| 11Tommy JOHNSON |
| Swindon Town | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1Jimmy COOK1 | ||
| 2Jimmy MUNRO2 | ||
| 3Billy MELLARS3 | ||
| 4Jim CLARKE4 | ||
| 5Alec BOGGIE5 | ||
| 6Jim ALMOND6 | ||
| 7Georgie RICHARDSON7 | ||
| 8Tommy ANTHONY8 | ||
| 9Jock BELL9 | ||
| 10Joey MURRAY10 | ||
| 11Tommy WILSON11 |
| Manager/Head Coach |
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| Club COMMITTEE |
Southern League Division One results on Monday December 27th, 1897:
Chatham
Chatham
|
10-2 |
Wolverton London and North Western Railway
Wolverton LNWR
|
Gravesend United
Gravesend United
|
2-2 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
3-2 |
New Brompton
New Brompton
|
Southern League Division One table after matches on Monday December 27th, 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 |
Chatham
Chatham
|
11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 2.31 | 16 |
| 2 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 2.13 | 16 |
| 3 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2.83 | 14 |
| 4 |
Reading
Reading
|
9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 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
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 8 |
Gravesend United
Gravesend United
|
11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 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
|
11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 0.43 | 5 |
| 11 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0.33 | 4 |
| 12 |
Northfleet
Northfleet
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0.32 | 2 |