< FA Cup 1896/97 >

 
Preliminary Round 3
Manchester United West Manchester 7-0
Arsenal Leyton Orient 5-0
Preliminary Round 4
Manchester United Nelson FC 3-0
Arsenal Chatham Town 4-0
Preliminary Round 5
Manchester United Blackpool 2-2 2-1
Millwall Arsenal 4-2
Round 1
Sheffield Wednesday Nottingham Forest 0-1
Preston Manchester City 6-0
Southampton ~ 1-1 1-0
Stockton FC Bury 0-0 1-12
Sunderland Burnley 1-0
Stoke Glossop 5-2
Manchester United Kettering Town 5-1
Millwall Wolverhampton 1-2
Derby County Barnsley 6-1
Blackburn Sheffield United 2-1
Everton Burton Wanderers 5-2
Grimsby Bolton Wanderers 0-0 3-3 2-3
Luton Town W.B.A. 0-1
Liverpool Burton Swifts 4-3
Aston Villa Newcastle 5-0
Birmingham Notts County 1-2
Round 2
Sunderland Nottingham Forest 1-3
W.B.A. Liverpool 1-2
Preston Stoke 2-1
Everton Bury 3-0
Blackburn Wolverhampton 2-1
Derby County Bolton Wanderers 4-1
Aston Villa Notts County 2-1
Southampton Manchester United 1-1 1-3
Quarter Final
Liverpool Nottingham Forest 1-1 1-0
Everton Blackburn 2-0
Derby County Manchester United 2-0
Aston Villa Preston 0-0 1-1 3-2
Semi-Final
Aston Villa Liverpool 3-0
Everton Derby County 3-2
Final
Aston Villa Everton 3-2