September 19th, 1896 — 5–0 v Burton Wanderers (3,000) (September 19th, 1896)
September 26th, 1896 — 2–2 v Manchester City (-) (September 26th, 1896)
October 17th, 1896 — 4–2 v Newton Heath (5,000) (October 17th, 1896)
November 14th, 1896 — 3–1 v Lincoln City (-) (November 14th, 1896)
November 28th, 1896 — 3–2 v Notts County (-) (November 28th, 1896)
January 1st, 1897 — 1–0 v Grimsby Town (5,000) (January 1st, 1897)
January 4th, 1897 — 1–1 v Woolwich Arsenal (-) (January 4th, 1897)
January 23rd, 1897 — 1–3 v Small Heath (-) (January 23rd, 1897)
February 13th, 1897 — 3–2 v Walsall (-) (February 13th, 1897)
February 27th, 1897 — 3–0 v Leicester Fosse (-) (February 27th, 1897)
March 13th, 1897 — 4–1 v Newcastle United (-) (March 13th, 1897)
March 27th, 1897 — 4–1 v Loughborough (-) (March 27th, 1897)
April 16th, 1897 — 1–0 v Darwen (5,000) (April 16th, 1897)
April 19th, 1897 — 3–0 v Burton Swifts (-) (April 19th, 1897)
April 24th, 1897 — 1–1 v Gainsborough Trinity (-) (April 24th, 1897)
15 League
games played at
Raikes Hall by Blackpool
The club was elected into the Football League Division 2 in 1896 and whilst in their debut season it became apparent that Raikes Hall was due for redevelopment they moved to The Athletic Grounds for the start of the 1897/98 season. They returned here midway through the 1898/99 fixtures but failed to gain re-election at the end of that season. The club moved to Bloomfield Road at the end of 1899.