Saturday 30 January 1897

Won

Newton Heath
5–1
Kettering

10′
Dixon
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Harry Dixon

Goalscorer data for this match may be incomplete.

Goalscorers

United scored 5, but this match does not yet have goalscorer events in the canonical record.

How to add the missing goalscorers

Starting XI

11Cassidy10Gillespie9Donaldson8McNaught7Bryant
6Cartwright5Jenkyns4Draycott
3Erentz2Stafford
1Barrett

2-3-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 9 cited sources and the canonical match record.