Saturday 18 September 1897

Lost

Newton Heath
1–2
Luton

15′
Cassidy
10′
McInnes
40′
Little
0′HTFT
  1. 10' Tom McInnes
  2. 15' Joe Cassidy
  3. 40' Tommy Little

Starting XI

11Cassidy10Gillespie9Boyd8Dunn7Bryant
6Cartwright5McNaught4Morgan
3Erentz2Stafford
1Barrett

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.