30th April 1897
| Group Stage | Newcastle United | 4-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Group Stage | Stoke City | 0-0 | Burnley |
28th April 1897
| Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers | 4-3 | Newcastle United |
26th April 1897
| Group Stage | Burnley | 0-2 | Stoke City |
23rd April 1897
| Group Stage | Stoke City | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
| Group Stage | Burnley | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
21st April 1897
| Group Stage | Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 | Burnley |
20th April 1897
| Group Stage | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Stoke City |