| Saturday 30th January 1897 | |||
| Aston Villa | 5-0 | Newcastle United | |
| Birmingham City | 1-2 | Notts County | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Sheffield United | |
| Derby County | 8-1 | Barnsley | |
| Everton | 5-2 | Burton Wanderers | |
| Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Liverpool | 4-3 | Burton United | |
| Luton Town | 0-1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Manchester United | 5-1 | Kettering Town | |
| Millwall | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | |
| Preston North End | 6-0 | Manchester City | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Southampton | 1-1 | Heanor Town | |
| Stockton | 0-0 | Bury | |
| Stoke City | 5-2 | Glossop North End | |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Burnley | |
| Tuesday 2nd February 1897 | |||
| Replay | |||
| Bury | 12-1 | Stockton | |
| Wednesday 3rd February 1897 | |||
| Replay | |||
| Heanor Town | 0-1 | Southampton | |
| Monday 8th February 1897 | |||
| Replay | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-3 | Grimsby Town | aet |
| Thursday 11th February 1897 | |||
| 2nd Replay | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Grimsby Town | (n) |









