Blackburn Rovers results for the 1896-1897 season

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'Man Utd can challenge for title'

Manchester United's victory at Southampton proves they can challenge for the Premier League title, says manager Louis van Gaal.

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Bellerin 'happy' at Arsenal

Hector Bellerin says he has no regrets over his decision to leave Barcelona as a youngster to join Arsenal.

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Rodgers rues missed chances

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was left frustrated after his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Norwich City at Anfield.

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Neville's verdict on Martial

Gary Neville watched Anthony Martial bag a brace on his first Premier League start for Manchester United and told Super Sunday he was impressed by his composure.

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LVG: That's why we kept De Gea

Louis van Gaal defended Manchester United's transfer negotiations regarding David de Gea after his side's 3-2 win over Southampton at St Mary's.

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Martin enjoys 'fantastic' day

Norwich City captain Russell Martin could not hide his delight after witnessing the birth of his son and scoring the equaliser against Liverpool in the space of 24 hours.

English Division One (old) 1896-1897
No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Pos	Pt
1	01.09.1896	West Bromwich Albion	home	L1-2	5	0
2	05.09.1896	Liverpool	home	W1-0	5	2
3	12.09.1896	Bolton Wanderers	away	D0-0	8	3
4	19.09.1896	Sheffield Wednesday	home	W4-0	3	5
5	26.09.1896	Wolverhampton Wndrs	away	D1-1	3	6
6	03.10.1896	Burnley	home	W3-2	2	8
7	10.10.1896	Preston North End	away	L1-3	4	8
8	17.10.1896	Bolton Wanderers	home	W1-0	3	10
9	24.10.1896	Liverpool	away	L0-4	7	10
10	31.10.1896	Preston North End	home	L0-4	7	10
11	07.11.1896	Burnley	away	W1-0	6	12
12	14.11.1896	Nottingham Forest	home	D0-0	6	13
13	21.11.1896	Derby County	away	L0-6	7	13
14	28.11.1896	Aston Villa	home	L1-5	10	13
15	12.12.1896	Nottingham Forest	away	L1-2	11	13
16	19.12.1896	Sunderland	away	W1-0	11	15
17	25.12.1896	Sunderland	home	L1-2	11	15
18	26.12.1896	West Bromwich Albion	away	L0-1	12	15
19	28.12.1896	Sheffield Wednesday	away	L0-6	12	15
20	02.01.1897	Wolverhampton Wndrs	home	W2-0	11	17
21	09.01.1897	Sheffield United	away	L0-7	11	17
22	16.01.1897	Derby County	home	W5-2	11	19
23	06.02.1897	Sheffield United	home	L1-3	11	19
24	20.02.1897	Bury	home	L1-2	11	19
25	06.03.1897	Everton	home	W4-2	12	21
26	13.03.1897	Everton	away	W3-0	11	23
27	20.03.1897	Stoke City	home	W2-1	10	25
28	27.03.1897	Bury	away	L0-3	11	25
29	10.04.1897	Stoke City	away	L0-1	13	25
30	17.04.1897	Aston Villa	away	L0-3	14	25

English FA Cup 1896-1897
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
30.01.1897	r1	Sheffield United	home	W2-1
13.02.1897	r2	Wolverhampton Wndrs	home	W2-1
27.02.1897	r3	Everton	away	L0-2