Wednesday, December 15 – 1897
Mr. W. J. C. Clegg presided over a Council meeting of the Football Association at 61, Chancery-lane, yesterday evening, the chief business being the draw for the first round of the Association Cup, which resulted as follows: –
Draw for the Association Cup.
Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday;
West Bromwich Albion v New Brighton Tower;
Southampton v Leicester Fosse;
Burnley v Woolwich Arsenal;
Newton Heath v Walsall;
Bury v Stoke;
Long Eaton Rangers v Gainsborough Trinity;
Luton v Bolton Wanderers;
Liverpool v Hucknall St John’s;
Preston North End v Newcastle United;
Manchester City v Darwen or Wigan County;
Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers;
Sheffield United v Burslem Port Vale;
Everton v Blackburn Rovers;
Derby County v Aston Villa.
Ties to be played on January 29. Kick off, no later than, 2:45.
(Northern Echo, 16-12-1897)
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