| 1. Round | 04/09/1897 | Everton FC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 2:1 | ||||
| 1. Round | 11/09/1897 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:3 | ||||
| 1. Round | 18/09/1897 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Notts County | 1:0 | ||||
| 1. Round | 25/09/1897 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Preston North End | 1:0 | ||||
| 2. Round | 02/10/1897 | Aston Villa | - | Bolton Wanderers | 3:2 | ||||
| 2. Round | 09/10/1897 | Bolton Wanderers | - | The Wednesday FC | 0:3 | ||||
| 4. Round | 11/12/1897 | Bury FC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 2:1 | ||||
| 4. Round | 25/12/1897 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Liverpool FC | 0:2 | ||||
| 4. Round | 27/12/1897 | Derby County | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 01/01/1898 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Derby County | 3:3 | ||||
| 5. Round | 03/01/1898 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Bury FC | 0:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 08/01/1898 | Nottingham Forest | - | Bolton Wanderers | 2:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 15/01/1898 | Stoke City | - | Bolton Wanderers | 2:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 22/02/1898 | Sunderland AFC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 2:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 14/04/1898 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:2 |
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