| 4. Round | 05/12/1896 | Stoke City | - | Derby County | 2:2 | ||||
| 4. Round | 12/12/1896 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Stoke City | 1:2 | ||||
| 4. Round | 19/12/1896 | Everton FC | - | Stoke City | 4:2 | ||||
| 5. Round | 02/01/1897 | Stoke City | - | Everton FC | 2:3 | ||||
| 5. Round | 09/01/1897 | Burnley FC | - | Stoke City | 1:3 | ||||
| 5. Round | 16/01/1897 | Liverpool FC | - | Stoke City | 1:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 23/01/1897 | Stoke City | - | The Wednesday FC | 0:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 06/02/1897 | Stoke City | - | Liverpool FC | 6:1 | ||||
| 6. Round | 20/02/1897 | Sunderland AFC | - | Stoke City | 4:1 | ||||
| 6. Round | 27/02/1897 | Stoke City | - | Burnley FC | 3:2 | ||||
| 7. Round | 20/03/1897 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Stoke City | 2:1 | ||||
| 7. Round | 27/03/1897 | Sheffield United | - | Stoke City | 1:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 03/04/1897 | Stoke City | - | Sunderland AFC | 0:1 | ||||
| 8. Round | 10/04/1897 | Stoke City | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 12/04/1897 | Stoke City | - | Bury FC | 3:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 15/04/1897 | Stoke City | - | Sheffield United | 2:0 |
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