▁other ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁side . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁Black pool ▁travel led ▁to ▁New castle ▁United ▁and ▁returned ▁empty - hand ed ▁after ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁defeat . ▁ ▁November ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fruit less ▁month , ▁with ▁defe ats ▁at ▁Le ic ester ▁F os se ▁( 4 – 1 ), ▁Dar wen ▁( 3 – 1 ), ▁W ool wich ▁Ar sen al ▁( 2 – 1 ) ▁and ▁L ut on ▁Town ▁( 3 – 1 ). ▁Martin ▁scored ▁Black pool ’ s ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁losses , ▁and ▁Clark in ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁one . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁three - week ▁break , ▁Black pool ▁beat ▁G ains borough ▁Tr inity ▁ 5 – 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Athlet ic ▁Gr ounds . ▁C ox , ▁Harry ▁St ir z aker ▁and ▁Jack ▁Park inson ▁scored , ▁alongside ▁two ▁own - go als ▁by ▁the ▁visitors . ▁ ▁C ox ▁scored ▁two ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁game ▁a ▁week ▁later , ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁home ▁defeat ▁by ▁New castle . ▁▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁was ▁closed ▁out ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁defeat ▁at ▁W als all . ▁ ▁Black pool ▁began ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁W ool wich ▁Ar sen al . ▁C ox ▁n ett ed ▁twice , ▁with ▁B irk ett ▁also ▁scoring . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January , ▁Park inson ▁and