1897 Playing List
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Player | Games | Goals |
| Bill Ahern | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Aitken (C) | 13 | 3 |
| Bob Armstrong | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Arnott | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Blake | 4 | 0 |
| Chic Breese | 11 | 3 |
| Otto Buck | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Caffery | 7 | 4 |
| Bob Cameron | 11 | 1 |
| Bill Casey | 12 | 1 |
| Sam Chapman | 13 | 12 |
| Henry Crane | 8 | 0 |
| Arthur Cummins | 7 | 1 |
| Henry Dunne | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Frost | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Goonan | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Gyles | 1 | 0 |
| Brook Hannah | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Heffernan | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Howard | 2 | 0 |
| George Johnston | 1 | 0 |
| Herbie Lowenthal | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Lyons | 9 | 0 |
| Oscar Manchester | 7 | 2 |
| Henry McPetrie | 5 | 2 |
| Harry H Morgan | 11 | 0 |
| Wally Ocock | 10 | 15 |
| Joe Paton | 5 | 0 |
| Alby Patterson | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Patterson | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Reekie | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Reid | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Roberts | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Sweetman | 11 | 3 |
| Bobby Walsh | 11 | 1 |
| Ernie Walton (VC) | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Weir | 9 | 1 |
| Peter Williams | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Woodhouse | 10 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 280 | 51 |
