English Football League Tables
Season 1895-96
| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| FA Cup Final 1896 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 48,836 | * |
| Spiksley 2 | Black | |||||||
| *Replica of the stolen FA Cup trophy used for the first time | ||||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1896 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | The Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 28,300 | |
| Brash | Tannahill | |||||||
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | Perry Bar, Birmingham | 35,000 | |
| Malpass, Tonks | Bloomer S | |||||||
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1896 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | The Wednesday | 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Town Ground, Nottingham | 20,960 | |
| Crawshaw, Davis, Spiksley | Tannahill | |||||||
| Test Matches | ||||||||
| D 2 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Small Heath | D 1 | Anfield Road, Liverpool | 20,000 | |
| Allan 2, McCartney, Bradshaw | ||||||||
| D 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Hyde Road, Manchester | 8,000 | |
| Rowan | Perry T | |||||||
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | Manchester City | D 2 | Stoney Lane, West Bromwich | 5,500 | |
| Flewitt 2, Higgins, Richards J, Williams W, Johnson | McBride | |||||||
| D 1 | Small Heath | 0 | 0 | Liverpool | D 2 | Muntz Street, Birmingham | 8,000 | |
| D 2 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Anfield Road, Liverpool | 20,100 | |
| Bradshaw, Allan | ||||||||
| D 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Small Heath | D 1 | Hyde Road, Manchester | 9,500 | |
| Meredith, Davies, Rowan | ||||||||
| D 1 | Small Heath | 8 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | Muntz Street, Birmingham | 6,000 | |
| Jones 3, Wheldon 3, Abbott, Hallam | ||||||||
| D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Liverpool | D 2 | Stoney Lane, West Bromwich | 2,000 | |
| Williams W (p), Richards W | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 1895-96
| First Division | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 1.733 | 45 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | 13 | Derby County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1.943 | 41 | SF |
| 3 | -1 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 1.535 | 39 | Rd 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.324 | 37 | SF |
| 5 | -4 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 1.268 | 37 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 1.191 | 30 | Rd 3 |
| 7 | 1 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 0.830 | 29 | Win |
| 8 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 0.800 | 29 | Rd 1 |
| 9 | -5 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 0.917 | 28 | Rd 1 |
| 10 | -1 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 1.091 | 27 | Rd 2 |
| 11 | D 2 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 0.926 | 27 | Rd 3 |
| 12 | -6 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 0.800 | 26 | Rd 2 |
| 13 | -6 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 0.737 | 25 | Rd 1 |
| 14 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 0.938 | 21 | Final |
| 15 | -3 | Small Heath | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 0.494 | 20 | Rd 1 |
| 16 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 0.508 | 19 | Rd 3 |
| Second Division | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | D 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 3.313 | 46 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 7 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 1.658 | 46 | Q1 |
| 3 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2.158 | 42 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 3 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1.725 | 42 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 1.460 | 34 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | -3 | Newton Heath | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 1.158 | 33 | Rd 2 |
| 7 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 1.381 | 32 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | -4 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 1.295 | 32 | Q4 |
| 9 | -3 | Darwen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 1.075 | 30 | Rd 1 |
| 10 | -8 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1.056 | 26 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 0.565 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 12 | ML | Loughborough | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 0.606 | 23 | Q3 |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 0.707 | 22 | Q3 |
| 14 | 1 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 0.551 | 18 | Q2 |
| 15 | -3 | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 0.351 | 17 | Q4 |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 0.316 | 13 | Rd 1 |
| Southern League Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Southern League Div 1 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4.688 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4.857 | 27 | Q1 |
| 3 | 0 | Southampton St. Mary's | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1.913 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.184 | 23 | Q3 |
| 5 | 1 | Chatham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 0.956 | 20 | Q3 |
| 6 | SL 2 | New Brompton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0.811 | 18 | Q1 |
| 7 | 2 | Swindon Town | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 0.927 | 16 | Q3 |
| 8 | 0 | Clapton | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 0.448 | 10 | Q1 |
| 9 | -2 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0.523 | 9 | Q4 |
| 10 | -6 | Ilford | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 0.123 | 0 | Q3 |
| 1896 Re-election to the Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lan | Blackpool | Rd 2 | 19 | Elected | |
| ML | Walsall | Q3 | 16 | Elected | |
| ML | Gainsborough Trinity | Q3 | 15 | Elected | |
| SL | Luton Town | 4,313 | Q1 | 10 | Failed |
| D 2 | Burslem Port Vale | 1,663 | Q2 | 10 | Not Re-elected |
| D 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,767 | Rd 1 | 4 | Not Re-elected |
| Lan | Fairfield | Q4 | 3 | Failed | |
| TCm | Glossop North End | Q3 | 3 | Failed | |
| TCm | Macclesfield | Q1 | 2 | Failed | |
| SAL | Tottenham Hotspur | Rd 1 | 2 | Failed | |
| D 2 | Rotherham Town | 1,753 | Q4 | x | Did not seek re-election to Second Division |
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