Thursday 1895-12-26
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Baseball Ground | 12,000 | |
| Miller, Stevenson | Lineups | Jack | ||||
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | Bramall Lane | 26,000 | |
| Watson | Lineups | Ferrier | ||||
| Small Heath | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Coventry Road | 5,500 | |
| Adlington | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 0 | 2 | Bury | Victoria Ground | 10,000 | |
| Lineups | Barr, Millar | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | Stoney Lane | 15,124 | |
| Bassett | Lineups | Millar | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | Molineux | 22,300 | |
| Owen | Lineups | Smith, Spencer | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1.92 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-01 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2.227 | 26 | W | D | W | W | W | 1895-12-28 | The Wednesday | A |
| 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1.621 | 25 | W | L | W | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Bury | H |
| 4 | -1 | Stoke | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 1.414 | 24 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-04 | Aston Villa | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 1.125 | 20 | L | W | L | L | D | 1895-12-30 | Sheffield United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.471 | 19 | W | W | D | W | W | 1895-12-28 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 7 | 0 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.095 | 19 | D | L | W | W | L | 1895-12-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 0.903 | 19 | D | L | W | W | L | 1895-12-28 | Derby County | H |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 0.757 | 18 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-01-01 | The Wednesday | A |
| 10 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0.943 | 13 | L | W | L | L | L | 1895-12-27 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 0.839 | 13 | D | W | L | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0.606 | 13 | D | D | L | L | W | 1895-12-30 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 13 | 1 | Bury | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0.862 | 11 | W | L | L | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Aston Villa | A |
| 14 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0.553 | 10 | D | D | L | W | L | 1896-01-04 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | -2 | Burnley | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 0.548 | 10 | L | D | L | L | L | 1896-01-01 | Bury | A |
| 16 | 0 | Small Heath | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 0.48 | 9 | W | D | L | L | L | 1896-01-04 | Derby County | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Newcastle United | Abbey Park | 4,000 | |
| Pratt 2 | Lineups | Collins | ||||
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | Sincil Bank | 1,500 | |
| Gillespie W 2, Gillespie M 3, Smith | Lineups | Unknown 2 | ||||
| Loughborough | 2 | 2 | Burton Swifts | Athletic Ground | 3,000 | |
| Dickson, Middleton | Lineups | West, Boggie | ||||
| Rotherham Town | 3 | 0 | Darwen | Clifton Lane | 2,000 | |
| McCabe, Wheatcroft, Unknown | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2.25 | 27 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-01-01 | Manchester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 2.118 | 25 | W | W | W | D | W | 1895-12-28 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1.526 | 24 | W | W | D | L | W | 1896-01-01 | Liverpool | A |
| 4 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 1.296 | 20 | W | W | L | L | D | 1896-01-04 | Loughborough | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newton Heath | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1.448 | 19 | L | W | L | W | W | 1896-01-01 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1.478 | 17 | W | W | W | W | L | 1895-12-28 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 7 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0.966 | 17 | D | W | W | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 8 | -2 | Newcastle United | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 1.773 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 0.872 | 14 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-01-01 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Notts County | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.889 | 13 | W | L | W | D | L | 1895-12-28 | Loughborough | A |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.211 | 12 | W | D | W | W | L | 1896-01-01 | Newcastle United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0.559 | 10 | W | L | L | D | W | 1896-01-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 13 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0.5 | 7 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Loughborough | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0.455 | 7 | D | L | L | L | L | 1895-12-28 | Notts County | H |
| 15 | 1 | Lincoln City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.611 | 6 | W | L | L | D | W | 1895-12-28 | Newcastle United | H |
| 16 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 0.346 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1895-12-28 | Burton Wanderers | A |
