Saturday 1895-12-28
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Bury | Perry Bar | 7,000 | |
| Campbell 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Town Ground | 6,000 | |
| Carnelly 2, McInnes, Shaw | Lineups | Chippendale, Haydock | ||||
| The Wednesday | 0 | 4 | Derby County | Olive Grove | 17,000 | |
| Lineups | Stevenson 2, Miller, Crawshaw OG | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Derby County | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2.409 | 28 | W | W | D | W | W | 1896-01-01 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1.69 | 27 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-01-04 | Stoke | A |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | Sunderland | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1.182 | 21 | W | D | L | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.286 | 19 | L | W | W | D | W | 1896-01-01 | Everton | H |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 0.8 | 19 | L | D | L | W | W | 1896-01-01 | Preston North End | 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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 0.909 | 15 | W | D | W | L | L | 1896-01-11 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0.895 | 13 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-01-04 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 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 | 0 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0.806 | 11 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-01-01 | Burnley | H |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Derby Turn | 1,500 | |
| Capes A 2, Lowe, Garfield | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | Burton Swifts | Abbey Park | 2,000 | |
| Bell 2, Higgins | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | Sincil Bank | 1,500 | |
| Gillespie W 2, Gillespie M 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Loughborough | 1 | 3 | Notts County | Athletic Ground | 1,500 | |
| Middleton | Lineups | Brealey, Calderhead, Chadburn | ||||
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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 | 1 | Burton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 2.353 | 27 | W | W | W | W | D | 1896-01-04 | Darwen | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1.609 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-01 | Newton Heath | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.875 | 17 | L | D | W | W | L | 1896-01-04 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | 0 | Newcastle United | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 1.5 | 16 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-01-01 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 9 | 1 | Notts County | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0.946 | 15 | W | W | L | W | D | 1896-01-01 | Darwen | A |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 2 | Lincoln City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.722 | 8 | W | W | L | L | D | 1896-01-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | Loughborough | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0.444 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1896-01-04 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 0.321 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-01-04 | Burton Swifts | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 1 | 1 | New Brompton | Maidstone Road | 5,500 | |
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Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-18 | New Brompton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2.44 | 11 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Chatham | A |
| 3 | 1 | New Brompton | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0.56 | 11 | D | L | L | W | W | 1896-01-18 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 4 | 1 | Chatham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1.38 | 10 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Luton Town | H |
| 5 | -2 | Southampton St. Mary's | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 10 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-01-18 | Chatham | H |
| 6 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1896-01-11 | Reading | A |
| 7 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.64 | 8 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-01-11 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 | 6 | D | W | L | L | L | 1896-01-11 | Chatham | A |
| 9 | 0 | Clapton | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0.51 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-01-18 | Reading | H |
| 10 | 0 | Ilford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.05 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-01-11 | Luton Town | H |
