Monday 1895-12-30
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Bramall Lane | 5,000 | |
| Needham | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.08 | 20 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-01-01 | Derby County | H |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | Sheffield United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0.636 | 15 | W | D | D | L | L | 1896-01-04 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 12 | -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 |
| 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 |
