Thursday 1896-01-02
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | St James' Park | 5,000 | |
| Aitken, Lennox 2, Stott, Collins | 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 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2.28 | 29 | W | W | W | W | L | 1896-01-04 | Rotherham Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 1.364 | 24 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-01-04 | Newcastle United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Newton Heath | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1.452 | 21 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-01-04 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 5 | 2 | Newcastle United | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 1.731 | 20 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-01-04 | Manchester City | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1.5 | 19 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 0.915 | 16 | W | L | W | L | L | 1896-01-04 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 0.897 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-11 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.15 | 12 | L | W | D | W | W | 1896-01-04 | Newton Heath | H |
| 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 | Lincoln City | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0.634 | 8 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-01-11 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
