Saturday 1896-01-18
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | Town Ground | 15,000 | |
| Shaw, McInnes, Richards | Lineups | Harvey | ||||
| Small Heath | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Coventry Road | 6,000 | |
| Adlington,Bruce, Ollis | Lineups | Henderson, Wood | ||||
| The Wednesday | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | Olive Grove | 12,000 | |
| Spiksley | Lineups | Cowan John, Devey, Crabtree | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | Derby County | Stoney Lane | 8,877 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | 0 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1.774 | 33 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2.28 | 31 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-02-08 | Aston Villa | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1.857 | 30 | D | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.269 | 25 | D | W | W | L | L | 1896-02-22 | Small Heath | H |
| 5 | 0 | Stoke | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 1.355 | 24 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-02-22 | Aston Villa | A |
| 6 | 0 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 0.967 | 22 | L | D | L | W | D | 1896-01-25 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 7 | 0 | The Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 0.805 | 22 | L | W | L | D | L | 1896-02-08 | Small Heath | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 0.825 | 21 | L | W | D | L | L | 1896-01-25 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 19 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 0.971 | 18 | W | D | W | D | W | 1896-01-25 | Aston Villa | A |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0.706 | 18 | D | W | W | D | D | 1896-01-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 0.765 | 16 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-02-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0.861 | 14 | D | W | L | L | W | 1896-02-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 0.8 | 13 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Small Heath | H |
| 15 | 1 | Small Heath | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 0.509 | 11 | W | L | W | D | L | 1896-01-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 16 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 0.488 | 11 | D | L | L | D | D | 1896-01-25 | Sunderland | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 2 | 2 | Burton Wanderers | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 5,000 | |
| Edwards, Sandham | Lineups | Devey, Capes A | ||||
| Burton Swifts | 0 | 0 | Notts County | Peel Croft | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | St James' Park | 8,000 | |
| McKay, Stott, Miller | Lineups | Jenkyns (p) | ||||
| Rotherham Town | 2 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | Clifton Lane | 1,000 | |
| McCabe, Wheatcroft | Lineups | |||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 2.6 | 33 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Lincoln City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Burton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 1.909 | 28 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-01-20 | Loughborough | H |
| 3 | -1 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1.48 | 28 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-02-01 | Loughborough | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 1.786 | 23 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Darwen | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newton Heath | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 1.412 | 23 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-02-03 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 6 | 1 | Newcastle United | 19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 1.378 | 22 | W | L | L | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 1.242 | 22 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 8 | 0 | Darwen | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 1.143 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 0.853 | 19 | D | L | D | L | D | 1896-01-25 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1.217 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 0.878 | 16 | D | L | L | W | W | 1896-02-08 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 0.442 | 12 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 0.5 | 10 | D | W | L | L | L | 1896-01-25 | Rotherham Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0.628 | 8 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-01-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0.39 | 7 | L | L | D | L | L | 1896-01-20 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 0.333 | 7 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-01-25 | Newcastle United | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapton | 1 | 1 | Reading | The Old Spotted Dog Ground | 2,000 | |
| New Brompton | 1 | 2 | Millwall Athletic | Priestfield Road | 2,000 | |
| Southampton St. Mary's | 4 | 0 | Chatham | County Ground | 5,000 | |
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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 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6.29 | 21 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-02-08 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chatham | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1.28 | 14 | L | W | W | D | W | 1896-01-27 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
| 3 | 0 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2.55 | 13 | W | L | D | L | W | 1896-02-08 | New Brompton | A |
| 4 | 1 | Southampton St. Mary's | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.2 | 12 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-01-25 | Royal Ordnance Factories | H |
| 5 | 1 | Reading | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0.7 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-02-08 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 6 | -2 | New Brompton | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0.55 | 11 | L | D | L | L | W | 1896-02-01 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.21 | 9 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-02-08 | Chatham | H |
| 8 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.63 | 6 | L | D | W | L | L | 1896-01-25 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 9 | 0 | Clapton | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 0.53 | 5 | D | L | W | L | L | 1896-02-08 | Ilford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Ilford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.04 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-02-08 | Clapton | A |
