Monday 1896-01-20
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Loughborough | Derby Turn | 800 | |
| Capes A 2, Bostock, Devey | 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 | 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 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 2.091 | 30 | W | D | L | W | W | 1896-01-25 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 0.356 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1896-02-01 | Manchester City | H |
| 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 |
