Monday 1896-02-10
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 0 | 1 | Manchester City | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | Davies | |||||
| 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 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 2.731 | 35 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-02-18 | Rotherham Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1.778 | 32 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-02-22 | Newcastle United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester City | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 1.556 | 32 | W | W | W | W | L | 1896-02-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 1.897 | 25 | L | W | W | W | L | 1896-02-22 | Liverpool | A |
| 5 | 0 | Newton Heath | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 1.342 | 25 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-02-29 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newcastle United | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 1.375 | 24 | W | L | W | L | L | 1896-02-22 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 1.206 | 22 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-02-15 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 8 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 0.919 | 21 | W | L | D | L | D | 1896-02-15 | Darwen | A |
| 9 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1.192 | 20 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-02-15 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Darwen | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 1.037 | 20 | L | W | W | W | L | 1896-02-15 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 0.86 | 16 | L | D | L | L | W | 1896-02-22 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 0.393 | 14 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-02-18 | Liverpool | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 0.571 | 12 | L | W | D | W | L | 1896-02-15 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0.686 | 11 | D | W | L | L | L | 1896-02-15 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 0.407 | 10 | D | W | D | L | L | 1896-02-15 | Manchester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 0.367 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1896-02-22 | Darwen | A |
