Monday 1896-02-24
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 5 | 1 | Loughborough | Hyde Road | 2,000 | |
| Morris 2, Davies, Meredith, Chapman | Lineups | Logan | ||||
| 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 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 39 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-02-29 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 1.857 | 38 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-02-29 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1.6 | 32 | L | L | W | W | D | 1896-02-29 | Newton Heath | A |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 1.45 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Loughborough | A |
| 5 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1.75 | 25 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-02-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 1.265 | 24 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-02-29 | Loughborough | A |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.207 | 23 | D | W | W | L | W | 1896-02-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 1.091 | 23 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Lincoln City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 0.756 | 21 | L | L | W | L | D | 1896-02-29 | Liverpool | H |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 0.977 | 18 | W | L | D | L | L | 1896-02-29 | Manchester City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 0.352 | 14 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-03-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 0.704 | 13 | W | L | D | W | L | 1896-02-29 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 14 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 0.528 | 12 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-03-07 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 0.391 | 11 | D | L | D | W | D | 1896-02-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0.364 | 8 | L | D | L | L | L | 1896-02-29 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
