Tuesday 1896-03-03
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | Rotherham Town | Abbey Park | 500 | Rotherham Town played with only 10 men |
| Pratt 2, Fletcher, Porteus OG | 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 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 3.25 | 41 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 1.677 | 38 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 1.613 | 34 | W | L | L | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Liverpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 1.938 | 29 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-03-07 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | Newton Heath | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 1.3 | 25 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Rotherham Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 1.222 | 24 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-03-07 | Notts County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1.125 | 23 | L | D | W | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 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 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 0.654 | 21 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1.047 | 20 | W | W | L | D | L | 1896-03-07 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 0.745 | 15 | W | W | L | D | W | 1896-03-07 | Darwen | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 0.333 | 14 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-03-07 | Newton Heath | H |
| 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 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 0.379 | 11 | L | D | L | D | W | 1896-03-07 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 0.393 | 10 | W | L | D | L | L | 1896-03-07 | Newcastle United | H |
