Wednesday 1896-03-04
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Derby County | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Baseball Ground | 4,000 | |
| Miller | 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 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1.806 | 38 | W | D | W | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 2.296 | 36 | W | W | D | D | W | 1896-03-14 | Sheffield United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 1.629 | 33 | L | L | W | D | D | 1896-03-07 | Preston North End | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1.303 | 29 | W | W | D | W | L | 1896-03-07 | The Wednesday | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.37 | 27 | W | D | W | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Aston Villa | H |
| 6 | 0 | The Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 0.826 | 25 | L | W | D | L | W | 1896-03-07 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 0 | Stoke | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 1.222 | 24 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-03-14 | Sunderland | H |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 0.952 | 24 | L | W | D | L | W | 1896-03-07 | Everton | A |
| 9 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0.97 | 23 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Sheffield United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Burnley | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 0.921 | 20 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-03-07 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 0.619 | 20 | L | W | L | L | D | 1896-03-07 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 0.795 | 19 | L | D | L | W | D | 1896-03-07 | Burnley | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 18 | W | W | D | W | L | 1896-03-07 | Small Heath | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 0.818 | 15 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-03-07 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 15 | 0 | Small Heath | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 0.479 | 14 | W | L | D | L | L | 1896-03-07 | Bury | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 0.451 | 13 | W | L | L | D | L | 1896-03-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
