Monday 1896-03-09
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 3 | Bury | Stoney Lane | 4,200 | |
| Flewitt | Lineups | Millar 2, Plant | ||||
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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 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 1.763 | 39 | D | W | D | W | W | 1896-03-14 | The Wednesday | H |
| 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 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 1.622 | 35 | W | L | L | W | D | 1896-04-03 | Derby County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 1.324 | 31 | W | W | W | D | W | 1896-03-14 | Stoke | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.345 | 28 | D | W | D | W | W | 1896-03-14 | Preston North End | H |
| 6 | 0 | The Wednesday | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 0.813 | 25 | L | L | W | D | L | 1896-03-14 | Aston Villa | 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.971 | 24 | D | L | L | W | W | 1896-03-21 | Small Heath | H |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 0.933 | 24 | L | L | W | D | L | 1896-03-14 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 0.822 | 21 | W | L | D | L | W | 1896-03-21 | Stoke | A |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 0.628 | 21 | D | L | W | L | L | 1896-03-14 | Derby County | A |
| 12 | 1 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.026 | 20 | W | L | W | W | D | 1896-03-21 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | -1 | Burnley | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 0.9 | 20 | L | W | L | W | W | 1896-03-16 | Stoke | H |
| 14 | 0 | Small Heath | 24 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 0.493 | 16 | W | W | L | D | L | 1896-03-21 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 0.807 | 15 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-03-28 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 0.473 | 15 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-04-03 | Preston North End | A |
