Saturday 1896-03-21
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Semi Final | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 1 | The Wednesday | 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | D 1 | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 28,300 | |
| Brash | Lineups | Tannahill | ||||||
| D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Derby County | D 1 | Perry Bar, Birmingham | 35,000 | |
| Malpass, Tonks | Lineups | Bloomer S | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | Small Heath | Ewood Park | 5,000 | |
| Haydock, Hargreaves | Lineups | Haddon | ||||
| Bury | 5 | 3 | Aston Villa | Gigg Lane | 10,654 | |
| Wylie 3, Henderson, Plant | Lineups | Devey, Campbell, Cowan John | ||||
| Stoke | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Victoria Ground | 5,000 | |
| Hyslop | 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 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 1.636 | 41 | L | W | D | W | D | 1896-04-03 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 2.138 | 36 | L | W | W | D | D | 1896-03-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 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 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 1.154 | 31 | L | W | W | W | D | 1896-03-28 | Stoke | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.379 | 30 | W | D | W | D | W | 1896-04-03 | Sheffield United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Stoke | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 1.316 | 28 | W | L | W | L | L | 1896-03-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 26 | W | D | L | L | W | 1896-04-03 | Stoke | H |
| 8 | -1 | The Wednesday | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 0.8 | 25 | L | L | L | W | D | 1896-04-04 | Small Heath | H |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 0.913 | 24 | L | L | L | W | D | 1896-03-28 | Derby County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield United | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 0.674 | 23 | W | D | L | W | L | 1896-03-30 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | 2 | Bury | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.071 | 22 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-03-24 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 12 | -1 | Burnley | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 0.95 | 22 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-03-30 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 0.804 | 21 | L | W | L | D | L | 1896-03-24 | Bury | A |
| 14 | 0 | Small Heath | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 51 | 0.493 | 16 | L | W | W | L | D | 1896-04-03 | Burnley | 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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | Rotherham Town | Derby Turn | 3,000 | Rotherham Town played with only 10 men |
| Capes AJ, Capes A 2, Brown, Devey 2 | Lineups | Unknown | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | Notts County | Abbey Park | 3,000 | |
| McCairns 2, Bell | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester Fosse | 5 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | Filbert Street | 5,000 | |
| Lord 2, Gallacher, Trainer, Dorrell | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 6 | 1 | Burton Swifts | Anfield Road | 4,000 | |
| Bradshaw 2, Allan 2, Ross, McQue | Lineups | Willatt | ||||
| Loughborough | 4 | 1 | Darwen | Athletic Ground | 2,000 | |
| Andrews 2, Ward A, Logan | Lineups | Pearson | ||||
| Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | Manchester City | St James' Park | 12,000 | |
| Wardrope, Thompson, Collins, Lennox | Lineups | Davies | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 7 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Manor Ground | 5,000 | |
| Boyd 2 (1p), Mortimer 3, Haywood, Brocks OG | Lineups | |||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 3.161 | 43 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-03-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 1.611 | 41 | L | W | D | L | W | 1896-04-03 | Liverpool | H |
| 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 1.853 | 40 | W | W | W | W | L | 1896-03-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 2.059 | 35 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-03-28 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 1.5 | 30 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-04-03 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 6 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 1.459 | 29 | W | D | W | L | W | 1896-04-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Newton Heath | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 1.137 | 27 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-03-23 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 1.273 | 26 | W | D | L | D | W | 1896-03-28 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 1.016 | 24 | L | D | L | D | W | 1896-03-28 | Lincoln City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 0.633 | 24 | L | W | D | L | L | 1896-03-28 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 0.918 | 20 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-04-03 | Lincoln City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 0.721 | 18 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-03-28 | Darwen | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 0.395 | 17 | L | D | W | L | L | 1896-04-03 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 14 | 1 | Loughborough | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 0.443 | 14 | W | L | W | W | L | 1896-04-03 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 15 | -1 | Burslem Port Vale | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 0.492 | 13 | L | L | D | L | L | 1896-03-23 | Newton Heath | H |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 0.338 | 11 | L | L | L | D | L | 1896-03-25 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 6 | 2 | Ilford | Maidstone Road | ||
| Southampton St. Mary's | 2 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | County Ground | 6,000 | |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 2 | Reading | County Ground | 3,500 | |
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Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4.4 | 31 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-04-25 | Swindon Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Luton Town | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4.15 | 23 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-04-04 | New Brompton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Chatham | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 1.08 | 20 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-04-04 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 1 | Southampton St. Mary's | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1.43 | 18 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-03-28 | New Brompton | H |
| 5 | -1 | New Brompton | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1.22 | 17 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-03-28 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 6 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0.97 | 17 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-03-28 | Clapton | H |
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1.03 | 11 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-03-28 | Royal Ordnance Factories | H |
| 8 | 0 | Clapton | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 0.52 | 9 | L | W | L | W | D | 1896-03-28 | Reading | A |
| 9 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0.43 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-03-28 | Swindon Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Ilford | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 0.13 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-04-04 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
