Monday 1896-03-23
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | Cobridge Athletic Grounds | 3,000 | |
| Randles 2, Mason J | 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 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 1.074 | 27 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-04-03 | Darwen | H |
| 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 | Burslem Port Vale | 23 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 0.541 | 15 | W | L | L | D | L | 1896-03-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 15 | -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 |
| 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 |
