Tuesday 1896-03-24
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Bury | 25 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 1.095 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-04-03 | Sunderland | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 0.787 | 21 | L | L | W | L | D | 1896-03-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 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 |
