Monday 1896-03-30
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Burnley | Bramall Lane | 2,000 | |
| Hammond | Lineups | Place Jr | ||||
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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 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 2.067 | 36 | L | L | W | W | D | 1896-04-03 | Everton | 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 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 1.225 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-04-03 | Bury | A |
| 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 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 1.214 | 28 | L | W | L | W | L | 1896-04-03 | Blackburn Rovers | 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 | Preston North End | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 0.935 | 26 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-04-03 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Sheffield United | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 0.682 | 24 | D | W | D | L | W | 1896-04-03 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Burnley | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 0.951 | 23 | D | W | L | W | L | 1896-04-03 | Small Heath | H |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 0.717 | 21 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-04-03 | Aston Villa | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 0.897 | 17 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-04-04 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 15 | 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 |
| 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 |
