Saturday 1896-04-04
| Cup and International Matches |
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| Home International | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | England |  | Parkhead, Glasgow | 56,500 | |
| Lambie, Bell | Lineups | Bassett | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Burnden Park | 7,000 | |
| Cassidy, Jack | Lineups | Banks | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | Derby County | Turf Moor | 6,000 | |
| Place Jr, Nicol | Lineups | Paul, unknown | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Town Ground | 4,000 | |
| McInnes, Carnelly, Smellie | Lineups | Fleming, Alsop OG | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Bury | Deepdale | 7,000 | |
| Smith T | Lineups | Barr | ||||
| Stoke | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Victoria Ground | 6,000 | |
| Johnson, Maxwell W 2 | Lineups | |||||
| The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Small Heath | Olive Grove | 6,000 | |
| Bell, Davis, Spiksley | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion to play in Test Match | ||||||
| Aston Villa champions | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 1.682 | 43 | W | L | W | D | W | 1896-04-06 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1.941 | 38 | D | D | L | L | W | 1896-04-07 | Everton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 1.59 | 36 | D | W | L | L | W | 1896-04-06 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 1.244 | 35 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-04-11 | Small Heath | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.484 | 34 | W | W | W | D | W | 1896-04-06 | Everton | A |
| 6 | 0 | Stoke | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 1.222 | 30 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-04-11 | Everton | H |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 0.974 | 28 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-04-11 | Derby County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Preston North End | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 0.936 | 28 | D | D | W | L | L | 1896-04-06 | The Wednesday | H |
| 9 | 0 | The Wednesday | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 0.86 | 27 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-04-06 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bury | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 1.067 | 25 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-04-06 | Sheffield United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 0.955 | 25 | D | D | D | W | L | 1896-04-13 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sheffield United | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 0.646 | 24 | L | D | W | D | L | 1896-04-06 | Bury | H |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 0.719 | 23 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-04-07 | The Wednesday | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 0.885 | 17 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-04-06 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | 0 | Small Heath | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 0.481 | 17 | L | D | L | W | W | 1896-04-06 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 0.474 | 16 | L | D | L | W | W | 1896-04-06 | Small Heath | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Lincoln City | Derby Turn | 2,000 | |
| Garfield 3, Capes AJ | Lineups | Frettingham | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | Abbey Park | 5,000 | |
| Higgins | Lineups | Boyd | ||||
| Leicester Fosse | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | Filbert Street | 5,000 | |
| McArthur | Lineups | Meredith, Robson | ||||
| Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | Burton Swifts | St James' Park | 7,000 | |
| Wardrope 2, Thompson 2, Stott | Lineups | |||||
| Newton Heath | 2 | 0 | Loughborough | Bank Street | 6,000 | |
| Donaldson, Smith | Lineups | |||||
| Notts County | 6 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Trent Bridge | 1,000 | |
| Bull 2, Chadburn, Kiddier, McCallum, Shelton | 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 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 3.313 | 46 | D | W | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 29 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 1.605 | 44 | W | D | L | W | D | 1896-04-08 | Notts County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1.838 | 42 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-04-06 | Notts County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 2.028 | 38 | D | W | W | W | W | 1896-04-06 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 1.636 | 34 | W | W | W | W | L | 1896-04-06 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 6 | 2 | Newton Heath | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 1.185 | 31 | W | W | L | L | L | 1896-04-06 | Burslem Port Vale | H |
| 7 | -1 | Leicester Fosse | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1.514 | 30 | L | W | W | W | D | 1896-04-06 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 1.447 | 30 | D | W | D | W | L | 1896-04-06 | Newcastle United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 1.031 | 26 | L | W | L | D | L | 1896-04-11 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 10 | 1 | Notts County | 28 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 1.059 | 24 | W | W | L | L | L | 1896-04-06 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Burton Swifts | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 0.567 | 24 | L | L | L | W | D | 1896-04-11 | Darwen | H |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 28 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 0.644 | 18 | L | L | L | D | L | 1896-04-11 | Newton Heath | H |
| 13 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 29 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 68 | 0.362 | 17 | L | L | D | W | L | 1896-04-06 | Loughborough | A |
| 14 | 0 | Loughborough | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 0.453 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-04-06 | Rotherham Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 0.544 | 15 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-04-06 | Newton Heath | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 0.319 | 13 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-04-18 | Loughborough | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 1 | 5 | Swindon Town | Maidstone Road | 3,500 | |
| Luton Town | 8 | 1 | New Brompton | Dallow Lane | 2,000 | |
| Royal Ordnance Factories | 2 | 6 | Reading | Maze Hill, Greenwich | 2,000 | |
| Southampton St. Mary's | 4 | 0 | Ilford | County Ground | 5,000 | |
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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 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4.43 | 25 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-04-11 | Clapton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southampton St. Mary's | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1.91 | 24 | W | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 1.16 | 21 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-04-11 | Chatham | A |
| 5 | -1 | Chatham | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 0.98 | 20 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-04-11 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | New Brompton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0.81 | 17 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-04-06 | Swindon Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 1.16 | 14 | W | D | L | W | L | 1896-04-06 | New Brompton | A |
| 8 | 0 | Clapton | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 0.49 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-04-11 | Luton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0.42 | 7 | L | D | L | L | L | 1896-04-25 | Ilford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Ilford | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 0.12 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-04-25 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
