Monday 1896-04-13
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 6 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Turf Moor | 5,000 | |
| Nicol 3, Robertson H 2, Place Sr | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
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 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 1.733 | 45 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1.943 | 41 | D | W | D | D | L | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 1.535 | 39 | W | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 1.268 | 37 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.27 | 35 | L | D | W | W | W | 1896-04-25 | The Wednesday | H |
| 6 | 0 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 1.191 | 30 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 1 | The Wednesday | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 0.863 | 29 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-04-25 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 0.844 | 29 | L | D | L | W | W | 1896-04-25 | Bury | A |
| 9 | 0 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 0.917 | 28 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 1 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 1.091 | 27 | W | D | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 0.8 | 26 | L | W | L | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 29 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 0.889 | 25 | L | L | D | L | W | 1896-04-25 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 13 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 0.737 | 25 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 0.938 | 21 | W | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Small Heath | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 0.494 | 20 | L | W | D | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 0.474 | 17 | D | L | D | L | W | 1896-04-29 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
