Saturday 1896-04-18
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Final | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| D 1 | The Wednesday | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | The Crystal Palace, London | 48,836 | * |
| Spiksley 2 | Lineups | Black | ||||||
| Footnotes | ||||||||
| *Replica of the stolen FA Cup trophy used for the first time | ||||||||
| Test Match | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 2 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Small Heath | D 1 | Anfield Road | 8,000 | |
| Allan 2, McCartney, Bradshaw | Lineups | |||||||
| D 2 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Hyde Road | 20,000 | |
| Rowan | Lineups | Perry T | ||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | Burslem Port Vale | Sincil Bank | 1,500 | |
| Gillespie M, Frettingham 2, Smith | Lineups | Belfield 2 | ||||
| Loughborough | 4 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Athletic Ground | 1,500 | |
| Unknown, Andrews 2, Logan | Lineups | Peake | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1 | 3 | Darwen | Manor Ground | 4,000 | |
| Haywood | Lineups | Hunt S, Tyrer 2 | ||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Burslem Port Vale to apply for re-election | ||||||
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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 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 1.658 | 46 | W | W | D | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2.158 | 42 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1.725 | 42 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | Newcastle United | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 1.521 | 34 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-04-20 | Burslem Port Vale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Newton Heath | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 1.158 | 33 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 1.381 | 32 | L | W | D | W | D | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 1.295 | 32 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | 0 | Darwen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 1.075 | 30 | W | W | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 0 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1.056 | 26 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 0.565 | 24 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 0 | Loughborough | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 0.606 | 23 | W | W | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 0.707 | 22 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | 0 | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 0.351 | 17 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Burslem Port Vale | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 0.526 | 16 | L | L | D | L | L | 1896-04-20 | Newcastle United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 0.316 | 13 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | Clapton | County Ground | ||
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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 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 4.86 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 0 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 1.18 | 23 | W | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Chatham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 0.96 | 20 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | New Brompton | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0.81 | 18 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 1.16 | 16 | D | D | W | D | L | 1896-04-25 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 8 | 0 | Clapton | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 0.45 | 10 | D | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 |
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Test Match | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1896-04-20 | Small Heath | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1896-04-20 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1896-04-20 | Manchester City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Small Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1896-04-20 | Liverpool | H |
