Saturday 1896-09-19
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | The Wednesday | Ewood Park | 6,000 | |
| Tierney, Wilkie, Chippendale, Dewar | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Turf Moor | 4,000 | |
| Nicol, Bowes | Lineups | Richards, Capes AJ | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 2 | Liverpool | Gigg Lane | 6,298 | |
| Barbour | Lineups | McVean, Allan | ||||
| Derby County | 4 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Baseball Ground | 5,000 | |
| Bloomer 4 | Lineups | Beats 2, Wood | ||||
| Everton | 2 | 3 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park | 20,000 | |
| Milward, Taylor | Lineups | Campbell 2, Devey | ||||
| Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | Sunderland | Bramall Lane | 7,000 | |
| Almond, Hammond 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Stoke | 2 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Victoria Ground | 4,000 | |
| Schofield, Eccles | Lineups | Thomson, Nicoll, Clare OG | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | Stoney Lane | 9,500 | |
| Watson | Lineups | Henderson | ||||
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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 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | W | D | W | D | # | 1896-09-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 2 | 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-09-26 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 3 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | 3 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | -2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.167 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Liverpool | A |
| 6 | 5 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Everton | H |
| 7 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.333 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | -2 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | -7 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | -1 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Preston North End | A |
| 11 | 5 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.714 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Bury | H |
| 12 | -2 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.667 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Derby County | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.714 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 14 | -2 | The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.556 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Stoke | H |
| 15 | 0 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1896-09-26 | The Wednesday | A |
| 16 | -2 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.455 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1896-09-26 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 5 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | Raikes Hall Gardens | 3,000 | |
| O'Connor, Donnelly, Stirzaker, Mount, Clarkin | Lineups | |||||
| Burton Swifts | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Peel Croft | 4,000 | |
| Leigh, Yardley | Lineups | Dorrell | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | Abbey Park | 3,000 | |
| Rogers, Fletcher F | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 1 | Darwen | Hyde Road | 10,000 | |
| Mann 2, Ditchfield, Lewis | Lineups | Leach | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 1 | Newcastle United | Town Ground | 6,000 | |
| Murphy, Bull, Langham | Lineups | Stott | ||||
| Small Heath | 1 | 2 | Lincoln City | Coventry Road | 6,500 | |
| Edwards | Lineups | Gillespie M, Burke | ||||
| Walsall | 1 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Hillary Street | 2,000 | |
| Copeland | Lineups | Spouncer | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Loughborough | Manor Ground | 8,000 | |
| O'Brien, McAvoy | 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 | Newton Heath | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-09-21 | Walsall | A |
| 2 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1896-09-26 | Notts County | H |
| 3 | 0 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.25 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 4 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.143 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Lincoln City | H |
| 5 | 5 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1896-09-21 | Lincoln City | H |
| 6 | 7 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.8 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Manchester City | H |
| 7 | -3 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 8 | 1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1896-09-21 | Manchester City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Burton Swifts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.167 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Small Heath | H |
| 10 | -5 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | D | L | W | # | 1896-09-21 | Newton Heath | H |
| 11 | 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Walsall | H |
| 12 | -5 | Leicester Fosse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.167 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Loughborough | A |
| 13 | -1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Newton Heath | A |
| 14 | -3 | Burton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.455 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Darwen | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darwen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.313 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.182 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1 | 0 | Northfleet | Elm Park | 4,000 | |
| Southampton St. Mary's | 4 | 1 | Chatham | County Ground | 5,000 | |
| Swindon Town | 4 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | County Ground | 3,000 | |
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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 | 2 | Reading | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
| 2 | -1 | Northfleet | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1896-09-26 | Gravesend United | H |
| 3 | 8 | Southampton St. Mary's | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Sheppey United | H |
| 4 | -2 | Chatham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1896-10-03 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 5 | -1 | Wolverton L&NWR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 6 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 7 | -2 | Millwall Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-21 | Gravesend United | H |
| 8 | -2 | Sheppey United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 9 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1896-10-03 | Gravesend United | A |
| 10 | -2 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | New Brompton | H |
| 11 | -2 | Gravesend United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-21 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 12 | -2 | New Brompton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
