Monday 1896-09-21
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Lincoln City | Hyde Road | 3,000 | |
| Finnerhan, Lewis, Sharples | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 2 | 3 | Newton Heath | Hillary Street | 7,000 | |
| Aston J, Lewis | Lineups | Brown, Draycott, McNaught | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.875 | 10 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-09-26 | Newcastle United | H |
| 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 | 2 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1896-09-26 | Blackpool | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 9 | 1 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.857 | 4 | L | D | D | L | W | 1896-09-26 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 10 | -2 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.75 | 4 | L | W | L | W | # | 1896-09-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Athletic | 1 | 1 | Gravesend United | The Athletic Grounds, East Ferry Road | 1,500 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Southern League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Chatham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1896-10-03 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 5 | 2 | Millwall Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Swindon Town | H |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | -1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 8 | 3 | Gravesend United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Northfleet | A |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1896-10-03 | Gravesend United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.38 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | New Brompton | H |
| 12 | 0 | New Brompton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | # | # | # | # | # | 1896-09-26 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
