Thursday 1896-10-01
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 1 | 3 | Grimsby Town | Trent Bridge | 10,000 | |
| Murphy | Lineups | Rogers 2, Gray | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2.375 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-10-03 | Manchester City | A |
| 2 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.556 | 9 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-10-03 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 3 | -1 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.444 | 8 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-10-03 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | -1 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.2 | 7 | D | W | W | D | D | 1896-10-03 | Newton Heath | H |
| 5 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | L | W | W | D | D | 1896-10-12 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.571 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1896-10-03 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 7 | 0 | Small Heath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.444 | 5 | D | L | W | L | W | 1896-10-03 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 8 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.143 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1896-10-03 | Small Heath | A |
| 9 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | D | L | 1896-10-03 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | L | L | W | # | 1896-10-03 | Blackpool | H |
| 11 | 0 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.667 | 4 | L | L | D | D | L | 1896-10-05 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.636 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1896-10-03 | Loughborough | H |
| 13 | 0 | Darwen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-03 | Newcastle United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.462 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1896-10-03 | Darwen | H |
| 15 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.357 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-10-03 | Notts County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.154 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-03 | Lincoln City | A |
