Monday 1896-10-05
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Swifts | 1 | 3 | Walsall | Peel Croft | 1,000 | |
| Leigh | Lineups | Griffin, Holmes 2 | ||||
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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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2.375 | 13 | D | W | W | L | W | 1896-10-10 | Small Heath | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.778 | 10 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-10-10 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 10 | D | W | W | W | L | 1896-10-10 | Newcastle United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.2 | 8 | D | D | W | W | D | 1896-10-10 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | L | W | D | W | W | 1896-10-17 | Darwen | A |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.571 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Notts County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | D | D | 1896-10-17 | Small Heath | A |
| 9 | 3 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | W | L | L | D | D | 1896-10-10 | Loughborough | A |
| 10 | -1 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.333 | 5 | L | D | W | W | L | 1896-10-17 | Newton Heath | H |
| 11 | -1 | Small Heath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.273 | 5 | L | D | L | W | L | 1896-10-10 | Newton Heath | A |
| 12 | -1 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0.786 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-10-10 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.538 | 4 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-10-24 | Newcastle United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Darwen | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.429 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-10-17 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.308 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-10 | Walsall | H |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.294 | 2 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-10-12 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
