Saturday 1896-10-10
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Perry Bar | 15,500 | |
| Wheldon, Campbell | Lineups | |||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Bury | Burnden Park | 15,000 | |
| Paton, Nicoll | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Everton | Turf Moor | 9,000 | |
| Chambers, Bowes | Lineups | Stewart | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 3 | Sheffield United | Baseball Ground | 8,000 | |
| Miller | Lineups | Almond 2, Henderson | ||||
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Anfield Road | 8,000 | |
| Michael, McVean, Bradshaw | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale | 10,000 | |
| Stevenson, Boyd, Henderson | Lineups | Wilkie | ||||
| The Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | Olive Grove | 8,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 2 | Stoke | Molineux | 5,000 | |
| Owen | Lineups | Maxwell W, Wood | ||||
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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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | W | W | W | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2.2 | 9 | W | D | D | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Everton | A |
| 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.429 | 9 | W | L | D | W | W | 1896-10-17 | Sunderland | A |
| 4 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.375 | 8 | L | W | D | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 1 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.364 | 8 | W | L | W | D | W | 1896-10-17 | Burnley | A |
| 6 | -3 | Everton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.25 | 8 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 1 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.1 | 8 | W | D | L | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Derby County | A |
| 8 | -1 | The Wednesday | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.917 | 7 | D | W | W | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Bury | A |
| 9 | 4 | Burnley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.846 | 6 | W | L | L | D | W | 1896-10-17 | Preston North End | H |
| 10 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | L | L | D | D | L | 1896-10-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.125 | 5 | L | D | D | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Stoke | A |
| 12 | -1 | Derby County | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.083 | 5 | L | W | W | L | D | 1896-10-17 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | L | W | D | L | L | 1896-10-17 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 14 | 1 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.667 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 15 | 1 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.333 | 3 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-17 | Liverpool | H |
| 16 | -2 | Bury | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.333 | 3 | L | L | L | L | D | 1896-10-17 | The Wednesday | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough | 1 | 2 | Walsall | Athletic Ground | 1,000 | |
| Blackett | Lineups | Griffin 2 | ||||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | St James' Park | 5,000 | |
| Aitken 2 (1p), Stott | Lineups | |||||
| Newton Heath | 1 | 1 | Small Heath | Bank Street | 7,000 | |
| Draycott | Lineups | Jones | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 3 | Manchester City | Trent Bridge | 5,000 | |
| Murphy, Bull, Calderhead | Lineups | Meredith, Hill, Robinson | ||||
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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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2.222 | 14 | D | D | W | W | L | 1896-10-17 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.583 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-10-17 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.154 | 10 | L | D | W | W | W | 1896-10-17 | Loughborough | H |
| 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.75 | 9 | D | D | D | W | W | 1896-10-17 | Newcastle United | H |
| 5 | 4 | Walsall | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | W | W | L | L | D | 1896-10-17 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | 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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 2 | Small Heath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.25 | 6 | D | L | D | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 10 | 2 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | -3 | 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 |
| 12 | -2 | 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 |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.333 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-10-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 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 |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 3 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Maidstone Road | 3,000 | |
| Wolverton L&NWR | 4 | 2 | Royal Ordnance Factories | Wolverton Park | ||
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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 | Southampton St. Mary's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1896-10-17 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 2 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1896-10-17 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.4 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1896-10-24 | Reading | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northfleet | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.89 | 6 | W | D | L | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Southampton St. Mary's | H |
| 5 | 0 | New Brompton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1896-10-17 | Chatham | A |
| 6 | 0 | Gravesend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1896-10-17 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 7 | 2 | Chatham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.13 | 4 | W | L | L | W | # | 1896-10-17 | New Brompton | H |
| 8 | 2 | Wolverton L&NWR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.58 | 4 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-10-17 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 9 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | L | W | L | D | # | 1896-10-17 | Gravesend United | H |
| 10 | -2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1896-10-17 | Reading | H |
| 11 | 0 | Sheppey United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.45 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1896-10-17 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1896-10-17 | Sheppey United | H |
