Monday 1896-10-12
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | Manor Ground | 700 | |
| Haywood, Boyd 2 | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 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 | 2 | Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | W | L | W | W | D | 1896-10-17 | Walsall | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 12 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0.25 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Newton Heath | A |
