Saturday 1896-10-17
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park | 10,000 | |
| Chippendale | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | Preston North End | Turf Moor | 10,000 | |
| Bowes, Chambers | Lineups | Stevenson 2 | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | Gigg Lane | 4,681 | |
| Millar | Lineups | Davis | ||||
| Derby County | 1 | 3 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground | 8,500 | |
| McQueen | Lineups | Cowan John, Campbell, Wheldon | ||||
| Everton | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | Goodison Park | 10,000 | |
| Foulke OG | Lineups | Hammond, Priest | ||||
| Stoke | 3 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Victoria Ground | 6,000 | |
| Maxwell W, Johnson, Schofield | Lineups | |||||
| Sunderland | 4 | 3 | Liverpool | Newcastle Road | 6,000 | |
| Hannah 2, Hamilton 2 | Lineups | Goldie, Gow OG, Allan | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoney Lane | 6,000 | |
| McLeod | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.4 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-10-24 | Stoke | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2.167 | 11 | W | W | D | D | W | 1896-10-19 | Liverpool | H |
| 3 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 10 | W | L | W | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Liverpool | A |
| 4 | 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.273 | 10 | W | W | D | L | W | 1896-10-24 | Derby County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.308 | 9 | D | W | L | W | D | 1896-10-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 6 | -3 | Liverpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1.182 | 9 | L | W | L | D | W | 1896-10-19 | Sheffield United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.1 | 8 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-10-24 | The Wednesday | A |
| 8 | 0 | The Wednesday | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.923 | 8 | D | D | W | W | L | 1896-10-24 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.8 | 8 | W | L | L | D | D | 1896-10-24 | Bury | H |
| 10 | -1 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.867 | 7 | D | W | L | L | D | 1896-10-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | 3 | Stoke | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.867 | 6 | W | W | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.933 | 5 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-10-24 | Aston Villa | A |
| 13 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.909 | 5 | L | L | W | D | L | 1896-10-24 | Sunderland | H |
| 14 | -3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.818 | 5 | L | L | D | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.5 | 5 | W | D | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.385 | 4 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 4 | 2 | Newton Heath | Raikes Hall Gardens | 3,000 | |
| Mount, Parkinson J 2, Martin | Lineups | Bryant, Draycott | ||||
| Darwen | 5 | 1 | Burton Swifts | Barley Bank | 2,000 | |
| Tyrer, McKie 3, Lees | Lineups | Chadwick | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | Loughborough | Abbey Park | 3,000 | |
| McCairns 3, Higgins 2, Fletcher F, Rogers, Bell | Lineups | Blackett | ||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | Hyde Road | 7,000 | |
| Robinson | Lineups | Smellie, Auld | ||||
| Notts County | 6 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | Trent Bridge | 5,000 | |
| Allan 2, Murphy 2, Bull, Calderhead | Lineups | |||||
| Small Heath | 2 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | Coventry Road | 6,000 | |
| Inglis, Leake | Lineups | Logan, McRoberts | ||||
| Walsall | 5 | 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | Hillary Street | 4,000 | |
| Johnson T, Johnson G, Wilkes 3 | Lineups | Meade, Boyd (p), Haywood | ||||
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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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.692 | 14 | L | D | D | W | W | 1896-10-21 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.083 | 13 | W | D | W | L | W | 1896-10-24 | Loughborough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.643 | 12 | W | L | D | W | W | 1896-10-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 4 | 2 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.143 | 10 | W | W | W | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Small Heath | H |
| 5 | -1 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 9 | L | D | D | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 8 | L | W | L | W | W | 1896-10-24 | Gainsborough Trinity | H |
| 7 | 3 | Newcastle United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1.067 | 8 | W | W | W | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 8 | 4 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.455 | 7 | W | L | D | W | W | 1896-10-24 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 9 | 0 | Small Heath | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.214 | 7 | D | D | L | D | L | 1896-10-24 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | D | D | W | D | D | 1896-10-21 | Newton Heath | H |
| 11 | -4 | Burton Swifts | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 | 7 | L | L | W | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Blackpool | H |
| 12 | -4 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.846 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Darwen | A |
| 13 | 1 | Darwen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.636 | 4 | W | L | W | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.261 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Notts County | H |
| 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 |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 3 | 3 | New Brompton | Maidstone Road | 7,000 | |
| Royal Ordnance Factories | 0 | 8 | Sheppey United | Maze Hill, Greenwich | 800 | |
| Southampton St. Mary's | 5 | 2 | Wolverton L&NWR | County Ground | 4,000 | |
| Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | Reading | County Ground | 6,000 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 | Gravesend United | Northumberland Park | 3,000 | |
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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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1896-10-24 | Northfleet | A |
| 2 | 1 | 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 |
| 3 | -1 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1.08 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-10-24 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1896-10-24 | Gravesend United | H |
| 6 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.5 | 5 | W | L | W | L | D | 1896-10-24 | Royal Ordnance Factories | A |
| 7 | 0 | Chatham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.09 | 5 | D | W | L | L | W | 1896-10-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| 8 | 2 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 | 4 | W | L | L | W | # | 1896-10-24 | Chatham | H |
| 9 | -3 | Gravesend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.67 | 4 | L | L | W | D | D | 1896-10-24 | New Brompton | A |
| 10 | -2 | Wolverton L&NWR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.53 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Sheppey United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Sheppey United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.18 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1896-10-24 | Wolverton L&NWR | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0.19 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-10-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
