Monday 1896-10-19
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | Bramall Lane | 6,500 | |
| Henderson | Lineups | Bradshaw | ||||
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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 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 12 | D | W | W | D | D | 1896-10-24 | Preston North End | A |
| 3 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Liverpool | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.167 | 10 | D | L | W | L | D | 1896-10-24 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
