Wednesday 1896-10-21
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | The Northolme | 4,000 | |
| McRoberts, Scott | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.467 | 14 | L | L | D | D | W | 1896-10-24 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 4 | Gainsborough Trinity | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.25 | 9 | W | D | D | W | D | 1896-10-24 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
