Saturday 1896-10-24
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Derby County | Perry Bar | 7,500 | |
| Wheldon, Cowan John | Lineups | Bloomer | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Stoke | Burnden Park | 4,000 | |
| Jack 2, Thomson, Gilligan | Lineups | |||||
| Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Anfield Road | 10,000 | |
| Allan 2, Ross, Michael | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | Burnley | Town Ground | 4,000 | |
| Richards 2, Hollis, Capes AJ | Lineups | Scrimmage | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | Deepdale | 9,000 | |
| Stevenson | Lineups | |||||
| The Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Everton | Olive Grove | 6,000 | |
| Bell, Ferrier, Spiksley, Brady | Lineups | Milward | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | Bury | Stoney Lane | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Sunderland | Molineux | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Dunlop | |||||
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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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-10-31 | Bury | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.75 | 12 | L | D | W | W | D | 1896-10-31 | Derby County | H |
| 3 | 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.5 | 12 | W | D | L | W | L | 1896-10-31 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.333 | 12 | W | W | W | D | L | 1896-10-31 | Stoke | A |
| 5 | 1 | Preston North End | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.385 | 11 | W | D | W | L | W | 1896-10-31 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 6 | 2 | The Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.143 | 10 | W | D | D | W | W | 1896-10-31 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 7 | -4 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1896-10-31 | Preston North End | H |
| 8 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.8 | 9 | D | W | L | L | D | 1896-10-31 | Liverpool | H |
| 9 | -2 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.857 | 8 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-10-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 | 7 | W | L | L | D | D | 1896-10-31 | The Wednesday | H |
| 11 | -1 | Burnley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.737 | 7 | L | D | W | L | L | 1896-11-07 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 12 | 3 | Sunderland | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.556 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1896-11-07 | Liverpool | A |
| 13 | -2 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.684 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-10-31 | Aston Villa | H |
| 14 | -2 | Derby County | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.882 | 5 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-10-31 | Sheffield United | A |
| 15 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.833 | 5 | L | L | L | W | D | 1896-10-31 | Everton | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.385 | 5 | D | D | L | L | L | 1896-10-31 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Swifts | 2 | 2 | Blackpool | Peel Croft | 3,000 | |
| Heald, Rae | Lineups | Martin, Parkinson J | ||||
| Darwen | 4 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Barley Bank | 2,000 | |
| Hunt 2 (1p), Tyrer, McKie | Lineups | Lonie | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Manchester City | Abbey Park | 4,000 | |
| McCairns, Fletcher F 2 | Lineups | Sharples | ||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | Sincil Bank | 2,000 | |
| Gillespie W | Lineups | Wardrope, Connell | ||||
| Loughborough | 0 | 1 | Notts County | Athletic Ground | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | Boucher | |||||
| Newton Heath | 3 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | Bank Street | 4,000 | |
| Cassidy 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 1 | 6 | Small Heath | Hillary Street | 4,000 | |
| Johnson G | Lineups | Izon, Inglis 2, Walton 2, Jones | ||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 6 | 1 | Gainsborough Trinity | Manor Ground | 5,500 | |
| Boyd 2, Brock 2, Haywood, Russell | Lineups | McRoberts | ||||
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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 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.667 | 16 | W | L | L | D | D | 1896-11-07 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Notts County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.167 | 15 | W | W | D | W | L | 1896-10-31 | Manchester City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.733 | 14 | W | W | L | D | W | 1896-10-31 | Small Heath | A |
| 4 | 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.909 | 10 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | 3 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1.125 | 10 | W | W | W | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Darwen | A |
| 6 | -2 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.85 | 10 | L | W | W | W | L | 1896-10-31 | Loughborough | H |
| 7 | 3 | Small Heath | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.533 | 9 | W | D | D | L | D | 1896-10-31 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 8 | -3 | Manchester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.231 | 9 | L | L | D | D | D | 1896-10-31 | Notts County | H |
| 9 | -3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0.786 | 9 | L | W | D | D | W | 1896-11-07 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.385 | 8 | D | W | L | D | W | 1896-11-07 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.778 | 8 | D | L | L | W | D | 1896-11-07 | Loughborough | H |
| 12 | 1 | Darwen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0.783 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Newcastle United | H |
| 13 | -1 | Leicester Fosse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.706 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.533 | 4 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.25 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1896-10-31 | Walsall | A |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0.217 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-11-07 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brompton | 1 | 3 | Gravesend United | Priestfield Road | 1,650 | |
| Northfleet | 1 | 2 | Southampton St. Mary's | Athletic Ground | ||
| Reading | 1 | 7 | Millwall Athletic | Elm Park | 6,500 | |
| Royal Ordnance Factories | 1 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Maze Hill, Greenwich | 500 | |
| Swindon Town | 2 | 6 | Chatham | County Ground | 2,000 | |
| Wolverton L&NWR | 2 | 3 | Sheppey United | 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.4 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-11-07 | New Brompton | H |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2.33 | 8 | W | W | W | D | D | 1896-11-07 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.56 | 7 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-10-31 | Chatham | H |
| 4 | 3 | Chatham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.38 | 7 | W | D | W | L | L | 1896-10-31 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 5 | 4 | Gravesend United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.9 | 6 | W | L | L | W | D | 1896-11-14 | Chatham | H |
| 6 | -2 | Northfleet | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.82 | 6 | L | W | D | L | D | 1896-11-14 | Royal Ordnance Factories | H |
| 7 | -4 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.74 | 6 | L | L | L | W | W | 1896-11-14 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 8 | -3 | New Brompton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1.44 | 5 | L | D | W | W | # | 1896-11-07 | Southampton St. Mary's | A |
| 9 | 2 | Sheppey United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.23 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1896-11-07 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 10 | -2 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Millwall Athletic | H |
| 11 | -1 | Wolverton L&NWR | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.55 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-11-14 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0.21 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-11-07 | Chatham | A |
