Saturday 1896-10-31
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 4 | Preston North End | Ewood Park | 14,517 | |
| Lineups | Boyd 2, Henderson 2 | |||||
| Bury | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Gigg Lane | 12,350 | |
| Millar, Plant | Lineups | Jack, OG | ||||
| Everton | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Goodison Park | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | The Wednesday | Town Ground | 8,000 | |
| Capes A 2 | Lineups | Spiksley 2 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | Derby County | Bramall Lane | 8,500 | |
| Needham (p), Henderson | Lineups | Goodall A, Stevenson | ||||
| Stoke | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | Wheldon, Smith | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | Stoney Lane | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | Allan | |||||
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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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.571 | 15 | D | W | L | W | W | 1896-11-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 2 | 1 | Liverpool | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.583 | 14 | W | W | D | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Sunderland | H |
| 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1896-11-07 | Bury | H |
| 4 | 1 | Preston North End | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.692 | 13 | W | W | D | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 5 | -3 | Sheffield United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.6 | 13 | D | L | D | W | W | 1896-11-14 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | 0 | The Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.125 | 11 | D | W | D | D | W | 1896-11-14 | Aston Villa | H |
| 7 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.75 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Burnley | A |
| 8 | 1 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.857 | 9 | D | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-14 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.727 | 9 | L | D | W | L | L | 1896-11-02 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.071 | 8 | D | W | L | L | D | 1896-11-07 | Preston North End | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Derby County | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.895 | 6 | D | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Stoke | H |
| 14 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.833 | 6 | D | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-21 | Burnley | H |
| 15 | -2 | Stoke | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.619 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Derby County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0.467 | 6 | D | D | D | L | L | 1896-11-07 | Aston Villa | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 1 | 4 | Notts County | Hyde Road | 8,000 | |
| Meredith | Lineups | Murphy 2, Bramley, Langham | ||||
| Small Heath | 0 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Coventry Road | 7,000 | |
| Lineups | Rogers | |||||
| Walsall | 5 | 1 | Loughborough | Hillary Street | 2,000 | |
| Griffin 2, Aston J 2, Aston C | Lineups | Jones | ||||
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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 | 1 | Notts County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2.308 | 17 | W | W | W | D | W | 1896-11-07 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.8 | 16 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-11-07 | Newton Heath | A |
| 3 | -2 | 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 |
| 4 | 2 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.048 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-11-14 | Notts County | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | Small Heath | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1.438 | 9 | L | W | D | D | L | 1896-11-14 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 8 | 0 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 9 | L | L | L | D | D | 1896-11-07 | Blackpool | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0.241 | 2 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Burton Swifts | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Chatham | Northumberland Park | 5,000 | |
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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 | 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 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.6 | 9 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-11-07 | Sheppey United | H |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | Chatham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.27 | 7 | L | W | D | W | L | 1896-11-07 | Royal Ordnance Factories | H |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
