Monday 1896-11-09
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Stoke | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Victoria Ground | 4,000 | |
| Eardley, Maxwell W | Lineups | Boyd | ||||
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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 | Liverpool | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.833 | 16 | W | W | W | D | L | 1896-11-14 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2.25 | 15 | L | D | W | L | W | 1896-11-14 | Everton | A |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.529 | 15 | L | W | W | W | D | 1896-11-14 | Liverpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1.462 | 15 | D | W | W | W | W | 1896-11-14 | The Wednesday | A |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.813 | 12 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-11-14 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.818 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1896-11-14 | Sheffield United | H |
| 9 | 0 | 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 |
| 10 | 0 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | W | D | L | L | L | 1896-11-14 | Burnley | H |
| 11 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | L | D | W | L | L | 1896-11-14 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 4 | Stoke | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0.593 | 8 | W | L | L | L | W | 1896-11-14 | Bury | A |
| 13 | -1 | Burnley | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.7 | 7 | L | L | D | W | L | 1896-11-14 | Derby County | A |
| 14 | -1 | Bury | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 7 | D | D | D | D | L | 1896-11-14 | Stoke | H |
| 15 | -1 | Sunderland | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.476 | 7 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-11-21 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 16 | -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 |
