Wednesday 1896-11-18
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | Derby County | Town Ground | 5,000 | |
| McInnes | Lineups | Bloomer, Stevenson | ||||
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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 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2.1 | 17 | W | L | D | W | L | 1896-11-21 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Liverpool | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.769 | 17 | D | W | W | W | D | 1896-11-21 | Everton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.571 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1896-11-21 | The Wednesday | H |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.5 | 16 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-11-21 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.7 | 15 | W | D | L | D | W | 1896-11-21 | Bury | H |
| 6 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.813 | 13 | D | W | L | L | W | 1896-11-21 | Derby County | A |
| 7 | 2 | Derby County | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.174 | 12 | W | W | W | D | L | 1896-11-21 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 8 | -1 | The Wednesday | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | L | D | W | D | D | 1896-11-21 | Aston Villa | A |
| 9 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 | 11 | L | W | L | D | W | 1896-11-21 | Stoke | A |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.947 | 9 | L | D | L | D | W | 1896-11-21 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | 0 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.824 | 9 | L | D | L | L | L | 1896-11-21 | Liverpool | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.667 | 9 | W | D | D | D | D | 1896-11-21 | Sheffield United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Stoke | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 0.581 | 8 | L | W | L | L | L | 1896-11-21 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 14 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0.696 | 7 | L | L | L | D | W | 1896-11-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
