Monday 1896-11-23
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall | 3 | 2 | Manchester City | Hillary Street | 3,000 | |
| Johnson T, Johnson G 2 | Lineups | Finnerhan, Mann | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Notts County | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1.955 | 21 | L | W | W | W | W | 1896-11-28 | Blackpool | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.706 | 18 | W | W | L | L | D | 1896-11-28 | Small Heath | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1.6 | 18 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-11-28 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 4 | 2 | Walsall | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0.964 | 14 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-11-28 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 5 | -1 | Manchester City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.13 | 13 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-11-28 | Burton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1.158 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-11-28 | Loughborough | H |
| 7 | 0 | Small Heath | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.4 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1896-11-28 | Newton Heath | H |
| 8 | 0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.813 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1896-12-05 | Loughborough | H |
| 9 | 0 | Blackpool | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.278 | 10 | W | L | D | W | L | 1896-11-28 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1.174 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1896-11-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Darwen | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0.88 | 10 | W | L | W | W | W | 1896-11-28 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 12 | 0 | Burton Swifts | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.818 | 10 | L | W | D | L | L | 1896-11-28 | Darwen | H |
| 13 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.81 | 8 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-11-28 | Walsall | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.455 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-05 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| 15 | 0 | Loughborough | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0.281 | 4 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-11-28 | Newcastle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0.28 | 4 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-11-28 | Manchester City | A |
