Saturday 1896-12-05
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Bramall Lane | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | Bassett | |||||
| Stoke | 2 | 2 | Derby County | Victoria Ground | 3,000 | |
| Maxwell W 2 | Lineups | Bloomer, Stevenson | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | The Wednesday | Newcastle Road | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Molineux | 3,000 | |
| McMain, Miller, Smith, Tonks | Lineups | Forman FR | ||||
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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 | Aston Villa | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.067 | 21 | W | W | W | D | W | 1896-12-19 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 19 | W | W | L | D | W | 1896-12-07 | Everton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.533 | 18 | L | D | D | W | W | 1896-12-12 | Bury | H |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.524 | 18 | W | L | D | L | W | 1896-12-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1.462 | 16 | L | D | W | D | L | 1896-12-26 | The Wednesday | H |
| 6 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.929 | 16 | W | W | D | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Stoke | H |
| 7 | -1 | Derby County | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.296 | 15 | D | L | W | W | W | 1896-12-19 | Liverpool | H |
| 8 | 1 | The Wednesday | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.913 | 14 | D | W | L | L | D | 1896-12-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.958 | 13 | L | W | W | L | D | 1896-12-12 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0.519 | 13 | L | L | D | W | L | 1896-12-12 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 11 | 0 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.176 | 12 | W | D | L | D | L | 1896-12-07 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.773 | 12 | W | D | W | D | D | 1896-12-12 | Liverpool | A |
| 13 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.125 | 10 | W | L | W | D | L | 1896-12-12 | The Wednesday | A |
| 14 | -1 | Stoke | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0.579 | 10 | D | L | D | L | W | 1896-12-12 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 15 | 1 | Sunderland | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0.458 | 8 | D | L | L | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Everton | H |
| 16 | -1 | Burnley | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0.516 | 7 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-19 | The Wednesday | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Newcastle United | Derby Turn | 3,000 | |
| Lineups | Aitken | |||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | 0 | Loughborough | The Northolme | 1,000 | |
| Scott, Wigmore | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester Fosse | 4 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Filbert Street | 8,000 | |
| McMillan 2, Dorrell, McDonald | Lineups | Gray, Fletcher F | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | Sincil Bank | 2,000 | |
| Gillespie W, Burke | Lineups | O'Brien 2, Boyd | ||||
| Notts County | 6 | 1 | Burton Swifts | Trent Bridge | 4,000 | |
| Boucher 2, Langham 2, Murphy, Allan | Lineups | Heald | ||||
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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 | Notts County | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 1.962 | 23 | W | L | L | W | W | 1896-12-12 | Newcastle United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Newton Heath | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.611 | 18 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Notts County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1.286 | 18 | L | L | W | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Small Heath | H |
| 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.35 | 16 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Notts County | H |
| 5 | -1 | Manchester City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.167 | 15 | W | L | W | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 1.259 | 14 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Loughborough | A |
| 7 | -1 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0.906 | 14 | L | W | L | W | L | 1896-12-25 | Small Heath | A |
| 8 | -1 | Small Heath | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.45 | 13 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-12-12 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 9 | 2 | Gainsborough Trinity | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.938 | 13 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-12-25 | Darwen | H |
| 10 | -2 | Blackpool | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | W | W | L | D | W | 1896-12-19 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| 11 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 12 | W | W | L | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 12 | -2 | Burton Swifts | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0.75 | 12 | L | W | L | W | D | 1896-12-25 | Burton Wanderers | A |
| 13 | 0 | Darwen | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0.815 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1896-12-19 | Lincoln City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Lincoln City | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.48 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Darwen | A |
| 15 | 0 | Burton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0.286 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Leicester Fosse | H |
| 16 | 0 | Loughborough | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 0.263 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1896-12-12 | Woolwich Arsenal | H |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brompton | 0 | 2 | Chatham | Priestfield Road | 4,000 | |
| Reading | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Elm Park | 3,750 | |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 2 | Southampton St. Mary's | County Ground | ||
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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 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.25 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-12-19 | Chatham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3.78 | 14 | W | W | W | W | W | 1896-12-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 3 | 0 | Chatham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1.53 | 13 | W | W | W | L | W | 1896-12-19 | Southampton St. Mary's | H |
| 4 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.29 | 11 | L | L | W | W | W | 1896-12-25 | Millwall Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Gravesend United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.93 | 8 | W | L | W | L | L | 1897-01-09 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 6 | 0 | Northfleet | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.71 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1896-12-19 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 2 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.35 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-19 | New Brompton | H |
| 8 | -1 | Sheppey United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0.71 | 5 | L | W | L | W | L | 1896-12-25 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 9 | -1 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.68 | 4 | L | L | L | L | W | 1896-12-19 | Northfleet | H |
| 10 | 0 | New Brompton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0.53 | 3 | L | L | L | L | D | 1896-12-19 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverton L&NWR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0.27 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-25 | Sheppey United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Royal Ordnance Factories | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0.17 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
