Monday 1896-12-07
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Everton | Burnden Park | 7,000 | |
| Jack, Gilligan | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.167 | 21 | W | W | W | L | D | 1896-12-19 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.053 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1896-12-12 | Sunderland | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
