Saturday 1896-12-12
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 | 1 | Bury | Anfield Road | 7,000 | |
| Allan 2, McVean | Lineups | Plant | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Town Ground | 3,000 | |
| Capes AJ, Richards | Lineups | Wilkie | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Everton | Newcastle Road | 4,000 | |
| Hannah | Lineups | Holt | ||||
| The Wednesday | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Olive Grove | 6,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | Stoke | Stoney Lane | 1,105 | |
| Garfield | Lineups | Maxwell W, Schofield | ||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1.625 | 20 | W | L | D | D | W | 1896-12-19 | Derby County | A |
| 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 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.875 | 16 | L | W | W | D | L | 1896-12-19 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 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 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 15 | W | L | W | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Aston Villa | A |
| 9 | -1 | The Wednesday | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.913 | 15 | D | D | W | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Burnley | A |
| 10 | 1 | Everton | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.05 | 13 | D | L | W | D | L | 1896-12-19 | Stoke | H |
| 11 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0.517 | 13 | L | L | L | D | W | 1896-12-19 | Sunderland | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bury | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.72 | 12 | L | W | D | W | D | 1896-12-25 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 13 | 1 | Stoke | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 0.615 | 12 | W | D | L | D | L | 1896-12-19 | Everton | A |
| 14 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.125 | 11 | D | W | L | W | D | 1896-12-19 | Preston North End | H |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0.48 | 9 | D | D | L | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Blackburn Rovers | 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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Small Heath | Abbey Park | 3,500 | |
| Gray, Bell | Lineups | Inglis | ||||
| Loughborough | 8 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | Athletic Ground | 500 | |
| Hamilton, Brailsford 2, Ward 2, Jones 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | 2 | Notts County | St James' Park | 14,000 | |
| Wardrope, Aitken | Lineups | Allan, Bull | ||||
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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 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1.893 | 24 | D | W | L | L | W | 1896-12-19 | Newton Heath | H |
| 2 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1.31 | 20 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Manchester City | A |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | 0 | Newcastle United | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.318 | 17 | D | W | W | W | L | 1896-12-26 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 0.971 | 14 | L | W | W | L | L | 1896-12-19 | Blackpool | H |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Small Heath | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1.364 | 13 | L | W | L | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Loughborough | A |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Loughborough | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 0.474 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-12-19 | Small Heath | H |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
