Saturday 1896-12-19
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | Perry Bar | 5,000 | |
| Devey, Athersmith, Reynolds | Lineups | Capes AJ, Stewart | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Burnden Park | 7,000 | |
| Nicoll, Gilligan | Lineups | Flewitt, Cameron | ||||
| Burnley | 1 | 1 | The Wednesday | Turf Moor | 4,500 | |
| Scrimmage | Lineups | Brady | ||||
| Derby County | 3 | 2 | Liverpool | Baseball Ground | 10,000 | |
| Bloomer, Miller, Stevenson | Lineups | Bradshaw, Neill | ||||
| Everton | 4 | 2 | Stoke | Goodison Park | 7,000 | |
| Bell 2, Cameron, Taylor | Lineups | Maxwell W, Schofield | ||||
| Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle Road | 2,000 | |
| Lineups | Chippendale | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Preston North End | Molineux | 7,000 | |
| Lyden | Lineups | 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 | 1 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 23 | W | W | W | W | D | 1896-12-25 | Liverpool | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 22 | D | W | W | W | L | 1896-12-26 | Derby County | A |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.474 | 20 | L | W | L | D | D | 1896-12-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.5 | 19 | D | W | L | D | L | 1896-12-26 | Bury | H |
| 5 | 2 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.31 | 17 | W | D | L | W | W | 1896-12-25 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.889 | 17 | D | L | W | W | D | 1896-12-25 | Derby County | A |
| 7 | -2 | 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 |
| 8 | 1 | The Wednesday | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0.917 | 16 | D | D | D | W | L | 1896-12-26 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | 1 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.136 | 15 | W | D | L | W | D | 1896-12-26 | Sunderland | H |
| 10 | -2 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0.964 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1896-12-25 | Bury | A |
| 11 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.552 | 15 | W | L | L | L | D | 1896-12-25 | Sunderland | H |
| 12 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.118 | 12 | D | D | W | L | W | 1896-12-26 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | Stoke | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 0.605 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1897-01-02 | Everton | H |
| 15 | 0 | Sunderland | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0.462 | 9 | L | D | D | L | L | 1896-12-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Burnley | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 0.531 | 8 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-26 | Liverpool | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Leicester Fosse | Derby Turn | 1,500 | |
| Lowe, Daniels | Lineups | McDonald | ||||
| Darwen | 4 | 1 | Lincoln City | Barley Bank | 2,000 | |
| Harrison, Crook, Tyrer, Unknown | Lineups | Irving | ||||
| Loughborough | 2 | 0 | Small Heath | Athletic Ground | 1,000 | |
| Jones, Ward | Lineups | |||||
| Manchester City | 3 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Hyde Road | 10,000 | |
| Meredith, Gunn, Williams F | Lineups | Gray | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | Trent Bridge | 8,000 | |
| Allan, Langham, Murphy | Lineups | |||||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 2 | Blackpool | Manor Ground | 6,000 | |
| Crawford 2, Haywood 2 | Lineups | Parkinson R, Donnelly | ||||
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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 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 26 | W | D | W | L | L | 1897-01-02 | Burton Swifts | A |
| 2 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 1.219 | 20 | L | W | L | L | W | 1896-12-26 | Newcastle United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Newton Heath | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1.381 | 18 | L | L | W | W | L | 1896-12-25 | Manchester City | H |
| 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 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1.24 | 17 | W | W | L | W | W | 1896-12-25 | Newton Heath | A |
| 6 | 0 | Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 1.027 | 16 | W | L | W | W | L | 1896-12-25 | Lincoln City | 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 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.25 | 13 | L | L | W | L | W | 1896-12-25 | Walsall | H |
| 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 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1.167 | 12 | L | W | W | L | D | 1896-12-26 | Newton Heath | A |
| 11 | 0 | Leicester Fosse | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.963 | 12 | L | W | W | L | W | 1896-12-25 | Loughborough | H |
| 12 | 1 | Darwen | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 0.929 | 12 | W | L | W | L | W | 1896-12-25 | Gainsborough Trinity | A |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Loughborough | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 0.526 | 8 | W | W | L | L | W | 1896-12-25 | Leicester Fosse | A |
| 15 | 1 | Burton Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0.345 | 6 | W | L | L | W | L | 1896-12-25 | Burton Swifts | H |
| 16 | -1 | Lincoln City | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0.448 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-25 | Woolwich Arsenal | A |
| Southern League |
| Southern League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 0 | 1 | Southampton St. Mary's | Maidstone Road | 3,000 | |
| Reading | 3 | 2 | New Brompton | Elm Park | 2,500 | |
| Swindon Town | 2 | 2 | Northfleet | County Ground | 2,000 | |
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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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4.38 | 18 | W | W | W | W | W | 1897-01-16 | Gravesend United | 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 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1.44 | 13 | L | W | W | W | L | 1896-12-26 | Swindon Town | 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 | 1 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0.44 | 8 | W | W | L | L | L | 1897-01-16 | Swindon Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | Northfleet | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.75 | 7 | D | L | L | W | D | 1897-01-30 | New Brompton | H |
| 8 | 1 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.71 | 5 | D | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-26 | Chatham | A |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | 0 | New Brompton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0.55 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1896-12-26 | Wolverton L&NWR | H |
| 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 | ||
