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| 04/03/1896 | Derby County | - | Preston North End | 1:0 | ||
| 07/03/1896 | Small Heath Birmingham | - | Bury FC | 1:0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | - | Burnley FC | 2:1 | |||
| Sheffield United | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:1 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | West Bromwich Albion | 1:2 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Aston Villa | 2:2 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Preston North End | 3:2 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:1 | |||
| 09/03/1896 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Bury FC | 1:3 | ||
| 14/03/1896 | Stoke City | - | Sunderland AFC | 5:0 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Preston North End | 1:0 | |||
| Derby County | - | Sheffield United | 0:2 | |||
| Aston Villa | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:1 | |||
| 16/03/1896 | Burnley FC | - | Stoke City | 2:0 | ||
| 21/03/1896 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 2:1 | ||
| Stoke City | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | |||
| Bury FC | - | Aston Villa | 5:3 | |||
| 24/03/1896 | Bury FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | ||
| 28/03/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Nottingham Forest | 6:1 | ||
| Preston North End | - | Derby County | 1:0 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Stoke City | 4:1 | |||
| 30/03/1896 | Sheffield United | - | Burnley FC | 1:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 72:44 | 28 | 41:15 |
| 2 |
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Everton FC | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 60:37 | 23 | 35:17 |
| 3 |
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Derby County | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 59:29 | 30 | 34:16 |
| 4 |
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Sunderland AFC | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 48:36 | 12 | 33:21 |
| 5 |
|
Stoke City | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 51:42 | 9 | 28:26 |
| 6 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36:29 | 7 | 27:19 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35:33 | 2 | 26:20 |
| 8 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 39:47 | -8 | 24:24 |
| 9 |
|
Preston North End | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 38:44 | -6 | 23:27 |
| 10 |
|
Bury FC | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 41:38 | 3 | 22:24 |
| 11 |
|
Sheffield United | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28:44 | -16 | 22:30 |
| 12 |
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Nottingham Forest | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 38:53 | -15 | 20:32 |
| 13 |
|
Burnley FC | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 33:38 | -5 | 19:31 |
| 14 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 52:54 | -2 | 17:33 |
| 15 |
|
Small Heath Birmingham | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 35:70 | -35 | 16:32 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 26:53 | -27 | 15:35 |
