01/09/1896 Newton Heath FC - Gainsborough Trinity 2:0
02/09/1896 Loughborough United - Grimsby Town 1:4
05/09/1896 Walsall FC - Burton Wanderers 2:0
Small Heath Birmingham - Newcastle United 3:1
Notts County - Loughborough United 3:1
Manchester City - Woolwich Arsenal 1:1
Lincoln City - Blackpool FC 3:1
Leicester Fosse - Darwen 4:1
Grimsby Town - Gainsborough Trinity 1:1
Burton Swifts - Newton Heath FC 3:5
07/09/1896 Newton Heath FC - Walsall FC 2:0
12/09/1896 Woolwich Arsenal - Walsall FC 1:1
Newton Heath FC - Lincoln City 3:1
Newcastle United - Small Heath Birmingham 4:3
Loughborough United - Burton Swifts 0:2
Leicester Fosse - Notts County 2:3
Gainsborough Trinity - Manchester City 1:1
Darwen - Blackpool FC 2:3
Burton Wanderers - Grimsby Town 5:1
14/09/1896 Small Heath Birmingham - Darwen 5:1
Burton Wanderers - Woolwich Arsenal 0:3
19/09/1896 Woolwich Arsenal - Loughborough United 2:0
Walsall FC - Gainsborough Trinity 1:1
Small Heath Birmingham - Lincoln City 1:2
Notts County - Newcastle United 3:1
Manchester City - Darwen 4:1
Grimsby Town - Newton Heath FC 2:0
Burton Swifts - Leicester Fosse 2:1
Blackpool FC - Burton Wanderers 5:0
21/09/1896 Walsall FC - Newton Heath FC 2:3
Manchester City - Lincoln City 3:0
26/09/1896 Woolwich Arsenal - Notts County 2:3
Newton Heath FC - Newcastle United 4:0
Loughborough United - Leicester Fosse 0:2
Grimsby Town - Lincoln City 3:1
Gainsborough Trinity - Walsall FC 2:0
Darwen - Burton Wanderers 3:0
Burton Swifts - Small Heath Birmingham 1:1
Blackpool FC - Manchester City 2:2
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# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 Newton Heath FC, England Newton Heath FC 7 6 0 1 19:8 11 12:2
2 Notts County, England Notts County 4 4 0 0 12:6 6 8:0
3 Manchester City, England Manchester City 5 2 3 0 11:5 6 7:3
4 Grimsby Town, England Grimsby Town 5 3 1 1 11:8 3 7:3
5 Woolwich Arsenal, England Woolwich Arsenal 5 2 2 1 9:5 4 6:4
6 Small Heath Birmingham, England Small Heath Birmingham 5 2 1 2 13:9 4 5:5
7 Blackpool FC, England Blackpool FC 4 2 1 1 11:7 4 5:3
8 Burton Swifts, England Burton Swifts 4 2 1 1 8:7 1 5:3
9 Gainsborough Trinity, England Gainsborough Trinity 5 1 3 1 5:5 0 5:5
10 Leicester Fosse, England Leicester Fosse 4 2 0 2 9:6 3 4:4
11 Walsall FC, England Walsall FC 6 1 2 3 6:9 -3 4:8
12 Lincoln City, England Lincoln City 5 2 0 3 7:11 -4 4:6
13 Newcastle United, England Newcastle United 4 1 0 3 6:13 -7 2:6
14 Darwen, England Darwen 5 1 0 4 8:16 -8 2:8
15 Burton Wanderers, England Burton Wanderers 5 1 0 4 5:14 -9 2:8
16 Loughborough United, England Loughborough United 5 0 0 5 2:13 -11 0:10