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| 18/01/1896 | The Wednesday FC | - | Aston Villa | 1:3 | ||
| 25/01/1896 | Preston North End | - | Everton FC | 1:1 | ||
| Sunderland AFC | - | West Bromwich Albion | 7:1 | |||
| 04/02/1896 | Burnley FC | - | Sheffield United | 5:0 | ||
| 08/02/1896 | Small Heath Birmingham | - | The Wednesday FC | 1:1 | ||
| 22/02/1896 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 4:1 | ||
| 07/03/1896 | Small Heath Birmingham | - | Bury FC | 1:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Derby County | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 59:25 | 34 | 33:11 |
| 2 |
|
Aston Villa | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 55:31 | 24 | 33:11 |
| 3 |
|
Everton FC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53:29 | 24 | 31:13 |
| 4 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37:27 | 10 | 27:19 |
| 5 |
|
Stoke City | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 42:31 | 11 | 24:20 |
| 6 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36:31 | 5 | 24:20 |
| 7 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35:45 | -10 | 23:23 |
| 8 |
|
Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34:41 | -7 | 22:22 |
| 9 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30:31 | -1 | 21:19 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 33:34 | -1 | 18:22 |
| 11 |
|
Burnley FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 31:34 | -3 | 18:26 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24:40 | -16 | 18:26 |
| 13 |
|
Bury FC | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 34:38 | -4 | 16:26 |
| 14 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 43:47 | -4 | 15:27 |
| 15 |
|
Small Heath Birmingham | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 33:67 | -34 | 14:30 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22:50 | -28 | 11:33 |
