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| 07/03/1896 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Aston Villa | 2:2 | ||
| Everton FC | - | Preston North End | 3:2 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:1 | |||
| 14/03/1896 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Preston North End | 1:0 | ||
| Derby County | - | Sheffield United | 0:2 | |||
| 21/03/1896 | Stoke City | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | ||
| 24/03/1896 | Bury FC | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:0 | ||
| 28/03/1896 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Nottingham Forest | 6:1 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 67:38 | 29 | 39:13 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 62:29 | 33 | 36:14 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 60:37 | 23 | 35:17 |
| 4 |
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Sunderland AFC | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45:39 | 6 | 31:23 |
| 5 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 40:29 | 11 | 30:20 |
| 6 |
|
Stoke City | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 50:38 | 12 | 28:24 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 35:35 | 0 | 26:22 |
| 8 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 39:48 | -9 | 25:25 |
| 9 |
|
Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42:46 | -4 | 24:28 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29:43 | -14 | 23:29 |
| 11 |
|
Bury FC | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 41:39 | 2 | 22:26 |
| 12 |
|
Burnley FC | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38:40 | -2 | 22:30 |
| 13 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 38:53 | -15 | 21:33 |
| 14 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 52:58 | -6 | 17:35 |
| 15 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 36:73 | -37 | 16:34 |
| 16 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26:55 | -29 | 15:37 |
