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| 14/03/1896 | Aston Villa | - | The Wednesday FC | 2:1 | ||
| 28/03/1896 | Preston North End | - | Derby County | 1:0 | ||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Stoke City | 4:1 | |||
| 30/03/1896 | Sheffield United | - | Burnley FC | 1:1 | ||
| 03/04/1896 | Everton FC | - | Derby County | 2:2 | ||
| 04/04/1896 | Nottingham Forest | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3:2 | ||
| Preston North End | - | Bury FC | 1:1 | |||
| The Wednesday FC | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 3:0 | |||
| 11/04/1896 | Derby County | - | Blackburn Rovers | 0:0 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Aston Villa | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 69:39 | 30 | 41:13 |
| 2 |
|
Derby County | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 64:32 | 32 | 38:18 |
| 3 |
|
Everton FC | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 62:39 | 23 | 36:18 |
| 4 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 49:40 | 9 | 33:23 |
| 5 |
|
Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 40:29 | 11 | 30:20 |
| 6 |
|
Stoke City | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 51:42 | 9 | 28:26 |
| 7 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 35:35 | 0 | 27:23 |
| 8 |
|
Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 44:47 | -3 | 27:29 |
| 9 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 43:50 | -7 | 27:27 |
| 10 |
|
Sheffield United | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 30:44 | -14 | 24:30 |
| 11 |
|
Bury FC | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 42:40 | 2 | 23:27 |
| 12 |
|
Burnley FC | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 39:41 | -2 | 23:31 |
| 13 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 41:55 | -14 | 23:33 |
| 14 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 54:61 | -7 | 17:37 |
| 15 |
|
Small Heath Birmingham | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 36:76 | -40 | 16:36 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26:55 | -29 | 15:37 |
