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| 21/03/1896 | Bury FC | - | Aston Villa | 5:3 | ||
| 03/04/1896 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Stoke City | 3:1 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Sheffield United | 4:1 | |||
| Burnley FC | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 1:1 | |||
| Preston North End | - | West Bromwich Albion | 0:0 | |||
| 04/04/1896 | Bolton Wanderers | - | West Bromwich Albion | 2:1 | ||
| 06/04/1896 | Everton FC | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:1 |
| » 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 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 72:44 | 28 | 41:15 |
| 2 |
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Derby County | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 64:32 | 32 | 38:18 |
| 3 |
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Everton FC | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 63:40 | 23 | 37:19 |
| 4 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47:32 | 15 | 35:21 |
| 5 |
|
Sunderland AFC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 49:40 | 9 | 33:23 |
| 6 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38:36 | 2 | 29:23 |
| 7 |
|
Stoke City | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 52:45 | 7 | 28:28 |
| 8 |
|
Preston North End | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44:47 | -3 | 28:30 |
| 9 |
|
The Wednesday FC | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 43:50 | -7 | 27:27 |
| 10 |
|
Bury FC | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 47:43 | 4 | 25:27 |
| 11 |
|
Burnley FC | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 40:42 | -2 | 24:32 |
| 12 |
|
Sheffield United | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31:48 | -17 | 24:32 |
| 13 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 41:55 | -14 | 23:33 |
| 14 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 54:61 | -7 | 17:37 |
| 15 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 37:77 | -40 | 17:37 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27:57 | -30 | 16:40 |
