Final First Division 1895/1896 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 29th April 1896 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 45 | 45 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Derby County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 41 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 39 | 1.53 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 1.19 |
| 7 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 29 | 0.83 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 27 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 25 | 0.74 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 21 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Small Heath | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 79 | 20 | 0.49 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 0.51 |
| Colour key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
| Play-off matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Round | Match | Att. |
| Mon 20th Apr | Group Stage | Small Heath 0 Liverpool 0 | |
| Mon 20th Apr | Group Stage | West Bromwich Albion 6 Manchester City 1 | |
| Mon 27th Apr | Group Stage | Small Heath 8 Manchester City 0 | |
| Mon 27th Apr | Group Stage | West Bromwich Albion 2 Liverpool 0 | |
| Sat 18th Apr | Group Stage | Liverpool 4 Small Heath 0 | |
| Sat 18th Apr | Group Stage | Manchester City 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 | |
| Sat 25th Apr | Group Stage | Liverpool 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 | |
| Sat 25th Apr | Group Stage | Manchester City 3 Small Heath 0 | |
