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| 03.02.1896 | Everton FC | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 3:0 | ||
| 04.02.1896 | Burnley FC | - | Sheffield United | 5:0 | ||
| 08.02.1896 | Small Heath Birmingham | - | The Wednesday FC | 1:1 | ||
| Sheffield United | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2:1 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:1 | |||
| Derby County | - | Aston Villa | 2:2 | |||
| 17.02.1896 | Blackburn Rovers | - | West Bromwich Albion | 1:0 | ||
| 18.02.1896 | Bury FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3:0 | ||
| The Wednesday FC | - | Everton FC | 3:1 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Burnley FC | 3:1 | |||
| 22.02.1896 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Derby County | 0:2 | ||
| The Wednesday FC | - | Bury FC | 1:3 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Small Heath Birmingham | 4:1 | |||
| Preston North End | - | Nottingham Forest | 6:0 | |||
| Burnley FC | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3:1 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | - | Sheffield United | 1:0 | |||
| Aston Villa | - | Stoke City | 5:2 | |||
| Sunderland AFC | - | Everton FC | 3:0 | |||
| 29.02.1896 | Small Heath Birmingham | - | Blackburn Rovers | 2:1 |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Aston Villa | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 65:36 | 29 | 38:12 |
| 2 |
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Everton FC | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 57:35 | 22 | 33:17 |
| 3 |
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Derby County | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 58:26 | 32 | 32:12 |
| 4 |
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Sunderland AFC | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 42:29 | 13 | 29:19 |
| 5 |
|
Stoke City | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 44:36 | 8 | 24:22 |
| 6 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 33:27 | 6 | 24:18 |
| 7 |
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The Wednesday FC | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37:43 | -6 | 24:20 |
| 8 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32:31 | 1 | 23:19 |
| 9 |
|
Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35:39 | -4 | 21:21 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 35:44 | -9 | 18:26 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24:42 | -18 | 18:28 |
| 12 |
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Bury FC | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 32:33 | -1 | 16:22 |
| 13 |
|
Burnley FC | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29:35 | -6 | 16:28 |
| 14 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 45:51 | -6 | 15:31 |
| 15 |
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Small Heath Birmingham | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 33:68 | -35 | 14:30 |
| 16 |
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West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23:49 | -26 | 13:33 |
