| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 45 | 45 | 1.733 | 33 |
| 2 | Derby County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 41 | 1.942 | 33 |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 39 | 1.534 | 23 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 1.324 | 12 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 1.268 | 11 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 1.191 | 9 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 29 | .830 | -9 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 29 | .800 | -10 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 28 | .916 | -4 |
| 10 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 27 | 1.090 | 4 |
| 11 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 27 | .925 | -4 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 26 | .800 | -10 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 25 | .736 | -15 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 21 | .938 | -4 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 79 | 20 | .493 | -40 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 19 | .508 | -29 |
| T | ||||
| Sat 18 Apr 1896 | Liverpool v Birmingham City | 4โ0 | aet | Anfield ยท 20,000 |
| Sat 18 Apr 1896 | Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion | 1โ1 | aet | Hyde Road ยท 6,000 |
| Mon 20 Apr 1896 | Birmingham City v Liverpool | 0โ0 | aet | Muntz Street ยท 5,000 |
| Mon 20 Apr 1896 | West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City | 6โ1 | aet | Stoney Lane ยท 8,000 |
| Sat 25 Apr 1896 | Manchester City v Birmingham City | 3โ0 | aet | Hyde Road ยท 9,500 |
| Sat 25 Apr 1896 | Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion | 2โ0 | aet | Anfield ยท 20,000 |
| Mon 27 Apr 1896 | Birmingham City v Manchester City | 8โ0 | aet | Muntz Street ยท 2,000 |
| Mon 27 Apr 1896 | West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool | 2โ0 | aet | Stoney Lane ยท 15,000 |
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GA | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 | 46 | 3.312 | 74 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 46 | 1.657 | 25 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 42 | 2.157 | 44 |
| 4 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 42 | 1.725 | 29 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 34 | 1.460 | 23 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 33 | 1.157 | 9 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 1.380 | 16 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 1.295 | 13 |
| 9 | Darwen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 | 30 | 1.074 | 5 |
| 10 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 1.055 | 3 |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 69 | 24 | .565 | -30 |
| 12 | Loughborough | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 66 | 23 | .606 | -26 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 22 | .706 | -22 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 18 | .551 | -35 |
| 15 | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 97 | 17 | .350 | -63 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 95 | 13 | .315 | -65 |