Final Second Division 1895/1896 league table
Season completed Monday, 20th 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 | Liverpool | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 | 46 | 3.31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 46 | 1.66 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 42 | 2.16 |
| 4 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 42 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 34 | 1.46 |
| 6 | Newton Heath | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 33 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 32 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Darwen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 | 30 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Notts. County | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 69 | 24 | 0.57 |
| 12 | Loughborough | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 66 | 23 | 0.61 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 22 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 18 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 97 | 17 | 0.35 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 95 | 13 | 0.32 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
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| Burslem Port Vale, Rotherham Town and Crewe Alexandra were relegated and replaced by Blackpool, Gainsborough Trinity and Walsall. |
| Play-off matches | |||
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| 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 | |
