English Second Division 1895/1896
Historical league standings at 29th February 1896
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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 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 28 | 41 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 38 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Burton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 34 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 58 | 32 | 27 | 1.81 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 26 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Newton Heath | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Leicester Fosse | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Darwen | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 55 | 23 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Burton Swifts | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 21 | 0.65 |
| 11 | Notts. County | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 20 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Rotherham Town | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 71 | 14 | 0.35 |
| 14 | Burslem Port Vale | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 12 | 0.53 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 11 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Loughborough | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 10 | 0.39 |
