English First Division 1895/1896
Historical league standings at 4th April 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 | Aston Villa | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 44 | 43 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Derby County | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 34 | 38 | 1.94 |
| 3 | Everton | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 36 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 41 | 35 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 34 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Stoke | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 45 | 30 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 28 | 0.97 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 47 | 28 | 0.94 |
| 9 | The Wednesday | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 27 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Bury | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 25 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Burnley | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 25 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 48 | 24 | 0.65 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 23 | 0.72 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 27 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 54 | 61 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Small Heath | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 77 | 17 | 0.48 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 57 | 16 | 0.47 |
