1895-1896

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 

Before this season

Bury were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Liverpool were relegated to Division Two from Division One
Loughborough Town joined Division Two from Midland League
Walsall Town Swifts left Division Two, joining Midland League as just Walsall

Final League Tables


      DIVISION ONE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Aston Villa                      30   20    5    5   78   45   45
   2  Derby County                     30   17    7    6   68   35   41
   3  Everton                          30   16    7    7   66   43   39
   4  Bolton Wanderers                 30   16    5    9   49   37   37
   5  Sunderland                       30   15    7    8   52   41   37
   6  Stoke                            30   15    0   15   56   47   30
   7  Sheffield Wednesday              30   12    5   13   44   53   29
   8  Blackburn Rovers                 30   12    5   13   40   50   29
   9  Preston North End                30   11    6   13   44   48   28
  10  Burnley                          30   10    7   13   48   44   27
  11  Bury                             30   12    3   15   50   54   27
  12  Sheffield United                 30   10    6   14   40   50   26
  13  Nottingham Forest                30   11    3   16   42   57   25
  14  Wolverhampton Wanderers          30   10    1   19   61   65   21
  15  Small Heath                      30    8    4   18   39   79   20
  16  West Bromwich Albion             30    6    7   17   30   59   19

      DIVISION TWO
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Liverpool                        30   22    2    6  106   32   46
   2  Manchester City                  30   21    4    5   63   38   46
   3  Grimsby Town                     30   20    2    8   82   38   42
   4  Burton Wanderers                 30   19    4    7   69   40   42
   5  Newcastle United                 30   16    2   12   73   50   34
   6  Newton Heath                     30   15    3   12   66   57   33
   7  Woolwich Arsenal                 30   14    4   12   58   42   32
   8  Leicester Fosse                  30   14    4   12   57   44   32
   9  Darwen                           30   12    6   12   72   67   30
  10  Notts County                     30   12    2   16   57   54   26
  11  Burton Swifts                    30   10    4   16   39   69   24
  12  Loughborough Town                30    9    5   16   40   66   23
  13  Lincoln City                     30    9    4   17   53   75   22
  14  Burslem Port Vale                30    7    4   19   43   78   18
  15  Rotherham Town                   30    7    3   20   34   97   17
  16  Crewe Alexandra                  30    5    3   22   30   95   13

Following this season

Blackpool joined Division Two from Lancashire League
Burslem Port Vale left from Division Two to join Midland League
Crewe Alexandra left from Division Two to join The Combination
Gainsborough Trinity joined Division Two from Midland League
Liverpool were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Rotherham Town left from Division Two
Small Heath were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Walsall joined Division Two from Midland League

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