1895–96 in English football

Events

Loughborough replaced Walsall Town Swifts in the Second Division.

Honours
CompetitionWinner
First DivisionAston Villa (2)
Second DivisionLiverpool
FA CupThe Wednesday (1)
Home Championship Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League table

First Division
Main article: 1895–96 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Aston Villa 30 14 1 0 47 17 6 4 5 31 28 1.733 45 League Champions
2 Derby County 30 12 2 1 42 13 5 5 5 26 22 1.943 41
3 Everton 30 10 4 1 40 17 6 3 6 26 26 1.535 39
4 Bolton Wanderers 30 12 2 1 34 14 4 3 8 15 23 1.324 37
5 Sunderland 30 10 5 0 36 14 5 2 8 16 27 1.268 37
6 Stoke 30 12 0 3 43 11 3 0 12 13 36 1.191 30
7 The Wednesday 30 10 2 3 31 18 2 3 10 13 35 0.830 29 FA Cup Winners
8 Blackburn Rovers 30 10 1 4 26 18 2 4 9 14 32 0.800 29
9 Preston North End 30 8 5 2 31 18 3 1 11 13 30 0.917 28
10 Burnley 30 8 5 2 33 11 2 2 11 15 33 1.091 27
11 Bury 30 7 1 7 32 24 5 2 8 18 30 0.926 27
12 Sheffield United 30 9 4 2 28 12 1 2 12 12 38 0.800 26
13 Nottingham Forest 30 11 1 3 34 16 0 2 13 8 41 0.737 25
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 10 0 5 43 18 0 1 14 18 47 0.938 21
15 Small Heath 30 7 2 6 22 24 1 2 12 17 55 0.494 20[lower-alpha 1] Into test matches
16 West Bromwich Albion 30 5 4 6 18 22 1 3 11 12 37 0.508 19
Source:
Notes:
  1. Not re-elected due to test match results. Invited to join Second Division

Second Division
Main article: 1895–96 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool 30 14 1 0 65 11 8 1 6 41 21 3.313 46[lower-alpha 1] Division Champions, into test matches
2 Manchester City 30 12 3 0 37 9 9 1 5 26 29 1.658 46 Into test matches
3 Grimsby Town 30 14 1 0 51 9 6 1 8 31 29 2.158 42
4 Burton Wanderers 30 12 1 2 43 15 7 3 5 26 25 1.725 42
5 Newcastle United 30 14 0 1 57 14 2 2 11 16 36 1.460 34
6 Newton Heath 30 12 2 1 48 15 3 1 11 18 42 1.158 33
7 Woolwich Arsenal 30 11 1 3 42 11 3 3 9 16 31 1.381 32
8 Leicester Fosse 30 10 0 5 40 16 4 4 7 17 28 1.295 32
9 Darwen 30 9 4 2 55 22 3 2 10 17 45 1.075 30
10 Notts County 30 8 1 6 41 22 4 1 10 16 32 1.056 26
11 Burton Swifts 30 7 2 6 24 26 3 2 10 15 43 0.565 24
12 Loughborough 30 7 3 5 32 25 2 2 11 8 41 0.606 23 New club in the league
13 Lincoln City 30 7 1 7 36 24 2 3 10 17 51 0.707 22
14 Burslem Port Vale 30 6 4 5 25 24 1 0 14 18 54 0.551 18 Failed re-election or resigned
15 Rotherham Town 30 7 2 6 27 26 0 1 14 7 71 0.351 17
16 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 2 8 22 28 0 1 14 8 67 0.316 13
Source:
Notes:
  1. Elected to First Division on the basis of test matches results.

Southern Football League
Main article: 1895–96 Southern Football League

Division One
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Millwall Athletic 18 16 1 1 75 16 4.688 33
2 Luton Town 18 13 1 4 68 14 4.857 27 Left to join the United League at end of season
3 Southampton St. Mary's 18 12 0 6 44 23 1.913 24
4 Reading 18 11 1 6 45 38 1.184 23
5 Chatham Town 18 9 2 7 43 45 0.956 20
6 New Brompton 18 7 4 7 30 37 0.811 18
7 Swindon Town 18 6 4 8 38 41 0.927 16
8 Clapton 18 4 2 12 30 67 0.448 10 Relegation test matches, left league despite winning
9 Royal Ordnance Factories 18 3 3 12 23 44 0.523 9 Relegation test matches
10 Ilford 18 0 0 18 10 81 0.123 0 Relegation test matches, left league after losing
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wolverton LNWR 16 13 1 2 43 10 4.300 27 Promotion test matches
2 Sheppey United 16 11 3 2 60 19 3.158 25
3 1st Scots Guards 16 8 5 3 37 22 1.682 21
4 Uxbridge 16 9 1 6 28 23 1.217 19
5 Old St.Stephen's 16 6 3 7 34 21 1.619 15
6 Guildford 16 7 1 8 29 41 0.707 15 Left league at end of season
7 Maidenhead 16 4 1 11 20 49 0.408 9
8 Chesham 16 2 3 11 15 48 0.313 7
9 Bromley 16 2 2 12 16 49 0.327 6 Left league at end of season
10 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Resigned from league after one match, record expunged
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

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