English League Tables
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Football League First Division 1895/96
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Aston Villa | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 45 | Champions |
| 2nd | Derby County | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 41 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Everton | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 43 | 1.535 | 39 | - |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 1.324 | 37 | - |
| 5th | Sunderland | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 1.268 | 37 | - |
| 6th | Stoke | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 1.191 | 30 | - |
| 7th | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 | 29 | - |
| 8th | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 | 29 | - |
| 9th | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 0.917 | 28 | - |
| 10th | Burnley | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 27 | - |
| 11th | Bury | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 0.926 | 27 | - |
| 12th | Sheffield United | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 | 26 | - |
| 13th | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | 0.737 | 25 | - |
| 14th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 0.938 | 21 | - |
| 15th | Small Heath | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 79 | 0.494 | 20 | ▼Relegated |
| 16th | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 0.508 | 19 | Retained Status |
Football League Second Division 1895/96
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 | 3.313 | 46 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Manchester City | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 1.658 | 46 | Remained |
| 3rd | Grimsby Town | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 2.158 | 42 | - |
| 4th | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 1.725 | 42 | - |
| 5th | Newcastle United | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 1.460 | 34 | - |
| 6th | Newton Heath | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 33 | - |
| 7th | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 42 | 1.405 | 32 | - |
| 8th | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 1.295 | 32 | - |
| 9th | Darwen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 67 | 1.075 | 30 | - |
| 10th | Notts County | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 26 | - |
| 11th | Burton Swifts | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 69 | 0.565 | 24 | - |
| 12th | Loughborough | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 66 | 0.597 | 23 | - |
| 13th | Lincoln City | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 22 | - |
| 14th | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 78 | 0.551 | 18 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 15th | Rotherham Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 97 | 0.351 | 17 | ▼Resigned |
| 16th | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 95 | 0.316 | 13 | ▼Not Re Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Rotherham Town did not seek Re-Election so other two bottom clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 7 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 19 | Blackpool | ▲Elected to the League |
| 16 | Walsall | ▲Elected to the League |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | ▲Elected to the League |
| 10 | Burslem Port Vale | ▼Not Re-Elected to the League |
| 10 | Luton Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | ▼Not Re- Elected to the League |
| 3 | Fairfield Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Glossop North End | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Macclesfield | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Not Elected to the League |
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