1895–96 in English football

Football in England
Season1895–96
Men's football
First DivisionAston Villa
Second DivisionLiverpool
Northern LeagueDarlington
Midland LeagueKettering
Southern LeagueMillwall Athletic
FA CupThe Wednesday
FA Amateur CupBishop Auckland
← 1894–95 England 1896–97 →

The 1895–96 season was the 25th season of competitive football in England.

Events

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Loughborough replaced Walsall Town Swifts in the Second Division.[citation needed]

Honours

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Competition Winner
First Division Aston Villa (2)
Second Division Liverpool
FA Cup The 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Aston Villa (C) 30 20 5 5 78 45 1.733 45
2 Derby County 30 17 7 6 68 35 1.943 41
3 Everton 30 16 7 7 66 43 1.535 39
4 Bolton Wanderers 30 16 5 9 49 37 1.324 37
5 Sunderland 30 15 7 8 52 41 1.268 37
6 Stoke 30 15 0 15 56 47 1.191 30
7 The Wednesday 30 12 5 13 44 53 0.830 29
8 Blackburn Rovers 30 12 5 13 40 50 0.800 29
9 Preston North End 30 11 6 13 44 48 0.917 28
10 Burnley 30 10 7 13 48 44 1.091 27
11 Bury 30 12 3 15 50 54 0.926 27
12 Sheffield United 30 10 6 14 40 50 0.800 26
13 Nottingham Forest 30 11 3 16 42 57 0.737 25
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 10 1 19 61 65 0.938 21
15 Small Heath (R) 30 8 4 18 39 79 0.494 20 Qualification for test matches
16 West Bromwich Albion (O) 30 6 7 17 30 59 0.508 19
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, O, P) 30 22 2 6 106 32 3.313 46 Qualification for test matches
2 Manchester City 30 21 4 5 63 38 1.658 46
3 Grimsby Town 30 20 2 8 82 38 2.158 42
4 Burton Wanderers 30 19 4 7 69 40 1.725 42
5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 1.460 34
6 Newton Heath 30 15 3 12 66 57 1.158 33
7 Woolwich Arsenal 30 14 4 12 58 42 1.381 32
8 Leicester Fosse 30 14 4 12 57 44 1.295 32
9 Darwen 30 12 6 12 72 67 1.075 30
10 Notts County 30 12 2 16 57 54 1.056 26
11 Burton Swifts 30 10 4 16 39 69 0.565 24
12 Loughborough 30 9 5 16 40 66 0.606 23
13 Lincoln City 30 9 4 17 53 75 0.707 22
14 Burslem Port Vale 30 7 4 19 43 78 0.551 18 Resigned from league
15 Rotherham Town 30 7 3 20 34 97 0.351 17
16 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 3 22 30 95 0.316 13
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division One

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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: [citation needed]
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

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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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Resigned from league after one match, record expunged
Source: [citation needed]
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.

References

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