1895–96 in English football

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

Football in England

Season	1895–96
Men's football
First Division	Aston Villa
Second Division	Liverpool
Northern League	Darlington
Midland League	Kettering
Southern League	Millwall Athletic
FA Cup	The Wednesday
FA Amateur Cup	Bishop Auckland
← 1894–95 1896–97 →

Events

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

Honours

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

First Division

Main article: 1895–96 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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

Second Division

Main article: 1895–96 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	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 (R)	30	7	4	19	43	78	0.551	18	Resigned from league
15	Rotherham Town	30	7	3	20	34	97	0.351	17	Resigned from league and folded
16	Crewe Alexandra (R)	30	5	3	22	30	95	0.316	13	Resigned from league

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Southern Football League

Main article: 1895–96 Southern Football League

Division One

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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.