English First Division 1895/1896
Historical league standings at 26th December 1895
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 27 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Derby County | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 26 | 2.23 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 29 | 25 | 1.62 |
| 4 | Stoke | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 24 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 0.61 |
| 13 | Bury | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 0.86 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 0.55 |
| 15 | Burnley | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Small Heath | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 50 | 9 | 0.48 |
