Division Two Table 1895/96

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
TTest Match Position	1	Liverpool	30	22	2	6	106	32	3.31	46
TTest Match Position	2	Manchester City	30	21	4	5	63	38	1.66	46
	3	Grimsby Town	30	20	2	8	82	38	2.16	42
	4	Burton WanderersClub no longer exists	30	19	4	7	69	40	1.73	42
	5	Newcastle United	30	16	2	12	73	50	1.46	34
	6	Newton HeathManchester United	30	15	3	12	66	57	1.16	33
	7	Woolwich ArsenalArsenal	30	14	4	12	58	42	1.38	32
	8	Leicester FosseLeicester City	30	14	4	12	57	44	1.29	32
	9	DarwenAFC Darwen	30	12	6	12	72	67	1.07	30
	10	Notts County	30	12	2	16	57	54	1.06	26
	11	Burton SwiftsClub no longer exists	30	10	4	16	39	69	0.56	24
	12	LoughboroughClub folded in 1900	30	9	5	16	40	66	0.61	23
	13	Lincoln City	30	9	4	17	53	75	0.71	22
RRe-election Position	14	Burslem Port ValeNow named Port Vale	30	7	4	19	43	78	0.55	18
RRe-election Position	15	Rotherham TownClub folded in 1896	30	7	3	20	34	97	0.35	17
RRe-election Position	16	Crewe Alexandra	30	5	3	22	30	95	0.32	13

2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.

T = Test Match R = Re-election

Promotion and relegation were decided by a series of Test Matches. The top two clubs in Division 2 and the bottom two in Division 1 met in a mini-league. Each club played four matches (home & away matches against the two sides from the other division).

At the conclusion of the matches the first and second sides in the league played in Division 1 and the third and fourth sides in Division 2.

The bottom three clubs had to apply for re-election into the league.

Burslem Port Vale, Rotherham Town and Crewe Alexandra left the league.