Season

1895-96

Newton HeathA. H. Albut

6thleague finish

of 16 in the Second Division

+0.2
goal difference
2.1 scored · 1.9 conceded
33
Played
48%
Win rate

Season in brief

6th of 16 in the Second Division, down from 3rd the year before. Home form carried the season — 76% of home matches won against 19% away. Joe Cassidy led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 91% of the 70 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 16 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Liverpool30P · 22W 2D 6L · GD +7446
  3. 4Burton Wanderers30P · 19W 4D 7L · GD +2942
  4. 5Newcastle United30P · 16W 2D 12L · GD +2334
  5. 6Newton Heath30P · 15W 3D 12L · GD +933
  6. 7Arsenal30P · 14W 4D 12L · GD +1632
  7. 8Leicester City30P · 14W 4D 12L · GD +1332
  9. 15Rotherham Town30P · 7W 3D 20L · GD -6317
  10. 16Crewe Alexandra30P · 5W 3D 22L · GD -6513

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1895-96, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

33 matches
7 Sep 1895 v Crewe Alexandra: 5–014 Sep 1895 @ Loughborough: 3–321 Sep 1895 v Burton Swifts: 5–028 Sep 1895 @ Crewe Alexandra: 2–05 Oct 1895 v Manchester City: 1–112 Oct 1895 @ Liverpool: 1–719 Oct 1895 v Newcastle United: 2–126 Oct 1895 @ Newcastle United: 1–22 Nov 1895 v Liverpool: 5–29 Nov 1895 @ Arsenal: 1–216 Nov 1895 v Lincoln City: 5–523 Nov 1895 @ Notts County: 2–030 Nov 1895 v Arsenal: 5–17 Dec 1895 @ Manchester City: 1–214 Dec 1895 v Notts County: 3–021 Dec 1895 @ Darwen: 0–31 Jan 1896 v Grimsby Town: 3–24 Jan 1896 @ Leicester City: 0–311 Jan 1896 v Rotherham Town: 3–01 Feb 1896 v Kettering: 2–13 Feb 1896 v Leicester City: 2–08 Feb 1896 @ Burton Swifts: 1–415 Feb 1896 v Derby County: 1–119 Feb 1896 @ Derby County: 1–529 Feb 1896 v Burton Wanderers: 1–27 Mar 1896 @ Rotherham Town: 3–214 Mar 1896 @ Grimsby Town: 2–418 Mar 1896 @ Burton Wanderers: 1–523 Mar 1896 @ Port Vale: 0–33 Apr 1896 v Darwen: 4–04 Apr 1896 v Loughborough: 2–06 Apr 1896 v Port Vale: 2–111 Apr 1896 @ Lincoln City: 0–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.