Season overview
Notts County in 1895–96
- DivisionFootball League Second Division
- Final position10th
- FA CupR1
- Points systemTwo points for a win
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Full season page
Notts County 1895–96 Season: Final League Table and Top Scorers
Notts County competed in Football League Second Division during the 1895–96 campaign and finished 10th. This archive page records the complete final table, the Magpies’ league record, cup progress and leading scorer information.
10thFootball League Second Division · Level 2
Played30
Won12
Drawn2
Lost16
Goals for57
Goals against54
Goal difference3
Points26
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Walter Bull18goals
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club row is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P15
- W8
- D1
- L6
- Goals scored41
- Goals conceded22
- Goal difference19
- Win rate53.3%
Away record
- P15
- W4
- D1
- L10
- Goals scored16
- Goals conceded32
- Goal difference-16
- Win rate26.7%
Final league table
Football League Second Division 1895–96 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 32 | 74 | 46 | Champions |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 46 | |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 38 | 44 | 42 | |
| 4 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 42 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 34 |
Season context
Historical notes
- Notts County finished 10th in Football League Second Division.
- The complete divisional table includes separate home-and-away records.
- The final table has been reconstructed from fixture results and cross-checked against the season summary and RSSSF source page.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page.
- RSSSF: England 1895-96 Final Football League table source and historical cross-check. RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.
- engsoccerdata: England league match results 1888–2025 Structured fixture-results cross-check compiled by James P. Curley. Stable opponent labels are used where needed for archive consistency.