1895-96
First Division
Champions · P30 W20 D5 L5 · 78 scored, 45 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 1895 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 7 Sept 1895 | H | Birmingham City | 7–3 | W |
| 14 Sept 1895 | A | Sheffield United | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Sept 1895 | H | Derby County | 4–1 | W |
| 28 Sept 1895 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Sept 1895 | H | Everton | 4–3 | W |
| 5 Oct 1895 | H | Sunderland | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Oct 1895 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Oct 1895 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Oct 1895 | A | Birmingham City | 4–1 | W |
| 2 Nov 1895 | H | Burnley | 5–1 | W |
| 9 Nov 1895 | A | Sunderland | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Nov 1895 | H | Sheffield United | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Nov 1895 | A | Burnley | 4–3 | W |
| 7 Dec 1895 | A | Preston North End | 3–4 | L |
| 14 Dec 1895 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Dec 1895 | A | Everton | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Dec 1895 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Dec 1895 | H | Bury | 2–0 | W |
| 4 Jan 1896 | A | Stoke City | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Jan 1896 | H | Preston North End | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Jan 1896 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Jan 1896 | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | W |
| 8 Feb 1896 | A | Derby County | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Feb 1896 | H | Stoke City | 5–2 | W |
| 7 Mar 1896 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar 1896 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Mar 1896 | A | Bury | 3–5 | L |
| 3 Apr 1896 | A | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | W |
| 6 Apr 1896 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 45 | +33 | 45 |
| 2 | Derby County | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 41 |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 39 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 37 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 37 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 29 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 29 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Burnley | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 27 |
| 11 | Bury | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 26 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 79 | -40 | 20 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 19 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.