1895/96
| 7 / 9 / 95 | D2 | H | Loughborough | W | 3 - 0 | 7,000 | |
| 14 / 9 / 95 | D2 | A | Liverpool | L | 1 - 5 | 10,000 | |
| 21 / 9 / 95 | D2 | H | Notts County | W | 5 - 1 | 7,000 | |
| 28 / 9 / 95 | D2 | A | Rotherham Town | D | 1 - 1 | 2,000 | |
| 5 / 10 / 95 | D2 | H | Liverpool | W | 1 - 0 | 10,000 | |
| 12 / 10 / 95 | FAC | A | West Hartlepool | W | 8 - 0 | 3,000 | |
| 19 / 10 / 95 | D2 | A | Newton Heath | L | 1 - 2 | 8,000 | |
| 26 / 10 / 95 | D2 | H | Newton Heath | W | 2 - 1 | 7,000 | |
| 2 / 11 / 95 | FAC | H | Middlesbrough | W | 4 - 1 | 6,000 | |
| 9 / 11 / 95 | D2 | A | Darwen | D | 4 - 4 | 2,000 | |
| 16 / 11 / 95 | D2 | H | Darwen | W | 7 - 2 | 6,000 | |
| 23 / 11 / 95 | FAC | H | Rendel | W | 5 - 0 | 3,000 | |
| 7 / 12 / 95 | D2 | A | Burton Swifts | L | 1 - 3 | 2,000 | |
| 16 / 12 / 95 | FAC | H | Tow Law Town | W | 4 - 0 | 3,000 | |
| 21 / 12 / 95 | D2 | H | Rotherham Town | W | 6 - 1 | 5,000 | |
| 25 / 12 / 95 | D2 | H | Crewe Alexandra | W | 6 - 0 | 8,000 | |
| 26 / 12 / 95 | D2 | A | Grimsby Town | L | 1 - 2 | 4,000 | |
| 28 / 12 / 95 | D2 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0 - 4 | 1,500 | |
| 1 / 1 / 96 | D2 | H | Leicester Fosse | W | 1 - 0 | 7,000 | |
| 2 / 1 / 96 | D2 | H | Lincoln City | W | 5 - 0 | 5,000 | |
| 4 / 1 / 96 | D2 | A | Manchester City | L | 2 - 5 | 10,000 | |
| 11 / 1 / 96 | D2 | H | Grimsby Town | L | 1 - 5 | 5,000 | |
| 18 / 1 / 96 | D2 | H | Woolwich Arsenal | W | 3 - 1 | 6,000 | |
| 25 / 1 / 96 | D2 | A | Crewe Alexandra | L | 0 - 3 | 8,000 | |
| 1 / 2 / 96 | FAC | A | Chesterfield Town | W | 4 - 0 | 5,000 | |
| 8 / 2 / 96 | D2 | H | Burton Wanderers | W | 4 - 0 | 7,000 | |
| 15 / 2 / 96 | FAC | H | Bury | L | 1 - 3 | 14,250 | |
| 22 / 2 / 96 | D2 | A | Burton Wanderers | W | 3 - 0 | 3,000 | |
| 7 / 3 / 96 | D2 | A | Loughborough | L | 0 - 1 | 2,000 | |
| 14 / 3 / 96 | D2 | A | Notts County | W | 1 - 0 | 2,000 | |
| 21 / 3 / 96 | D2 | H | Manchester City | W | 4 - 1 | 12,000 | |
| 3 / 4 / 96 | D2 | H | Burslem Port Vale | W | 4 - 2 | 8,000 | |
| 4 / 4 / 96 | D2 | H | Burton Swifts | W | 5 - 0 | 7,000 | |
| 6 / 4 / 96 | D2 | A | Woolwich Arsenal | L | 1 - 2 | 16,000 | |
| 7 / 4 / 96 | D2 | A | Leicester Fosse | L | 0 - 2 | 5,000 | |
| 20 / 4 / 96 | D2 | A | Burslem Port Vale | L | 0 - 2 | 2,000 | |