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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.
This source panel states what is currently verified for this page and what remains labelled as pending, rather than implying every related player or scorer statistic is complete.
Season story
Season story
%s sits in the %s era. The published season record shows Notts competing in %s, finishing %s with a %s league record.
Story beats
- Era contextThis campaign belongs to the %s era, a public grouping of related seasons from the archive.
- Archive summaryNotts 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.
- Where it ranksThis season ranks %s of %s for %s in the published league-season index.
Ranking context
Story cards are derived from the published season record, final table and existing summary index.
Season overview
Notts County in 1895–96
- DivisionFootball League Second Division
- Final position10th
- FA CupR1
- Points systemTwo points for a win
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Season-leading totals are labelled by scope where the source states it. Pending records are not treated as full-career or league-only totals.
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club record 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. Confidence: Cited source links and checked date recorded. Scope: Season record and final league table.
- 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.Checked: 2026-06-12
- 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.Checked: 2026-06-12