If you want to find out the scorers, line-ups and more details on the game, click on the full-time score.
| Date | Opponents | V | Res | HT | Competition | Comp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1895 | The Wednesday | H | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 7 Sep 1895 | Nottingham Forest | H | W | 6-2 | (4-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 9 Sep 1895 | Bury | H | W | 3-2 | (3-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 14 Sep 1895 | Bolton Wanderers | A | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 21 Sep 1895 | Blackburn Rovers | H | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 28 Sep 1895 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W | 3-2 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 30 Sep 1895 | Aston Villa | A | L | 3-4 | (1-3) | First Division | D1 |
| 5 Oct 1895 | Sheffield United | H | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 12 Oct 1895 | Nottingham Forest | A | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 19 Oct 1895 | West Bromwich Albion | H | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 26 Oct 1895 | Burnley | A | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 2 Nov 1895 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 9 Nov 1895 | Sheffield United | A | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 16 Nov 1895 | Sunderland | H | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 23 Nov 1895 | West Bromwich Albion | A | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 30 Nov 1895 | Burnley | H | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 7 Dec 1895 | Small Heath | A | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 14 Dec 1895 | Stoke | H | W | 7-2 | (2-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 21 Dec 1895 | Aston Villa | H | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 1 Jan 1896 | Blackburn Rovers | A | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Jan 1896 | Bury | A | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 25 Jan 1896 | Preston North End | A | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 1 Feb 1896 | Nottingham Forest | A | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 3 Feb 1896 | Small Heath | H | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 15 Feb 1896 | Sheffield United | H | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 18 Feb 1896 | The Wednesday | A | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 22 Feb 1896 | Sunderland | A | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 29 Feb 1896 | The Wednesday | A | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | FA Cup | FAC |
| 7 Mar 1896 | Preston North End | H | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | First Division | D1 |
| 3 Apr 1896 | Derby County | H | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | First Division | D1 |
| 6 Apr 1896 | Bolton Wanderers | H | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 7 Apr 1896 | Derby County | A | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | First Division | D1 |
| 11 Apr 1896 | Stoke | A | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | First Division | D1 |