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      MIDLAND LEAGUE  1895/96
      P W D L F A Pts
      1 Kettering 28 20 5 3 74 28 45
      2 Gainsborough Trinity 28 17 6 5 59 26 40
      3 Walsall 28 17 6 5 91 47 40
      4 Long Eaton Rangers 28 18 3 7 68 39 39
      5 Rushden Town 28 14 4 10 61 46 32
      6 Heanor Town 28 12 7 9 70 45 31
      7 Ilkeston Town 28 14 2 12 62 41 30
      8 Barnsley St Peter's 28 13 3 12 62 52 29
      9 Grantham Rovers 28 11 5 12 64 47 27
      10 Doncaster Rovers 28 10 6 12 44 56 26
      11 Dresden United 28 9 6 13 44 49 24
      12 Wellingborough 28 10 4 14 44 71 24
      13 Mansfield 28 9 2 17 35 68 20
      14 Newark 28 6 1 21 36 78 13
      15 Matlock 28 0 0 28 9 130 0
     
     
The bottom three in the Football League Division Two - Burslem Port Vale, Rotherham Town and Crewe Alexandra - were required to seek re-election. Rotherham Town decided not to seek re-election but the other two League sides joined with eight non-league sides (including Midland League Gainsborough Trinity and Walsall) in a vote for the three League places for the 1896/97 season. Voting -
19 votes Blackpool Elected to the League
16 Walsall Elected to the League
15 Gainsborough Trinity Elected to the League
10 Burslem Port Vale Not re-elected to the League
10 Luton Town Not elected to the League
4 Crewe Alexandra Not re-elected to the League
3 Fairfield Athletic Not elected to the League
3 Glossop North End Not elected to the League
2 Macclesfield Not elected to the League
2 Tottenham Hotspur Not elected to the League