1895–96 Small Heath F.C. season
The 1895–96 season was the 15th season of competitive association football and fourth season in the Football League played by Small Heath F.C., an English football club based in Birmingham. In 1894–95, the newly promoted Small Heath maintained their First Division status, finishing 12th in the 16-team division. In 1895–96, the team finished 15th and were relegated through the test match system.
| 1895–96 season | ||
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| Chairman | Walter W. Hart | |
| Secretary | Alfred Jones | |
| Ground | Coventry Road | |
| Football League First Division | 15th (of 16) (relegated) | |
| FA Cup | First round proper (eliminated by Bury) | |
| Birmingham Senior Cup | First round (eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday) | |
| Staffordshire Senior Cup | First round (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Mobley (11) All: Frank Mobley (11) | |
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 vs Aston Villa (26 October 1895) Derby County (4 January 1896) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 vs Everton (7 December 1895) | |
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Small Heath entered the 1895–96 FA Cup at the first round proper, and lost in that round for the fourth consecutive year, this time to Bury. In local competitions, they were eliminated in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup by Sheffield Wednesday, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the first round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup, which they had entered for the first time.
Thirty-two different players represented the club in nationally organised competitive matches during the season and there were 14 different goalscorers. For the fifth time, Fred Wheldon appeared in every League match, in his last season with the club before joining local rivals Aston Villa for an initial transfer fee of £350, believed to be a record. The top scorer, for the third year running, was Frank Mobley with 11 goals. The highest attendance was around 10,000, significantly down on the previous season.