1996-04-21
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Sunderland | 0 | 0 | Stoke City | Roker Park | 21,276 | |
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Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sunderland | 44 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 82 | D | W | D | D | W | 1996-04-27 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 2 | 0 | Derby County | 44 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 76 | D | D | W | W | L | 1996-04-28 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 75 | W | W | W | L | D | 1996-04-28 | Derby County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Stoke City | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 67 | D | W | W | W | L | 1996-04-27 | Millwall | A |
| 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 43 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 66 | D | L | D | D | D | 1996-04-27 | Port Vale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Leicester City | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 65 | W | W | D | L | W | 1996-04-27 | Birmingham City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 62 | L | L | W | L | L | 1996-04-27 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 62 | L | W | L | W | W | 1996-04-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | 0 | Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 58 | D | L | W | L | W | 1996-04-27 | Leicester City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Sheffield United | 44 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 58 | W | D | W | W | W | 1996-04-27 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 0 | Southend United | 44 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -8 | 58 | W | L | D | L | L | 1996-04-27 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 33 | -5 | 56 | D | W | L | L | L | 1996-04-23 | Luton Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Barnsley | 43 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 37 | -8 | 55 | D | L | D | L | D | 1996-04-27 | Luton Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 43 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -9 | 55 | D | W | W | W | L | 1996-04-27 | Sunderland | A |
| 15 | 0 | Norwich City | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 54 | D | L | W | D | D | 1996-04-27 | Watford | H |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 43 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 54 | D | W | D | L | D | 1996-04-27 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 43 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -11 | 54 | L | L | L | W | W | 1996-04-23 | Watford | A |
| 18 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -3 | 53 | L | D | D | L | L | 1996-04-27 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Millwall | 44 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -19 | 51 | L | L | W | L | D | 1996-04-27 | Stoke City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -10 | 50 | D | L | W | L | W | 1996-04-27 | Sheffield United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 49 | W | L | D | W | L | 1996-04-27 | Southend United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Portsmouth | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 37 | -8 | 49 | D | L | L | W | L | 1996-04-27 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Watford | 43 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -11 | 42 | D | W | W | D | L | 1996-04-23 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -21 | 42 | D | L | L | D | W | 1996-04-23 | Port Vale | A |
