1996-08-24
| Premier League |
| Premier League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | Derby County | Villa Park | 34,646 | |
| Joachim, Johnson (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Coventry City | Stamford Bridge | 25,024 | |
| Leboeuf, Vialli | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 2 | Arsenal | Filbert Street | 20,429 | |
| Lineups | Bergkamp (p), Wright | |||||
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | Anfield Road | 40,503 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | St James' Park | 36,452 | |
| Shearer (p) | Lineups | Atherton, Whittingham | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | Middlesbrough | City Ground | 24,705 | |
| Pearce | Lineups | Juninho | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | Everton | White Hart Lane | 29,696 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | Southampton | Upton Park | 21,227 | |
| Hughes, Dicks (p) | Lineups | Heaney | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1996-09-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 2 | 6 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Arsenal | A |
| 3 | 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Everton | A |
| 4 | 8 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Chelsea | H |
| 5 | -2 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | -2 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Coventry City | A |
| 7 | -2 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Aston Villa | H |
| 8 | -2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Wimbledon | A |
| 9 | -7 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-25 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Southampton | A |
| 11 | 6 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 12 | -5 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1996-09-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | -2 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Sunderland | A |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | West Ham United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Manchester United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-26 | Wimbledon | H |
| 17 | -2 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 18 | 0 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1996-09-04 | Liverpool | H |
| 19 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-25 | Manchester United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-26 | Leeds United | A |
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Norwich City | Burnden Park | 13,507 | |
| Blake 2, Johansen | Lineups | Eadie | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | The Valley | 9,631 | |
| Leaburn | Lineups | Taylor | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Selhurst Park | 12,822 | |
| Hopkin 2, Dyer | Lineups | McCarthy | ||||
| Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | Reading | Portman Road | 9,767 | |
| Vaughan 2, Sedgley (p), Taricco, Scowcroft | Lineups | Nogan, Hunter | ||||
| Oxford United | 5 | 0 | Southend United | Manor Ground | 6,382 | |
| Beauchamp 2, Jemson 2, Rush | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | Birmingham City | Bramall Lane | 16,332 | |
| Taylor 2, Walker 2 | Lineups | Furlong, Newell, Devlin (p), Hunt | ||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | Manchester City | Victoria Ground | 21,116 | |
| Forsyth, Sheron | Lineups | Rosler | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | County Ground | 8,706 | |
| Robinson | Lineups | McCarthy | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Bradford City | Molineux | 24,171 | |
| Bull | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-09-01 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | 5 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Bradford City | H |
| 5 | 5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 6 | -4 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Port Vale | H |
| 7 | 11 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Norwich City | H |
| 8 | 13 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 9 | -5 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 10 | 10 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 11 | -4 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Oxford United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 13 | -7 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1996-08-25 | Barnsley | A |
| 14 | -6 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1996-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 15 | -3 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-03 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 16 | -3 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 17 | 5 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 18 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 19 | 4 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-03 | Manchester City | A |
| 20 | 4 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | -7 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Portsmouth | A |
| 22 | -7 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 23 | -6 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Swindon Town | A |
| 24 | -8 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Southend United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 3 | 2 | Luton Town | Griffin Park | 5,409 | |
| Asaba, Bates, Taylor | Lineups | Thorpe (p), Hughes | ||||
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | Blackpool | Ashton Gate | 9,387 | |
| Lineups | Ellis | |||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Walsall | Turf Moor | 10,322 | |
| Eyres, Nogan | Lineups | Wilson | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 2 | Bury | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,763 | |
| Law (p) | Lineups | West, Carter | ||||
| Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | London Road | 6,357 | |
| Houghton, O'Connor (p) | Lineups | Ellison 2 | ||||
| Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | Deepdale | 9,752 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Millmoor | 3,037 | |
| McDougald | Lineups | Stevens 2 | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 0 | Notts County | Edgeley Park | 5,271 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Watford | 0 | 2 | Millwall | Vicarage Road | 9,495 | |
| Lineups | Harle, Crawford | |||||
| Wrexham | 4 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | Racecourse Ground | 3,819 | |
| Phillips 2, Connolly 2 | Lineups | Logan, Littlejohn 2, Evans | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Gillingham | Adams Park | 4,582 | |
| Carroll | Lineups | Ratcliffe | ||||
| York City | 1 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | Bootham Crescent | 2,804 | |
| Pepper | Lineups | Brissett, Fletcher | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 2 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Watford | A |
| 3 | 6 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Gillingham | H |
| 4 | -3 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 6 | Millwall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | York City | A |
| 6 | 4 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 7 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Preston North End | A |
| 8 | 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Burnley | A |
| 9 | -6 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | York City | H |
| 10 | -4 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 11 | 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Stockport County | A |
| 12 | -5 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Walsall | H |
| 13 | -8 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 14 | 8 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Rotherham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Bury | H |
| 17 | 6 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 18 | -6 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Blackpool | H |
| 19 | -5 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 21 | 3 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 22 | -3 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Bristol City | A |
| 23 | -6 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Luton Town | H |
| 24 | -3 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Millwall | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 1 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Underhill Stadium | 1,905 | |
| Hardyman | Lineups | Jones | ||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ninian Park | 3,897 | |
| Eckhardt | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | Hull City | Brunton Park | 5,407 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Chester City | 1 | 1 | Cambridge United | Deva Stadium | 1,923 | |
| Rimmer | Lineups | Hyde | ||||
| Darlington | 4 | 1 | Swansea City | Feethams Ground | 2,744 | |
| Roberts 2, Clode OG, Oliver | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Exeter City | 2 | 2 | Scarborough | St James Park | 2,816 | |
| Braithwaite, Sharpe | Lineups | Ritchie, Worrall | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Fulham | Victoria Park | 2,457 | |
| Cooper, Davies | Lineups | Scott | ||||
| Hereford United | 1 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Edgar Street | 2,877 | |
| Stoker | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Leyton Orient | Sincil Bank | 3,067 | |
| Ainsworth | Lineups | Hendon | ||||
| Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Sixfields Stadium | 4,162 | |
| Rennie, Hunter, Cooper | Lineups | |||||
| Rochdale | 0 | 0 | Colchester United | Spotland | 1,816 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | Torquay United | Glanford Park | 2,236 | |
| Clarkson | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 2 | 9 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Scarborough | H |
| 3 | 6 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 4 | -3 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Cardiff City | A |
| 6 | 1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Lincoln City | A |
| 7 | 5 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 9 | 5 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Colchester United | H |
| 10 | 7 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 11 | -7 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | -9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Barnet | A |
| 13 | -3 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Rochdale | A |
| 14 | -9 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Northampton Town | A |
| 15 | 6 | Hereford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Hull City | H |
| 16 | -3 | Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 17 | -2 | Chester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Swansea City | H |
| 18 | -2 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Cambridge United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Barnet | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 20 | 2 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Carlisle United | A |
| 21 | -3 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Fulham | H |
| 22 | 2 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Darlington | A |
| 23 | -3 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Exeter City | A |
| 24 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-27 | Hartlepool United | A |
