1996-08-27
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Selhurst Park | 14,328 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Portman Road | 9,762 | |
| Mason | Lineups | Mendonca | ||||
| Oxford United | 0 | 1 | Norwich City | Manor Ground | 7,436 | |
| Lineups | Adams | |||||
| Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Southend United | Fratton Park | 5,579 | |
| Russell | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | Prenton Park | 6,123 | |
| Mahon, Branch | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Bradford City | A |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -1 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Reading | H |
| 4 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | -1 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Bradford City | H |
| 7 | 6 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 9 | -3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 10 | 1 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 11 | -3 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Port Vale | A |
| 12 | -2 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 14 | 10 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | -1 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-03 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 17 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 18 | -2 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Oxford United | H |
| 19 | -2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 20 | 2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Portsmouth | H |
| 21 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-03 | Manchester City | A |
| 22 | -2 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 23 | -2 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Swindon Town | H |
| 24 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-28 | Swindon Town | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Griffin Park | 5,384 | |
| Abrahams 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Bristol City | 5 | 0 | Luton Town | Ashton Gate | 7,028 | |
| Goodridge 2, Nugent, Goater, Cundy | Lineups | |||||
| Burnley | 1 | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | Turf Moor | 9,072 | |
| Cooke | Lineups | Taylor M, Scott, Stevens | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | Walsall | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 3,561 | |
| Howard | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Deepdale | 9,498 | |
| Wilkinson 2 | Lineups | Murphy | ||||
| Rotherham United | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | Millmoor | 2,914 | |
| Hayward | Lineups | Philpott, Preece | ||||
| Stockport County | 0 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Edgeley Park | 3,446 | |
| Lineups | Brissett | |||||
| Watford | 0 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | Vicarage Road | 7,349 | |
| Lineups | Billy, Littlejohn | |||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Bury | Adams Park | 3,563 | |
| Lineups | Jepson | |||||
| York City | 3 | 2 | Millwall | Bootham Crescent | 3,108 | |
| Pepper 2 (1p), Tolson | Lineups | Savage, Malkin | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-30 | Preston North End | H |
| 2 | 1 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Brentford | H |
| 4 | 2 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Bristol City | H |
| 5 | -4 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Millwall | A |
| 6 | 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Peterborough United | H |
| 7 | 7 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 8 | 4 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Gillingham | A |
| 9 | -4 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Burnley | H |
| 10 | -3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Watford | H |
| 11 | -7 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Chesterfield | H |
| 12 | 8 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-30 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | -4 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | York City | H |
| 14 | -4 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Stockport County | H |
| 15 | 8 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Bury | A |
| 16 | 8 | York City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Notts County | A |
| 17 | -4 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -3 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | -3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Blackpool | A |
| 20 | -2 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Luton Town | A |
| 21 | -4 | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-08-31 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 22 | -3 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Blackpool | A |
| 23 | -2 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 24 | -2 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Rotherham United | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Underhill Stadium | 2,513 | |
| Wilson (p), Gale, Tomlinson | Lineups | |||||
| Cardiff City | 0 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | Ninian Park | 3,845 | |
| Lineups | Jones, Kilford | |||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Brunton Park | 4,973 | |
| Hayward | Lineups | |||||
| Chester City | 2 | 0 | Swansea City | Deva Stadium | 1,946 | |
| Shelton, Milner | Lineups | |||||
| Darlington | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Feethams Ground | 3,006 | |
| Atkinson B (p) | Lineups | Locke | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | St James Park | 2,667 | |
| Pears | Lineups | Birch | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 2 | Mansfield Town | Victoria Park | 2,750 | |
| Cooper, Ingram | Lineups | Hadley, Sale | ||||
| Hereford United | 0 | 1 | Hull City | Edgar Street | 2,280 | |
| Lineups | Darby | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Cambridge United | Sincil Bank | 2,407 | |
| Dennis (p) | Lineups | Turner | ||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Sixfields Stadium | 4,128 | |
| Rennie | Lineups | Jack | ||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Fulham | Spotland | 1,689 | |
| Whitehall | Lineups | Cusack, Conroy | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 2 | Scarborough | Glanford Park | 2,512 | |
| Lineups | Williams G, Ritchie | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 2 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Chester City | H |
| 3 | 1 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Barnet | H |
| 4 | 4 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 8 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Carlisle United | H |
| 6 | -4 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 7 | 9 | Scarborough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Northampton Town | H |
| 8 | -5 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Torquay United | A |
| 9 | -3 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Cardiff City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | D | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Scarborough | A |
| 12 | 7 | Barnet | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Hull City | A |
| 13 | 4 | Chester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Exeter City | H |
| 15 | -8 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Cambridge United | A |
| 16 | -5 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-30 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | -5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 18 | -3 | Hereford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Colchester United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-30 | Swansea City | A |
| 20 | 2 | Colchester United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Hereford United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 22 | 2 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Rochdale | H |
| 23 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Darlington | H |
| 24 | -4 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1996-08-31 | Hartlepool United | H |
