1996-08-31
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Valley Parade | 10,080 | |
| Duxbury | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 1 | Portsmouth | Blundell Park | 4,747 | |
| Lineups | Rees | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Kirklees Stadium | 11,166 | |
| Payton | Lineups | Freedman | ||||
| Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Carrow Road | 14,456 | |
| Adams (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 3 | Ipswich Town | Boundary Park | 5,339 | |
| Rickers, Redmond, Banger | Lineups | Mathie 2, Stockwell | ||||
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Oxford United | Vale Park | 6,016 | |
| Naylor, Mills | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | Elm Park | 8,414 | |
| Morley (p), Holsgrove | Lineups | Sheron, Forsyth | ||||
| Southend United | 1 | 3 | Swindon Town | Roots Hall | 4,011 | |
| Byrne | Lineups | Watson, Cowe, Finney | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | -1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Manchester City | A |
| 3 | 4 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | L | W | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Birmingham City | H |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1996-09-01 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1996-09-06 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 8 | 3 | Swindon Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 9 | 4 | Bradford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Norwich City | H |
| 10 | 5 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Port Vale | H |
| 11 | -3 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | D | D | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 12 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | D | D | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Stoke City | A |
| 13 | 6 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Portsmouth | A |
| 14 | -5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 1 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-08 | Oxford United | H |
| 16 | -2 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 17 | -5 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 1996-09-08 | Reading | A |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | -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 |
| 20 | 4 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Sheffield United | H |
| 21 | -1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Swindon Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | -2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-03 | Manchester City | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 2 | Peterborough United | Dean Court | 4,587 | |
| Fletcher | Lineups | Willis, Griffiths | ||||
| Blackpool | 0 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Bloomfield Road | 4,856 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | Stockport County | The Memorial Stadium | 6,380 | |
| Archer | Lineups | Jeffers | ||||
| Bury | 4 | 0 | Bristol City | Gigg Lane | 4,160 | |
| Johnson, Carter, Jackson, Johnrose | Lineups | |||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 2 | Watford | Gresty Road | 3,655 | |
| Lineups | Palmer, Mooney | |||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 1 | Chesterfield | Priestfield Stadium | 5,984 | |
| Lineups | Howard | |||||
| Luton Town | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | Kenilworth Road | 5,112 | |
| Thomas | Lineups | |||||
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | Burnley | The Den | 9,281 | |
| Newman, Neill | Lineups | Nogan | ||||
| Notts County | 0 | 1 | York City | Meadow Lane | 4,600 | |
| Lineups | Tolson | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 3 | Brentford | Gay Meadow | 3,530 | |
| Lineups | Asaba 3 | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Notts County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brentford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | 1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Rotherham United | H |
| 4 | 4 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Brentford | H |
| 5 | 4 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 6 | -3 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | L | W | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | York City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | W | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | 8 | York City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 9 | -4 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | L | L | W | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Gillingham | A |
| 10 | -4 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | L | W | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 11 | 6 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 12 | 2 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Millwall | A |
| 13 | 8 | Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | -2 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Bristol City | A |
| 15 | -5 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 16 | -5 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | L | L | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Burnley | H |
| 17 | -4 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | L | D | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 18 | -3 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | 5 | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | W | L | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Wycombe Wanderers | A |
| 20 | -1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Luton Town | H |
| 21 | -3 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Peterborough United | H |
| 22 | 1 | Stockport County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Watford | A |
| 23 | -3 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Bury | A |
| 24 | -2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Blackpool | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Goldstone Ground | 4,365 | |
| Baird | Lineups | Eyre | ||||
| Cambridge United | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | Abbey Stadium | 2,478 | |
| Lineups | White 2 | |||||
| Colchester United | 1 | 1 | Hereford United | Layer Road | 2,723 | |
| Reinelt | Lineups | Smith | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | Darlington | Belle Vue | 2,185 | |
| Dixon, Cramb, Schofield | Lineups | Oliver, Blake | ||||
| Fulham | 1 | 0 | Carlisle United | Craven Cottage | 5,860 | |
| Conroy | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 0 | 0 | Barnet | Boothferry Park | 4,605 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | Hartlepool United | Brisbane Road | 4,344 | |
| West, Kelly | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Rochdale | Field Mill | 1,861 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Scarborough | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Seamer Road | 2,520 | |
| Bennett G | Lineups | Lee | ||||
| Torquay United | 2 | 0 | Exeter City | Plainmoor | 4,021 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Jack, Baker | Lineups | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | Chester City | Springfield Park | 3,854 | |
| Jones 3 (1p), Shelton OG | Lineups | Milner, Noteman | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | W | W | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 2 | 3 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | W | W | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Colchester United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Rochdale | H |
| 4 | -3 | Hartlepool United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 10 | Torquay United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | W | D | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Cambridge United | A |
| 6 | 10 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Exeter City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | D | L | W | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 8 | -4 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | L | W | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Swansea City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Scarborough | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | D | W | D | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | 2 | Northampton Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | D | D | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Barnet | A |
| 11 | -4 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | 1 | Barnet | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | D | W | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Northampton Town | H |
| 13 | -4 | Exeter City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | L | D | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | -4 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | L | D | D | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Torquay United | H |
| 15 | -4 | Darlington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | L | D | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 16 | -2 | Chester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | L | W | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | D | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 18 | 6 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | L | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Darlington | H |
| 19 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Scarborough | H |
| 20 | -1 | Hereford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | D | L | W | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 21 | -4 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | L | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 22 | -2 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Fulham | A |
| 23 | -2 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Hull City | A |
| 24 | -2 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
