1996-09-06
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | Molineux | 21,072 | |
| Thompson (p) | Lineups | |||||
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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 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | W | W | W | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Southend United | A |
| 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 3 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1996-09-10 | Oxford United | A |
| 4 | -1 | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Manchester City | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -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 |
| 7 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | L | D | W | W | # | 1996-09-07 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 8 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-07 | Barnsley | H |
| 11 | 0 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W | W | L | L | # | 1996-09-07 | Port Vale | H |
| 12 | 0 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | W | L | D | D | # | 1996-09-07 | Portsmouth | A |
| 15 | 0 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1996-09-08 | Oxford United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | D | L | W | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | L | L | W | L | # | 1996-09-08 | Reading | A |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1996-09-07 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | 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 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1996-09-10 | Southend United | H |
| 24 | 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 |
