1996-09-13
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | Kirklees Stadium | 10,296 | |
| Stewart 2, Gray | Lineups | McCarthy 2 | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | W | W | W | W | W | 1996-09-14 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1996-09-14 | Portsmouth | H |
| 3 | 0 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | D | W | W | W | L | 1996-09-14 | Southend United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | W | W | L | W | W | 1996-09-14 | Swindon Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | L | D | D | W | W | 1996-09-14 | Birmingham City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | D | W | L | D | W | 1996-09-15 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 7 | 6 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | W | L | W | D | L | 1996-09-22 | Stoke City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1996-09-14 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | -1 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | W | L | W | L | L | 1996-09-14 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 10 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | W | W | D | D | L | 1996-09-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | D | L | L | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | -1 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | W | W | D | L | # | 1996-09-14 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 13 | -1 | Reading | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | L | W | D | L | L | 1996-09-14 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | D | D | D | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | L | L | W | W | D | 1996-09-14 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | D | L | D | D | W | 1996-09-14 | Sheffield United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1996-09-14 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1996-09-14 | Oxford United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | D | L | D | W | # | 1996-09-14 | Stoke City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Oxford United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | D | L | L | L | W | 1996-09-14 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1996-09-14 | Norwich City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | L | W | L | D | L | 1996-09-14 | Port Vale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | W | L | L | D | L | 1996-09-14 | Reading | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | L | D | L | D | L | 1996-09-21 | Barnsley | H |
