1996-09-20
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes |
|---|
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Portman Road | 10,558 | |
| Sedgley, Mathie | Lineups | Allen | | | |
| | Home | Away | |
|---|
| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match |
|---|
| 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | W | W |
L | W | W |
1996-09-21 | Bradford City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | L | W | W |
W | W |
1996-09-21 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 14 | W |
D | W |
L |
D |
1996-09-21 | Sheffield United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Norwich City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | D |
D | W | W |
W |
1996-09-21 | Portsmouth | A |
| 5 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | L | W | W |
L | W |
1996-09-21 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 6 | 6 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | W | W |
D |
L |
D |
1996-09-28 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 7 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | W |
D |
L |
L |
D |
1996-09-21 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | L |
L |
D |
D | W |
1996-09-22 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | W |
D |
D |
D |
D |
1996-09-21 | Reading | A |
| 11 | -1 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | W |
L |
L | W | W |
1996-09-21 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | L | W |
D | W | W |
1996-09-21 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | L | W |
L | W |
L |
1996-09-21 | Birmingham City | H |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | L | W | W |
D |
D |
1996-09-21 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | W |
D |
L |
D | W |
1996-09-21 | Manchester City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | L | W | W |
D |
L |
1996-09-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | W |
D |
L |
L |
L |
1996-09-21 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | L |
L | W |
D |
L |
1996-09-21 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 19 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | L | W | W |
L |
L |
1996-09-28 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 20 | -1 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | D |
L |
D | W |
L |
1996-09-21 | Southend United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | L |
L |
L | W |
L |
1996-09-21 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | D |
L | W |
L |
D |
1996-09-21 | Oxford United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | D |
L | W |
L |
L |
1996-09-21 | Port Vale | 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 |
