1996-09-27
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 1 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | County Ground | 9,285 | |
| Horlock | Lineups | Ferguson, Foley | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 19 | W | W | W | L | W | 1996-09-28 | Stoke City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 18 | W | L | W | W | W | 1996-09-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 17 | W | L | W | D | W | 1996-10-02 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | -1 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | W | D | D | W | W | 1996-09-28 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 5 | -1 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | W | L | L | D | D | 1996-09-28 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 13 | W | W | D | D | D | 1996-09-28 | Southend United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | L | L | W | W | L | 1996-09-28 | Norwich City | A |
| 8 | 0 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | D | W | D | L | L | 1996-09-28 | Birmingham City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | W | L | W | L | W | 1996-09-28 | Sheffield United | A |
| 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | W | L | W | W | D | 1996-09-28 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | L | D | W | L | L | 1996-10-02 | Bradford City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | W | L | W | W | D | 1996-09-28 | Manchester City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1996-09-28 | Reading | H |
| 15 | 0 | Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | W | W | D | L | L | 1996-09-28 | Portsmouth | H |
| 16 | 0 | Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | L | L | W | D | W | 1996-09-28 | Oxford United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Birmingham City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | L | W | D | L | D | 1996-09-28 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | D | D | L | D | W | 1996-09-29 | Bradford City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | L | L | L | W | D | 1996-09-28 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | D | D | L | W | L | 1996-09-28 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1996-09-29 | Port Vale | A |
| 23 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | L | D | L | W | L | 1996-09-28 | Barnsley | A |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | L | L | D | L | D | 1996-09-28 | Charlton Athletic | A |
