1996-10-18
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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 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 29 | W | W | W | D | W | 1996-10-19 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 27 | W | W | W | D | W | 1996-10-19 | Manchester City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 21 | W | D | D | W | W | 1996-10-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 21 | W | D | L | L | W | 1996-10-19 | Port Vale | H |
| 5 | 0 | Barnsley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | D | D | D | L | W | 1996-10-19 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | 0 | Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | W | D | D | W | L | 1996-10-19 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | L | D | W | D | D | 1996-10-20 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | W | D | L | W | W | 1996-10-19 | Stoke City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swindon Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 17 | W | W | L | L | D | 1996-10-19 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 17 | L | D | W | W | L | 1996-10-19 | Southend United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 17 | W | D | L | L | D | 1996-10-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Oxford United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | D | D | L | D | W | 1996-10-26 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 13 | 0 | Birmingham City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | D | W | W | L | D | 1996-10-26 | Norwich City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 14 | L | L | D | D | W | 1996-10-19 | Portsmouth | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | L | D | D | D | W | 1996-10-19 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | W | D | W | L | L | 1996-10-19 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 17 | 0 | Portsmouth | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1996-10-19 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 14 | W | D | D | W | L | 1996-10-19 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | L | D | L | W | L | 1996-10-19 | Norwich City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | L | D | L | W | D | 1996-10-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | L | D | W | L | W | 1996-10-19 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | L | L | D | W | D | 1996-10-19 | Barnsley | H |
| 23 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1996-10-19 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1996-10-19 | Reading | H |
