1996-11-08
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 3 | Bradford City | Kirklees Stadium | 14,126 | |
| Dalton, Lawson, Crosby | Lineups | Waddle, Dreyer, Steiner | ||||
| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 37 | W | W | D | D | W | 1996-11-13 | Birmingham City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Norwich City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 31 | L | D | W | L | W | 1996-11-12 | Barnsley | A |
| 3 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 36 | 30 | W | W | W | L | W | 1996-11-10 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 27 | D | W | D | D | D | 1996-11-12 | Norwich City | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 26 | D | D | W | L | W | 1996-11-17 | Birmingham City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 25 | W | D | D | W | W | 1996-11-13 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | L | W | W | L | L | 1996-11-15 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 23 | W | L | L | W | W | 1996-11-16 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 23 | D | L | W | L | W | 1996-11-16 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | W | W | L | D | D | 1996-11-13 | Manchester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | D | L | D | W | W | 1996-11-10 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | W | L | W | W | L | 1996-11-09 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 13 | 2 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 20 | D | L | D | L | D | 1996-11-16 | Oxford United | A |
| 14 | -1 | Portsmouth | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 19 | W | D | L | D | L | 1996-11-09 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 15 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | L | W | D | D | L | 1996-11-09 | Port Vale | H |
| 16 | 0 | Southend United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 19 | W | L | D | D | W | 1996-11-09 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Manchester City | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 19 | L | W | L | W | L | 1996-11-13 | Oxford United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 18 | L | W | L | D | L | 1996-11-09 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 18 | L | L | W | D | W | 1996-11-16 | Norwich City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Birmingham City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 17 | L | D | L | D | W | 1996-11-13 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 17 | W | L | W | D | L | 1996-11-16 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 14 | W | W | D | D | L | 1996-11-09 | Portsmouth | H |
| 23 | 1 | Bradford City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | D | L | L | D | D | 1996-11-16 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 24 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 13 | L | L | L | D | L | 1996-11-16 | Stoke City | H |
