1996-11-09
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| World Cup Qualifier Group 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | England |  | Boris Paichadze, Tbilisi | 48,000 | |
| Lineups | Sheringham, Ferdinand | |||||||
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | Southend United | Portman Road | 10,146 | |
| Stockwell | Lineups | Rammell | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | Boundary Park | 7,639 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | The Hawthorns | 13,827 | |
| Taylor | Lineups | Guppy | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Port Vale | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | D | W | L | W | W | 1996-11-16 | Sheffield United | H |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Portsmouth | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 20 | D | W | D | L | D | 1996-11-16 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | D | L | W | D | D | 1996-11-13 | Sheffield United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Southend United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 20 | D | W | L | D | D | 1996-11-16 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 17 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 19 | D | L | W | L | D | 1996-11-16 | Bradford City | A |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 15 | D | W | W | D | D | 1996-11-15 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | Bloomfield Road | 3,744 | |
| Quinn | Lineups | Cox | ||||
| Brentford | 2 | 2 | Stockport County | Griffin Park | 5,076 | |
| Canham, Forster | Lineups | Angell, Cavaco | ||||
| Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Millwall | Ashton Gate | 12,326 | |
| Barnard | Lineups | Crawford | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Turf Moor | 9,459 | |
| Nogan, Matthew | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 4 | 1 | York City | Gigg Lane | 4,021 | |
| West 2, Pugh, O'Kane | Lineups | Himsworth | ||||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | Preston North End | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 4,759 | |
| Lormor (p), Williams | Lineups | Reeves | ||||
| Gillingham | 1 | 2 | Wrexham | Priestfield Stadium | 5,094 | |
| Ratcliffe | Lineups | Morris, Connolly | ||||
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | Notts County | Kenilworth Road | 6,134 | |
| Thorpe, Hughes | Lineups | |||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | Watford | Millmoor | 3,619 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Walsall | 4 | 0 | Peterborough United | Bescot Stadium | 3,921 | |
| Lightbourne 2, Wilson (p), Donowa | Lineups | |||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Adams Park | 5,456 | |
| Brown, McGavin | Lineups | Williams | ||||
| 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 | Millwall | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 35 | D | W | W | D | W | 1996-11-20 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 2 | 0 | Brentford | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 33 | D | L | L | D | D | 1996-11-19 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 3 | 1 | Bury | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 33 | W | D | D | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 4 | 2 | Wrexham | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 32 | W | W | D | D | W | 1996-11-23 | Brentford | A |
| 5 | 3 | Luton Town | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 31 | W | D | D | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | -3 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | L | W | W | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | -2 | Watford | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 31 | D | W | D | D | D | 1996-11-19 | Wycombe Wanderers | H |
| 8 | 1 | Chesterfield | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 30 | W | L | L | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 9 | -2 | Bristol City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 29 | D | D | W | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Peterborough United | H |
| 10 | 2 | Burnley | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 27 | W | L | D | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Stockport County | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 27 | D | D | W | D | W | 1996-11-19 | Blackpool | H |
| 12 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | D | W | L | D | D | 1996-11-12 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | York City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 22 | L | W | W | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Gillingham | A |
| 14 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | L | D | W | L | D | 1996-11-19 | Chesterfield | H |
| 15 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | W | D | L | L | L | 1996-11-12 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 16 | 1 | Blackpool | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 20 | D | D | L | D | D | 1996-11-19 | Stockport County | A |
| 17 | 5 | Walsall | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 19 | W | L | L | D | D | 1996-11-23 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 18 | -2 | Gillingham | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | L | D | L | D | L | 1996-11-19 | Peterborough United | A |
| 19 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | D | D | L | L | L | 1996-11-19 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | -2 | Peterborough United | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 17 | L | D | D | L | L | 1996-11-19 | Gillingham | H |
| 21 | -2 | Notts County | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 | L | L | W | L | L | 1996-11-23 | Blackpool | A |
| 22 | -1 | Preston North End | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | L | D | D | D | W | 1996-11-19 | Luton Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Rotherham United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 14 | D | D | L | W | L | 1996-11-23 | Millwall | H |
| 24 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 14 | W | L | L | D | L | 1996-11-19 | Watford | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | 3 | 2 | Rochdale | Underhill Stadium | 2,405 | |
| Devine, Hardyman, Wilson (p) | Lineups | Pardew OG, Deary | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Goldstone Ground | 1,933 | |
| Mundee (p) | Lineups | Harper | ||||
| Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | Swansea City | Abbey Stadium | 3,178 | |
| Raynor, McGleish | Lineups | Coates | ||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 2 | Fulham | Ninian Park | 6,144 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| White | Lineups | Conroy, Blake | ||||
| Chester City | 0 | 0 | Hull City | Deva Stadium | 2,085 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Exeter City | 3 | 2 | Leyton Orient | St James Park | 3,171 | |
| Bailey, Flack, Braithwaite | Lineups | Ayorinde, Griffiths | ||||
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | Darlington | Sincil Bank | 3,259 | |
| Whitney 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | Carlisle United | Sixfields Stadium | 4,682 | |
| Parrish | Lineups | Conway | ||||
| Scarborough | 2 | 4 | Hartlepool United | Seamer Road | 3,157 | |
| Bennett G, Ritchie | Lineups | Howard, Clegg, Halliday 2 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 1 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Glanford Park | 3,270 | |
| Clarkson | Lineups | Cramb 2 (1p) | ||||
| Torquay United | 0 | 2 | Colchester United | Plainmoor | 2,251 | |
| Lineups | Reinelt, Abrahams | |||||
| Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | Hereford United | Springfield Park | 3,414 | |
| Martinez, Jones, Greenall, Saville | Lineups | Preedy | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Fulham | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 40 | W | L | W | D | W | 1996-11-19 | Barnet | H |
| 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 36 | W | W | W | L | D | 1996-11-19 | Carlisle United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 35 | W | W | L | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Fulham | H |
| 4 | 1 | Carlisle United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 30 | D | L | W | D | L | 1996-11-19 | Cambridge United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Scarborough | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 29 | L | D | W | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Swansea City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Torquay United | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 28 | L | L | W | W | L | 1996-11-20 | Hull City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Cardiff City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | L | W | D | D | W | 1996-11-23 | Hereford United | H |
| 8 | 1 | Barnet | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 28 | W | D | W | D | W | 1996-11-19 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | 1 | Lincoln City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 27 | W | W | W | W | D | 1996-11-19 | Hereford United | A |
| 10 | -2 | Chester City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 26 | D | W | L | L | W | 1996-11-22 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Hull City | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | D | L | D | W | L | 1996-11-20 | Torquay United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Northampton Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 23 | D | L | W | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 13 | 3 | Colchester United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 23 | W | D | W | L | L | 1996-11-19 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 14 | -1 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 22 | L | L | W | W | D | 1996-11-23 | Northampton Town | A |
| 15 | 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 21 | W | L | L | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Northampton Town | H |
| 16 | -2 | Hereford United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 21 | L | D | L | W | W | 1996-11-19 | Lincoln City | H |
| 17 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 21 | L | L | L | D | D | 1996-11-19 | Colchester United | A |
| 18 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | D | W | L | L | W | 1996-11-23 | Lincoln City | A |
| 19 | -2 | Swansea City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 20 | L | W | W | L | D | 1996-11-19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 20 | 1 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 20 | W | L | L | W | L | 1996-11-19 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | -3 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 20 | L | W | L | L | L | 1996-11-23 | Cambridge United | A |
| 22 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 18 | W | L | L | L | L | 1996-11-23 | Torquay United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Darlington | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 16 | L | D | L | L | L | 1996-11-19 | Exeter City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | D | W | L | D | L | 1996-11-19 | Swansea City | A |
