1997-05-04
| First Division |
| First Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Valley Parade | 14,723 | |
| Pepper 2, Wright | Lineups | |||||
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United | The Valley | 12,589 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Port Vale | Selhurst Park | 16,401 | |
| Roberts | Lineups | Mills | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 0 | Southend United | Blundell Park | 7,367 | |
| Southall, Mendonca 2 (1p), Lee | Lineups | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | Swindon Town | Kirklees Stadium | 11,506 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | Birmingham City | Portman Road | 20,570 | |
| Gudmundsson | Lineups | Devlin | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | Norwich City | Boundary Park | 5,562 | |
| Moore OG, Rush, Barlow | Lineups | |||||
| Oxford United | 5 | 1 | Barnsley | Manor Ground | 8,693 | |
| Beauchamp 2, Jemson 2 (1p), Ford M | Lineups | Redfearn | ||||
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Victoria Ground | 21,735 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| McMahon, Kavanagh | Lineups | Hunt (p) | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Prenton Park | 14,309 | Largest home gate 1996-97 |
| Aldridge (p), Jones L | Lineups | McGinlay, Pollock | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Portsmouth | Molineux | 26,031 | |
| Lineups | Hall | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Grimsby Town relegated | ||||||
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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 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 100 | 98 | D | W | D | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 76 | 80 | L | W | L | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 68 | 76 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 4 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 68 | 74 | D | W | W | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 73 | D | W | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 78 | 71 | D | W | W | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 7 | 2 | Portsmouth | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 59 | 68 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 8 | 0 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 67 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | # | |
| 9 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 64 | 66 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 10 | 0 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 66 | D | W | W | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 11 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 63 | 65 | D | L | D | D | W | End of Season | # | |
| 12 | 2 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 64 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 13 | -1 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 50 | 63 | 63 | L | D | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 14 | -1 | Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 61 | W | D | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 15 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 59 | D | L | L | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 68 | 57 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 17 | 1 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 64 | 57 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 18 | -1 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 58 | 57 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | # | |
| 19 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 54 | D | L | L | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 20 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 48 | 54 | D | W | D | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 48 | W | W | L | L | D | End of Season | # | |
| 22 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 60 | 46 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | # | |
| 23 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 43 | W | L | D | L | L | End of Season | # | |
| 24 | 0 | Southend United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 39 | L | L | L | D | D | End of Season | # | |
