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| 08/11/1996 | Huddersfield Town | - | Bradford City | 3:3 (2:3) | ||
| 09/11/1996 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Port Vale FC | 1:1 (1:1) | ||
| Oldham Athletic | - | Portsmouth FC | 0:0 (0:0) | |||
| Ipswich Town | - | Southend United | 1:1 (1:0) | |||
| 10/11/1996 | Crystal Palace | - | Queens Park Rangers | 3:0 (1:0) | ||
| 12/11/1996 | Barnsley FC | - | Norwich City | 3:1 (0:0) | ||
| 13/11/1996 | Manchester City | - | Oxford United | 2:3 (2:2) | ||
| Birmingham City | - | Bolton Wanderers | 3:1 (0:0) | |||
| 26/11/1996 | Sheffield United | - | Swindon Town | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| Charlton Athletic | - | Grimsby Town | 1:3 (1:1) | |||
| 03/12/1996 | Reading FC | - | Tranmere Rovers | 2:0 (2:0) | ||
| 18/03/1997 | Stoke City | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1:0 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38:23 | 15 | 38 |
| 2 |
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Sheffield United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 37:18 | 19 | 37 |
| 3 |
|
Norwich City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28:18 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 |
|
Crystal Palace | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39:14 | 25 | 33 |
| 5 |
|
Barnsley FC | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 32:21 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 |
|
Stoke City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25:28 | -3 | 29 |
| 7 |
|
Oxford United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23:15 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22:18 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25:22 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 |
|
Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26:24 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 |
|
Port Vale FC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17:20 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 |
|
Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21:26 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 |
|
Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 |
|
Ipswich Town | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24:26 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20:24 | -4 | 22 |
| 16 |
|
Reading FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21:27 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21:27 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19:28 | -9 | 21 |
| 19 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20:24 | -4 | 20 |
| 20 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22:28 | -6 | 20 |
| 21 |
|
Southend United | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18:28 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 |
|
Grimsby Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21:37 | -16 | 16 |
| 23 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19:23 | -4 | 15 |
| 24 |
|
Bradford City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14:32 | -18 | 14 |
