20/12/1996 Southend United - Birmingham City 1:1 (0:0)
21/12/1996 West Bromwich Albion - Oxford United 3:3 (2:1)
Tranmere Rovers - Wolverhampton Wanderers 0:2 (0:1)
Sheffield United - Barnsley FC 0:1 (0:0)
Reading FC - Portsmouth FC 0:0 (0:0)
Port Vale FC - Norwich City 6:1 (2:0)
Oldham Athletic - Manchester City 2:1 (0:1)
Ipswich Town - Stoke City 1:1 (1:1)
Huddersfield Town - Queens Park Rangers 1:2 (0:1)
Grimsby Town - Bradford City 1:1 (0:1)
Crystal Palace - Charlton Athletic 1:0 (0:0)
22/12/1996 Swindon Town - Bolton Wanderers 2:2 (1:0)
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# Team M. W D L goals Dif. Pt.
1 Barnsley FC, England Barnsley FC 24 12 9 3 44:28 16 45
2 Bolton Wanderers, England Bolton Wanderers 24 11 10 3 48:34 14 43
3 Sheffield United, England Sheffield United 24 12 6 6 40:25 15 42
4 Crystal Palace, England Crystal Palace 24 10 9 5 48:24 24 39
5 Stoke City, England Stoke City 24 10 7 7 32:33 -1 37
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers, England Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 10 6 8 31:23 8 36
7 Norwich City, England Norwich City 24 10 6 8 32:34 -2 36
8 Oxford United, England Oxford United 24 9 7 8 34:25 9 34
9 Port Vale FC, England Port Vale FC 24 8 10 6 28:24 4 34
10 Queens Park Rangers, England Queens Park Rangers 24 9 7 8 31:29 2 34
11 Birmingham City, England Birmingham City 24 8 9 7 26:25 1 33
12 West Bromwich Albion, England West Bromwich Albion 24 7 11 6 39:39 0 32
13 Tranmere Rovers, England Tranmere Rovers 24 9 5 10 31:31 0 32
14 Swindon Town, England Swindon Town 24 9 3 12 34:32 2 30
15 Portsmouth FC, England Portsmouth FC 24 8 6 10 28:30 -2 30
16 Ipswich Town, England Ipswich Town 24 7 9 8 30:34 -4 30
17 Charlton Athletic, England Charlton Athletic 24 9 3 12 26:35 -9 30
18 Manchester City, England Manchester City 24 9 2 13 30:38 -8 29
19 Huddersfield Town, England Huddersfield Town 24 7 7 10 27:33 -6 28
20 Reading FC, England Reading FC 24 7 7 10 25:33 -8 28
21 Oldham Athletic, England Oldham Athletic 24 6 8 10 26:29 -3 26
22 Southend United, England Southend United 24 5 10 9 24:41 -17 25
23 Bradford City, England Bradford City 24 5 8 11 22:38 -16 23
24 Grimsby Town, England Grimsby Town 24 5 7 12 26:45 -19 22
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