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