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| 15/02/1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Crystal Palace | 0:3 (0:1) | ||
| Southend United | - | Stoke City | 2:1 (1:0) | |||
| Port Vale FC | - | Ipswich Town | 2:2 (2:1) | |||
| Oxford United | - | Oldham Athletic | 3:1 (2:0) | |||
| Norwich City | - | West Bromwich Albion | 2:4 (0:1) | |||
| Grimsby Town | - | Huddersfield Town | 2:2 (1:1) | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | - | Sheffield United | 2:2 (2:1) | |||
| 26/02/1997 | Swindon Town | - | Birmingham City | 3:1 (2:1) | ||
| 12/03/1997 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Reading FC | 0:2 (0:1) | ||
| 18/03/1997 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Manchester City | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 22/04/1997 | Portsmouth FC | - | Barnsley FC | 4:2 (2:0) | ||
| 01/05/1997 | Bradford City | - | Charlton Athletic | 1:0 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 69:44 | 25 | 65 |
| 2 |
|
Barnsley FC | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 57:41 | 16 | 58 |
| 3 |
|
Crystal Palace | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 64:35 | 29 | 55 |
| 4 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 44:32 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 |
|
Sheffield United | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 55:41 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 |
|
Norwich City | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 47:49 | -2 | 50 |
| 7 |
|
Stoke City | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 41:45 | -4 | 49 |
| 8 |
|
Ipswich Town | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 48:42 | 6 | 48 |
| 9 |
|
Portsmouth FC | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 42:39 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 |
|
Oxford United | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 48:43 | 5 | 46 |
| 11 |
|
Swindon Town | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 48:43 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 |
|
Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 44:43 | 1 | 45 |
| 13 |
|
Port Vale FC | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 40:38 | 2 | 44 |
| 14 |
|
Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 44:47 | -3 | 43 |
| 15 |
|
Birmingham City | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 37:38 | -1 | 42 |
| 16 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 54:58 | -4 | 41 |
| 17 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 39:46 | -7 | 41 |
| 18 |
|
Reading FC | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 44:51 | -7 | 40 |
| 19 |
|
Charlton Athletic | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36:45 | -9 | 40 |
| 20 |
|
Manchester City | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 40:47 | -7 | 39 |
| 21 |
|
Bradford City | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31:49 | -18 | 34 |
| 22 |
|
Southend United | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 31:57 | -26 | 33 |
| 23 |
|
Grimsby Town | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 43:61 | -18 | 31 |
| 24 |
|
Oldham Athletic | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 34:46 | -12 | 30 |
