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Season 1996-97

Division 1 1996-97 (18th)

PL W D L GF GA GF PTS
1 Bolton WanderersP 46 28 14 4 100 53 100 98
2 BarnsleyP 46 22 14 10 76 55 76 80
3 Wolverhampton W 46 22 10 14 68 51 68 76
4 Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 68 74
5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 75 73
6 Crystal Palace1 46 19 14 13 78 48 78 71
7 Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53 59 68
8 Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55 58 67
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60 64 66
10 Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48 52 66
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56 63 65
12 Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 51 64
13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 63 63
14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 59 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 52 59
16 West Bromwich A 46 14 15 17 68 72 68 57
17 Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68 64 57
18 READING 46 15 12 19 58 67 58 57
19 Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71 52 54
20 Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61 48 54
21 Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72 47 48
22 Grimsby TownR 46 11 13 22 60 81 60 46
23 Oldham AthleticR 46 10 13 23 51 66 51 43
24 SouthamptonR 46 8 15 23 42 86 42 39
1 Crystal Palace promoted after play-offs

Division 1 1996-97

17 Aug Sheffield United H 1-0
24 Aug Ipswich Town A 2-5
28 Aug Barnsley A 0-3
31 Aug Stoke City H 2-2
8 Sep Oxford United H 2-0
10 Sep West Bromwich A A 2-3
14 Sep Charlton Athletic A 0-1
21 Sep Crystal Palace H 1-6
28 Sep Huddersfield Town A 0-1
5 Oct Wolverhampton W A 1-0
12 Oct Grimsby Town H 1-1
15 Oct Manchester City H 2-0
19 Oct Oldham Athletic A 1-1
26 Oct Swindon Town H 2-0
29 Oct Bolton Wanderers A 1-2
2 Nov Southampton A 1-2
16 Nov Norwich City A 1-1
23 Nov Queens Park Rangers H 2-1
26 Nov Birmingham City H 0-0
30 Nov Swindon Town A 1-3
3 Dec Tranmere Rovers H 2-0
7 Dec Port Vale H 0-1
17 Dec Bradford City A 0-0
21 Dec Portsmouth H 0-0
26 Dec West Bromwich A H 2-2
28 Dec Oxford United A 1-2
11 Jan Charlton Athletic H 2-2
18 Jan Birmingham City A 1-4
28 Jan Huddersfield Town H 4-1
1 Feb Tranmere Rovers A 2-2
8 Feb Bolton Wanderers H 3-2
22 Feb Southampton H 3-2
1 Mar Port Vale A 0-1
4 Mar Norwich City H 2-1
12 Mar Queens Park Rangers A 2-0
15 Mar Bradford City H 0-0
22 Mar Ipswich Town H 1-0
25 Mar Portsmouth A 0-1
29 Mar Sheffield United A 0-2
31 Mar Barnsley H 1-2
5 Apr Stoke City A 1-1
12 Apr Wolverhampton W H 2-1
19 Apr Grimsby Town A 0-2
23 Apr Crystal Palace A 2-3
26 Apr Oldham Athletic H 2-0
4 May Manchester City A 2-3

FA Cup 1996-97

4 Jan R3 Southampton H 3-1
25 Jan R4 Portsmouth A 0-3

League Cup 1996-97

20 Aug R2 Wycombe Wanderers H 1-1
3 Sep (2) Wycombe Wanderers A 0-21
1 lost 1-3 on aggregate