Walsall |
P - P
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Wrexham |
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League |
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Match postponed due to Wrexham having three players called up for the Welsh International squad.

| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 27th August 1996 |
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| Brentford | 2-0 | Gillingham |
| Bristol City | 5-0 | Luton Town |
| Burnley | 1-3 | Shrewsbury |
| Chesterfield | 1-0 | Walsall |
| Preston NE | 2-1 | Crewe |
| Rotherham | 1-2 | Blackpool |
| Stockport | 0-1 | Bournemouth |
| Watford | 0-2 | Plymouth A. |
| Wycombe | 0-1 | Bury |
| York City | 3-2 | Millwall |
| 30th August 1996 |
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| Plymouth A. | 2-1 | Preston NE |
| 31st August 1996 |
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| Blackpool | 0-0 | Wycombe |
| Bournemouth | 1-2 | Peterborough |
| Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | Stockport |
| Bury | 4-0 | Bristol City |
| Crewe | 0-2 | Watford |
| Gillingham | 0-1 | Chesterfield |
| Luton Town | 1-0 | Rotherham |
| Millwall | 2-1 | Burnley |
| Notts County | 0-1 | York City |
| Shrewsbury | 0-3 | Brentford |
| Division Two 1996-97 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Plymouth A. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 2. | Brentford | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 3. | Bury | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| 4. | Chesterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
| 5. | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| 6. | Shrewsbury | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 7. | Blackpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 8. | York City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9. | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10. | Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11. | Watford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 12. | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 13. | Peterborough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14. | Preston NE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 15. | Crewe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 16. | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17. | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18. | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 19. | Luton Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 20. | Wycombe | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 21. | WREXHAM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22. | Stockport | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 23. | Rotherham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 24. | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |