| 01 Sep 96 | r00  | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 2 - 0 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 02 Sep 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 1 - 4 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 3 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 3 - 5 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 1 - 1 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 4 - 1 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | LincolnLincoln | 3 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 1 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 3 - 1 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 2 - 0 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 07 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 2 - 0 | WalsallWalsall |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 1 - 1 | WalsallWalsall |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander | 5 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 2 - 3 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 1 - 1 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 3 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 0 - 2 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 3 - 1 | LincolnLincoln |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 4 - 3 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 14 Sep 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 5 - 1 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 14 Sep 96 | r00 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander | 0 - 3 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 0 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 2 | LincolnLincoln |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 5 - 0 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 2 - 1 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 2 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 4 - 1 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 3 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 1 - 1 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 21 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 3 - 0 | LincolnLincoln |
| 21 Sep 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 2 - 3 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 2 - 3 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 2 - 2 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 1 - 1 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 3 - 0 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 2 - 0 | WalsallWalsall |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 3 - 1 | LincolnLincoln |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 0 - 2 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 4 - 0 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 01 Oct 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 1 - 3 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 2 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander | 0 - 3 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 1 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 2 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | LincolnLincoln | 0 - 2 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 0 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 5 - 1 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 05 Oct 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 1 - 3 | WalsallWalsall |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 1 - 2 | WalsallWalsall |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 1 - 1 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 3 - 0 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 3 - 3 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 12 Oct 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 3 - 0 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 2 - 2 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 4 - 2 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 5 - 1 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 8 - 1 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 6 - 0 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 5 - 3 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 21 Oct 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 2 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 6 - 1 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 2 - 2 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 4 - 1 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 3 - 1 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | LincolnLincoln | 1 - 2 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 0 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 3 - 0 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 1 - 6 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 0 - 1 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 1 - 4 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 5 - 1 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 3 - 1 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 2 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 2 - 1 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 4 - 1 | LincolnLincoln |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 4 - 2 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un | 4 - 2 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 7 - 4 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 5 - 2 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 3 - 1 | LincolnLincoln |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander | 1 - 0 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | Loughborough FCLoughborough | 1 - 0 | GainsboroughGainsborough |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 3 - 1 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 3 - 1 | LeicesterLeicester |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | Notts CountyNotts County | 5 - 2 | WalsallWalsall |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | Darwen FCDarwen FC | 2 - 0 | BirminghamBirmingham |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | GrimsbyGrimsby | 3 - 1 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 23 Nov 96 | r00 | WalsallWalsall | 3 - 2 | Manchester CityManchester Ci |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | ArsenalArsenal | 4 - 2 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | BirminghamBirmingham | 1 - 0 | Manchester UnitedManchester Un |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 3 - 2 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | Burton SwiftsBurton Swifts | 2 - 0 | Darwen FCDarwen FC |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 4 - 2 | WalsallWalsall |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | Manchester CityManchester Ci | 2 - 1 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander |
| 28 Nov 96 | r00 | NewcastleNewcastle | 4 - 1 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 03 Dec 96 | r00 | LincolnLincoln | 2 - 3 | ArsenalArsenal |
| 05 Dec 96 | r00 | Burton Wanderers FCBurton Wander | 0 - 1 | NewcastleNewcastle |
| 05 Dec 96 | r00 | GainsboroughGainsborough | 2 - 0 | Loughborough FCLoughborough |
| 05 Dec 96 | r00 | LeicesterLeicester | 4 - 2 | GrimsbyGrimsby |
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