| 01 Sep 96 | r00  | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 2 | West BromWest Brom |
| 01 Sep 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 01 Sep 96 | r00 | SunderlandSunderland | 0 - 1 | BuryBury |
| 01 Sep 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 02 Sep 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 0 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | BuryBury | 0 - 0 | PrestonPreston |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 1 - 1 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 2 - 1 | WolvesWolves |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | SunderlandSunderland | 1 - 1 | BoltonBolton |
| 05 Sep 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 3 - 1 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 07 Sep 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 1 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 07 Sep 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 0 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 0 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 1 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 2 - 0 | DerbyDerby |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 4 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 5 - 3 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 3 - 1 | West BromWest Brom |
| 12 Sep 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 0 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 4 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | BuryBury | 1 - 2 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 4 - 3 | WolvesWolves |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 3 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 3 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 2 - 3 | BoltonBolton |
| 19 Sep 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 1 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 1 - 2 | EvertonEverton |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 1 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 7 - 2 | BuryBury |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 0 - 0 | West BromWest Brom |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 5 - 3 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 4 - 3 | StokeStoke |
| 26 Sep 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 3 - 2 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 3 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 0 - 0 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | SunderlandSunderland | 0 - 3 | WolvesWolves |
| 03 Oct 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 0 - 2 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 0 | West BromWest Brom |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 2 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 1 - 3 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 3 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 0 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 10 Oct 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 1 - 2 | StokeStoke |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 1 - 0 | BoltonBolton |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 2 - 2 | PrestonPreston |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | BuryBury | 1 - 1 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 1 - 3 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 1 - 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 3 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | SunderlandSunderland | 4 - 3 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 17 Oct 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 1 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 19 Oct 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 1 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 2 - 1 | DerbyDerby |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | BoltonBolton | 4 - 0 | StokeStoke |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 4 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 4 - 1 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 1 - 0 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 4 - 1 | EvertonEverton |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 0 - 0 | BuryBury |
| 24 Oct 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 0 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 0 - 4 | PrestonPreston |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | BuryBury | 2 - 2 | BoltonBolton |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 0 - 0 | WolvesWolves |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 2 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 2 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 0 - 2 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 31 Oct 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 0 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 02 Nov 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 1 - 0 | BoltonBolton |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 1 - 1 | BuryBury |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | BurnleyBurnley | 0 - 1 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 5 - 1 | StokeStoke |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 3 - 0 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 07 Nov 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 3 - 2 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 09 Nov 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 2 - 1 | PrestonPreston |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | BlackburnBlackburn | 0 - 0 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | BuryBury | 4 - 2 | StokeStoke |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 3 - 2 | BurnleyBurnley |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | EvertonEverton | 2 - 3 | BoltonBolton |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 1 - 1 | LiverpoolLiverpool |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed | 1 - 3 | Aston VillaAston Villa |
| 14 Nov 96 | r00 | West BromWest Brom | 0 - 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni |
| 18 Nov 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 1 - 2 | DerbyDerby |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 4 - 0 | Sheffield WedsSheffield Wed |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | DerbyDerby | 6 - 0 | BlackburnBlackburn |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | LiverpoolLiverpool | 0 - 0 | EvertonEverton |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | Nottingham F.Nottingham F. | 2 - 1 | SunderlandSunderland |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | PrestonPreston | 2 - 3 | BoltonBolton |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | Sheffield UnitedSheffield Uni | 2 - 2 | BuryBury |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | StokeStoke | 2 - 2 | West BromWest Brom |
| 21 Nov 96 | r00 | WolvesWolves | 2 - 0 | BurnleyBurnley |
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