
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/1996 | Div 2 | BOURNEMOUTH | H | 1-1 | Onuora | 6162 | | |
| 12/10/1996 | Div 2 | Blackpool | A | 0-2 | 4320 | | | |
| 15/10/1996 | Div 2 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2-1 | Onuora,Bailey | 2042 | | |
| 29/10/1996 | Div 2 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-2 | 4787 | | | |
| 09/11/1996 | Div 2 | WREXHAM | H | 1-2 | Ratcliffe | 5094 | | |
| 16/11/1996 | FAC1 | HEREFORD UTD | H | 1-0 | Butler | 5280 | | |
| 23/11/1996 | Div 2 | YORK CITY | H | 0-1 | 5048 | | | |
| 26/11/1996 | FLC4 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-1 | 13537 | | | |
| 03/12/1996 | Div 2 | CREWE ALEXANDRA | H | 2-1 | Pennock,Smith | 3575 | | |
| 07/12/1996 | FAC2 | Cardiff City | A | 2-0 | Onuora,Hessenthaler | 3474 | | |
| 14/12/1996 | Div 2 | BURY | H | 2-2 | Butler,Ratcliffe | 5542 | | |
| 21/12/1996 | Div 2 | Watford | A | 0-0 | 7809 | | | |
| 26/12/1996 | Div 2 | LUTON TOWN | H | 1-2 | Onuora | 8598 | | |
| 28/12/1996 | Div 2 | Burnley | A | 1-5 | Bailey | 10004 | | |
| 18/01/1997 | Div 2 | Notts County | A | 1-1 | Puttnam | 5008 | | |
| 21/01/1997 | FAC3 | DERBY COUNTY | H | 0-2 | 9508 | | | |
| 25/01/1997 | Div 2 | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE | H | 4-1 | OG,Green,Ratcliffe,Akinbiyi | 5465 | | |
| 01/02/1997 | Div 2 | Wrexham | A | 1-1 | Akinbiyi | 3193 | | |
| 08/02/1997 | Div 2 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 1-0 | Hessenthaler | 6900 | | |
| 22/02/1997 | Div 2 | PETERBOROUGH UTD | H | 2-1 | Onuora(2) | 6552 | | |
| 01/03/1997 | Div 2 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2-3 | Green,Akinbiyi | 3555 | | |
| 08/03/1997 | Div 2 | WATFORD | H | 3-1 | Hessenthaler,Onuora(p),Butler | 7385 | | |
| 25/03/1997 | Div 2 | Rotherham Utd | A | 2-1 | Onuora,Ratcliffe | 2664 | | |
| 31/03/1997 | Div 2 | BRENTFORD | H | 1-2 | Onuora | 7361 | | |
| 12/04/1997 | Div 2 | Bournemouth | A | 2-2 | Butler,Pennock | 5008 | | |
| 19/04/1997 | Div 2 | BLACKPOOL | H | 2-3 | Galloway,Butler | 5151 | | |