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