| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/08/1996 | Div 2 | BRISTOL CITY | H | 3-2 | Fortune-West,Harris,Piper | 7217 |  |  |
| 20/08/1996 | FLC1 | Swansea | A | 1-0 | OG | 2711 |  | |
| 24/08/1996 | Div 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1-1 | Ratcliffe | 4582 |  | |
| 27/08/1996 | Div 2 | Brentford | A | 0-2 | 5384 |  | | |
| 03/09/1996 | FLC1 | SWANSEA | H | 2-0 | Fortune-West,Butler | 3633 |  | |
| 07/09/1996 | Div 2 | BURNLEY | H | 1-0 | Fortune-West | 6116 |  | |
| 10/09/1996 | Div 2 | Luton Town | A | 1-2 | Chapman | 4604 |  | |
| 14/09/1996 | Div 2 | Walsall | A | 0-1 | 3419 |  | | |
| 17/09/1996 | FLC2 | Barnsley | A | 1-1 | Ratcliffe | 4491 |  | |
| 21/09/1996 | Div 2 | ROTHERHAM UTD | H | 3-1 | Onuora(3) | 4920 |  | |
| 24/09/1996 | FLC2 | BARNSLEY | H | 1-0 (aet) | Puttnam | 5666 |  | |
| 28/09/1996 | Div 2 | Stockport County | A | 1-2 | Onuora | 6049 |  | |
| 01/10/1996 | Div 2 | NOTTS COUNTY | H | 1-0 | Onuora | 5482 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 19/10/1996 | Div 2 | MILLWALL | H | 2-3 | Butler(2,2p) | 9305 |  | |
| 22/10/1996 | FLC3 | COVENTRY CITY | H | 2-2 | Onuora,Ratcliffe | 10603 |  | |
| 26/10/1996 | Div 2 | PRESTON NORTH END | H | 1-1 | Onuora | 6256 |  | |
| 29/10/1996 | Div 2 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-2 | 4787 |  | | |
| 02/11/1996 | Div 2 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0-0 | 5530 |  | | |
| 09/11/1996 | Div 2 | WREXHAM | H | 1-2 | Ratcliffe | 5094 |  | |
| 13/11/1996 | FLC3R | Coventry City | A | 1-0 | Smith | 12639 |  | |
| 19/11/1996 | Div 2 | Peterborough Utd | A | 1-0 | Onuora | 4136 |  | |
| 23/11/1996 | Div 2 | YORK CITY | H | 0-1 | 5048 |  | | |
| 26/11/1996 | FLC4 | Ipswich Town | A | 0-1 | 13537 |  | | |
| 30/11/1996 | Div 2 | Preston North End | A | 0-1 | 9616 |  | | |
| 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 |  | |
| 10/12/1996 | FLT1 | CARDIFF CITY | H | 1-2 (aet) | Piper | 1193 |  | |
| 28/12/1996 | Div 2 | Burnley | A | 1-5 | Bailey | 10004 |  | |
| 01/02/1997 | Div 2 | Wrexham | A | 1-1 | Akinbiyi | 3193 |  | |
| 08/02/1997 | Div 2 | BRISTOL ROVERS | H | 1-0 | Hessenthaler | 6900 |  | |
| 15/02/1997 | Div 2 | York City | A | 3-2 | Onuora,Ratcliffe,Akinbiyi | 2748 |  | |
| 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 |  | |
| 15/03/1997 | Div 2 | Bury | A | 0-3 | 3492 |  | | |
| 22/03/1997 | Div 2 | WYCOMBE WANDERERS | H | 1-0 | Onuora | 5932 |  | |
| 29/03/1997 | Div 2 | Bristol City | A | 1-0 | Onuora(p) | 11276 |  | |