| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score | Goalscorers | Att | Rep | Vid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/08/1996 | Div 2 | BRISTOL CITY | H | 3-2 | Fortune-West,Harris,Piper | 7217 |  |  |
| 24/08/1996 | Div 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1-1 | Ratcliffe | 4582 |  | |
| 27/08/1996 | Div 2 | Brentford | A | 0-2 | 5384 |  | | |
| 31/08/1996 | Div 2 | CHESTERFIELD | H | 0-1 | 5934 |  | | |
| 03/09/1996 | FLC1 | SWANSEA | H | 2-0 | Fortune-West,Butler | 3633 |  | |
| 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 |  | | |
| 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 |  | | |
| 30/11/1996 | Div 2 | Preston North End | A | 0-1 | 9616 |  | | |
| 10/12/1996 | FLT1 | CARDIFF CITY | H | 1-2 (aet) | Piper | 1193 |  | |
| 21/12/1996 | Div 2 | Watford | A | 0-0 | 7809 |  | | |
| 26/12/1996 | Div 2 | LUTON TOWN | H | 1-2 | Onuora | 8598 |  | |
| 16/04/1997 | Div 2 | STOCKPORT COUNTY | H | 1-0 | Butler | 4485 |  | |
| 29/04/1997 | Div 2 | WALSALL | H | 2-0 | Onuora,Butler | 4095 |  | |
| 03/05/1997 | Div 2 | SHREWSBURY TOWN | H | 2-0 | Akinbiyi(2) | 6183 |  | |