| SEASON 1996-1997 |
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 | NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, October 8, 1996: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GS | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 23 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 17 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 11 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
| 20 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| 21 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 10 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |