Nationwide League Division One
Saturday, August 17, 1996

Norwich City Swindon Town
A.Johnson (27'), R.Fleck (38')
HT: 2-0
Attendance:  15,165    



 
The Town's first game back in the second tier after promotion ends in a straightforward win for the Canaries at Carrow Road.




Lineups
1
Bryan GUNN  
                 
Frank TALIA
1
2
Danny MILLS  
           22'     
Frédéric DARRAS
2
3
Rob NEWMAN
           86'     
Jason DRYSDALE
3
4
Darren EADIE
   32'             
Scott LEITCH
4
5
John POLSTON
                 
Paul ALLEN
5
6
Ian CROOK
                86'
Shaun TAYLOR
6
7
Neil ADAMS
                 
Mark ROBINSON
7

8
Robert FLECK  
 83'
            
  Mark WALTERS
8

9
Mike MILLIGAN  
 72'
             74'
Steve FINNEY
9
10
Andy JOHNSON  
   22'           
Wayne ALLISON
10
11
Keith O'NEILL  
                86'
  Kevin HORLOCK
11
Substitutes
12
Carl BRADSHAW
              
74' 
Peter THORNE
12
14
Daryl SUTCH

72' 
           
86' 
Mark SEAGRAVES
13
15
Ade AKINBIYI  

83' 
           
86' 
Kevin WATSON
14













Results on Saturday, August 17, 1996: League Table

 
  Bradford City 3 - 1 Portsmouth  
  Grimsby Town 1 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers  
  Huddersfield Town 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic  
  Norwich City 2 - 0 Swindon Town  
  Oldham Athletic 1 - 2 Stoke City  
  Port Vale 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers  
  Queens Park Rangers 2 - 1 Oxford United  
  Reading 1 - 0 Sheffield United  
  Southend United 1 - 1 Tranmere Rovers  
  West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 Barnsley  

Table as at Saturday, August 17, 1996:

  TEAM P W D L F A GS Pts 
1 Bradford City 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
3 Huddersfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
4 Norwich City 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
5 Barnsley 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
6 Queens Park Rangers 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
7 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
8 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
9 Reading 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
10 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
11 Port Vale 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
12 Southend United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
13 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
14 Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
15 Oxford United 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
16 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
17 Grimsby Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 1
18 Portsmouth 1 0 0 1 1 3 1
19 Ipswich Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
22 Swindon Town 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

Key: Promotion Play-offs Relegation