| Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 458 | 17 August 1996 | (a) | Grimsby Town | W | 3-1 | Division 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 459 | 20 August 1996 | (a) | Swindon Town | L | 0-2 | FLC1/1 | 1 | |
| 460 | 24 August 1996 | (H) | Bradford City | W | 1-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 461 | 28 August 1996 | (H) | Queens Park Rangers | D | 1-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 462 | 31 August 1996 | (a) | Norwich City  |
L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 463 | 4 September 1996 | (H) | Swindon Town | W | 1-0 | FLC1/2 | 1 | |
| 464 | 6 September 1996 | (H) | Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 465 | 10 September 1996 | (a) | Oxford United | D | 1-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 466 | 15 September 1996 | (a) | West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-2 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 467 | 21 September 1996 | (H) | Sheffield United | L | 1-2 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 468 | 27 September 1996 | (a) | Swindon Town | W | 2-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 469 | 2 October 1996 | (H) | Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 470 | 5 October 1996 | (H) | Reading | L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 471 | 13 October 1996 | (a) | Southend United | D | 1-1 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 472 | 15 October 1996 | (a) | Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 473 | 19 October 1996 | (H) | Port Vale | L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 474 | 27 October 1996 | (a) | Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 475 | 30 October 1996 | (H) | Huddersfield Town | D | 0-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 476 | 2 November 1996 | (H) | Barnsley | D | 3-3 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 477 | 17 November 1996 | (H) | Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 478 | 23 November 1996 | (a) | Crystal Palace | W | 3-2 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 479 | 1 December 1996 | (H) | Manchester City | W | 3-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 480 | 7 December 1996 | (a) | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 481 | 14 December 1996 | (H) | Oldham Athletic | L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 482 | 21 December 1996 | (a) | Tranmere Rovers | W | 2-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 483 | 26 December 1996 | (H) | Oxford United | W | 3-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 484 | 28 December 1996 | (a) | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 485 | 4 January 1997 | (H) | Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | FAC3 | 1 | |
| 486 | 12 January 1997 | (H) | West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 487 | 18 January 1997 | (a) | Bolton Wanderers |
L | 0-3 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 488 | 24 January 1997 | (a) | Sheffield United | W | 3-2 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 489 | 29 January 1997 | (H) | Swindon Town | W | 1-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 490 | 1 February 1997 | (H) | Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 491 | 8 February 1997 | (a) | Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 492 | 15 February 1997 | (H) | Crystal Palace | L | 0-3 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 493 | 22 February 1997 | (a) | Barnsley | W | 3-1 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 494 | 1 March 1997 | (H) | Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 495 | 4 March 1997 | (a) | Birmingham City | W | 2-1 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 496 | 8 March 1997 | (H) | Tranmere Rovers | W | 3-2 | Division 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 497 | 15 March 1997 | (a) | Oldham Athletic  |
L | 2-3 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 498 | 18 March 1997 | (a) | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 499 | 22 March 1997 | (a) | Bradford City | L | 1-2 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 500 | 19 April 1997 | (H) | Southend United | W | 4-1 | Division 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 501 | 23 April 1997 | (H) | Grimsby Town | D | 1-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 502 | 27 April 1997 | (a) | Port Vale | W | 2-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 503 | 4 May 1997 | (H) | Portsmouth | L | 0-1 | Division 1 | 1 | |
| 504 | 10 May 1997 | (a) | Crystal Palace | L | 1-3 | POsf/1 | 1 | |
| 505 | 14 May 1997 | (H) | Crystal Palace | W | 2-1 | POsf/2 | 1 |
