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Championship ♂ 1996-1997
Final table, results and statistics of the 1996-1997 season.
Champions : Bolton Wanderers FC Wikidata
Final table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100:53 | +47 | 98 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76:55 | +21 | 80 |
| 3 | Wolves | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68:51 | +17 | 76 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68:50 | +18 | 74 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75:52 | +23 | 73 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78:48 | +30 | 71 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59:53 | +6 | 68 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58:55 | +3 | 67 |
| 9 | QPR | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64:60 | +4 | 66 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52:48 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 | Tranmere | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 62:56 | +6 | 65 |
| 12 | Stoke | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51:57 | -6 | 64 |
| 13 | Norwich | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63:68 | -5 | 63 |
| 14 | Man City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59:59 | 0 | 61 |
| 15 | Charlton | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52:66 | -14 | 59 |
| 16 | West Brom | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68:72 | -4 | 57 |
| 17 | Oxford | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64:68 | -4 | 57 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58:67 | -9 | 57 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48:61 | -13 | 54 |
| 20 | Swindon | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52:71 | -19 | 54 |
| 21 | Bradford | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47:72 | -25 | 48 |
| 22 | Grimsby | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 59:81 | -22 | 46 |
| 23 | Oldham | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51:66 | -15 | 43 |
| 24 | Southend | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42:85 | -43 | 39 |
Table recalculated from the results: without any points deductions, and without the league's own tie-break or end-of-season rules (play-offs, halved points).
Home table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60:20 | +40 | 58 |
| 2 | Stoke | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34:22 | +12 | 48 |
| 3 | Barnsley | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43:19 | +24 | 46 |
| 4 | Ipswich | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44:23 | +21 | 46 |
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37:24 | +13 | 46 |
| 6 | Oxford | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44:26 | +18 | 45 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46:23 | +23 | 44 |
| 8 | Charlton | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36:28 | +8 | 41 |
| 9 | Birmingham | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30:18 | +12 | 40 |
| 10 | Man City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34:24 | +10 | 40 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32:24 | +8 | 40 |
| 12 | Tranmere | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41:27 | +14 | 39 |
| 13 | Swindon | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36:27 | +9 | 39 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39:22 | +17 | 37 |
| 15 | Norwich | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28:18 | +10 | 37 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28:20 | +8 | 37 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36:28 | +8 | 36 |
| 18 | QPR | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33:25 | +8 | 35 |
| 19 | Wolves | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31:24 | +7 | 35 |
| 20 | Bradford | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29:32 | -3 | 35 |
| 21 | Southend | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32:32 | 0 | 30 |
| 22 | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37:33 | +4 | 28 |
| 23 | Grimsby | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31:34 | -3 | 28 |
| 24 | Oldham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30:30 | 0 | 26 |
Away table
| # | Team | J | V | N | D | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolves | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37:27 | +10 | 41 |
| 2 | Bolton | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40:33 | +7 | 40 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39:26 | +13 | 34 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33:36 | -3 | 34 |
| 5 | QPR | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31:35 | -4 | 31 |
| 6 | Port Vale | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 31 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | West Brom | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31:39 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27:29 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24:27 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22:30 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Tranmere | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21:29 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Norwich | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35:50 | -15 | 26 |
| 14 | Man City | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25:35 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Grimsby | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28:47 | -19 | 18 |
| 16 | Charlton | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16:38 | -22 | 18 |
| 17 | Oldham | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21:36 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | Huddersfield | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20:41 | -21 | 17 |
| 19 | Stoke | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17:35 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Swindon | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16:44 | -28 | 15 |
| 21 | Bradford | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18:40 | -22 | 13 |
| 22 | Oxford | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20:42 | -22 | 12 |
| 23 | Reading | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21:43 | -22 | 11 |
| 24 | Southend | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10:53 | -43 | 9 |
The season in numbers
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1474 (2,67 per match) |
| Home wins | 262 (47 %) |
| Draws | 150 (27 %) |
| Away wins | 140 (25 %) |
| Goalless matches (0-0) | 45 |
| Best attack | Bolton (100) |
| Best defence | Crystal Palace, Birmingham (48) |
| Biggest win | Bolton 7 – 0 Swindon 08/03/1997 |
| Highest-scoring match | Sheffield United 4 – 4 Birmingham 24/08/1996 Port Vale 4 – 4 QPR 19/01/1997 Charlton 4 – 4 Norwich 22/02/1997 |
Results grid row: home team; column: away team (number = final position)
All results
August 1996 42 match(es)
September 1996 62 match(es)
October 1996 75 match(es)
November 1996 63 match(es)
December 1996 61 match(es)
January 1997 42 match(es)
February 1997 49 match(es)
March 1997 85 match(es)
April 1997 60 match(es)
May 1997 13 match(es)
| 01/05/1997 | Bradford | 1 – 0 | Charlton |
| 03/05/1997 | Man City | 3 – 2 | Reading |
| 04/05/1997 | Ipswich | 1 – 1 | Birmingham |
| 04/05/1997 | Charlton | 0 – 0 | Sheffield United |
| 04/05/1997 | Huddersfield | 0 – 0 | Swindon |
| 04/05/1997 | Crystal Palace | 1 – 1 | Port Vale |
| 04/05/1997 | Stoke | 2 – 1 | West Brom |
| 04/05/1997 | Tranmere | 2 – 2 | Bolton |
| 04/05/1997 | Oldham | 3 – 0 | Norwich |
| 04/05/1997 | Wolves | 0 – 1 | Portsmouth |
| 04/05/1997 | Oxford | 5 – 1 | Barnsley |
| 04/05/1997 | Bradford | 3 – 0 | QPR |
| 04/05/1997 | Grimsby | 4 – 0 | Southend |
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