| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 75 | 32 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 68 | 33 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 68 | 30 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 68 | 25 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | 61 | 13 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 3 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | 57 | -1 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 56 | 3 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 54 | 47 | -8 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 46 | -7 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 46 | -10 |
| 12 | Derby County | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 46 | -13 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 42 | -1 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 48 | 42 | -9 |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 57 | 42 | -13 |
| 16 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 41 | -6 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 38 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 41 | -16 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 40 | -18 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 39 * | -9 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 34 | -28 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sat 10 May 1997 | Sheffield United v Ipswich Town | 1โ1 | aet | Bramall Lane ยท 22,312 |
| Sat 10 May 1997 | Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3โ1 | aet | Selhurst Park ยท 21,053 |
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace | 2โ1 | aet | Molineux ยท 26,403 |
| Crystal Palace 4โ3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (on aggregate โ Crystal Palace advance) | ||||
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Ipswich Town v Sheffield United | 2โ2 | aet | Portman Road ยท 21,467 |
| Sheffield United 3โ3 Ipswich Town (on aggregate) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Mon 26 May 1997 | Crystal Palace v Sheffield United | 1โ0 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 64,383 |
| ๐ Crystal Palace promoted to the Premier League | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 53 | 98 | 47 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | 80 | 21 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 76 | 17 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 74 | 18 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | 73 | 23 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 48 | 71 | 30 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | 68 | 6 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 67 | 3 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 66 | 4 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 66 | 4 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 65 | 7 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 57 | 64 | -6 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 68 | 63 | -5 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | 61 | -1 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 66 | 59 | -14 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 72 | 57 | -4 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | 57 | -4 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | 57 | -9 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | 54 | -19 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 54 | -13 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | 48 | -25 |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 81 | 46 | -21 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | 43 | -15 |
| 24 | Southend United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 86 | 39 | -44 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 11 May 1997 | Bristol City v Brentford | 1โ2 | aet | Ashton Gate ยท 15,581 |
| Sun 11 May 1997 | Crewe Alexandra v Luton Town | 2โ1 | aet | Gresty Road ยท 5,467 |
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Brentford v Bristol City | 2โ1 | aet | Griffin Park ยท 9,496 |
| Brentford 4โ2 Bristol City (on aggregate โ Brentford advance) | ||||
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Luton Town v Crewe Alexandra | 2โ2 | aet | Kenilworth Road ยท 8,168 |
| Luton Town 3โ4 Crewe Alexandra (on aggregate โ Crewe Alexandra advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sun 25 May 1997 | Brentford v Crewe Alexandra | 0โ1 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 34,149 |
| ๐ Crewe Alexandra promoted to the Division One | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 38 | 84 | 24 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 41 | 82 | 18 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 78 | 26 |
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 56 | 43 | 74 | 13 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 18 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 47 | 73 | 9 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 47 | 69 | 13 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 69 | 4 |
| 9 | Burnley | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 55 | 68 | 16 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 39 | 68 | 3 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 1 |
| 12 | Walsall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 53 | 67 | 1 |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 67 | 7 |
| 14 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 55 | 61 | -5 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 61 | -6 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 60 | -2 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 50 | 56 | -3 |
| 18 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 55 | -5 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 47 | 58 | 54 | -11 |
| 20 | York City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 68 | 52 | -21 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 73 | 47 | -18 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 74 | 46 | -25 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 70 | 35 | -31 |
| 24 | Notts County | 46 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 59 | 35 | -26 |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Sun 11 May 1997 | Cardiff City v Northampton Town | 0โ1 | aet | Ninian Park ยท 11,369 |
| Sun 11 May 1997 | Chester v Swansea City | 0โ0 | aet | Deva Stadium ยท 5,104 |
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Northampton Town v Cardiff City | 3โ2 | aet | Sixfields Stadium ยท 7,302 |
| Cardiff City 2โ4 Northampton Town (on aggregate โ Northampton Town advance) | ||||
| Wed 14 May 1997 | Swansea City v Chester | 3โ0 | aet | Vetch Field ยท 10,027 |
| Swansea City 3โ0 Chester (on aggregate โ Swansea City advance) | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Sat 24 May 1997 | Northampton Town v Swansea City | 1โ0 | aet | Wembley Stadium ยท 46,804 |
| ๐ Northampton Town promoted to the Division Two | ||||
| Pos | Team | P | Home | Away | Total | Pts | GD | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 84 | 51 | 87 | 33 |
| 2 | Fulham | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 38 | 87 | 34 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 44 | 84 | 23 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 44 | 72 | 23 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 58 | 71 | 4 |
| 6 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 43 | 70 | 12 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 54 | 69 | 2 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 62 | 51 | 68 | 11 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 1 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 59 | 65 | -6 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 45 | 64 | 2 |
| 12 | Scarborough | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 68 | 63 | -3 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 62 | 63 | -3 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0 |
| 15 | Barnet | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 58 | -5 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 58 | 57 | -8 |
| 17 | Hull City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 50 | 57 | -6 |
| 18 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 64 | 78 | 52 | -14 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 66 | 52 | -14 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 66 | 51 | -13 |
| 21 | Torquay United | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 62 | 50 | -16 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 73 | 48 | -25 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 70 | 47 * | -17 |
| 24 | Hereford | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 65 | 47 | -15 |