Nationwide League Division One 1996/1997
Historical league standings at 7th September 1996
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GS |
| 1 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
