*Home team first
| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result* | Scorers | Position | |
| 17/8/96 | Colchester | Away | 0-2 | Allon, McAuley | 2nd | |
| 20/8/96 | Lincoln (CCR1L1) | Home | 2-2 | Davies, Allon | ||
| 24/8/96 | Fulham | Home | 2-1 | Cooper, Davies | 1st | |
| 27/8/96 | Mansfield | Home | 1-1 | Ingram | 1st | |
| 31/8/96 | Leyton Orient | Away | 2-0 | 4th | ||
| 3/9/96 | Lincoln (CCR1L2) | Away | 3-2 | Beech, Allon | ||
| 7/9/96 | Hereford | Away | 0-1 | Halliday | 3rd | |
| 10/9/96 | Carlisle | Home | 1-2 | Cooper | 7th | |
| 14/9/96 | Wigan | Home | 1-1 | Cooper | 8th | |
| 21/9/96 | Hull | Away | 1-0 | - | 11th | |
| 28/9/96 | Chester | Home | 2-0 | Allon, Cooper | 7th | |
| 1/10/96 | Doncaster | Away | 2-1 | Beech | 10th | |
| 5/10/96 | Cambridge | Away | 1-0 | - | 11th | |
| 12/10/96 | Dar-low | Home | 1-2 | Halliday | 14th | |
| 15/10/96 | Swansea | Home | 1-1 | Halliday | 15th | |
| 19/10/96 | Barnet | Away | 1-0 | - | 20th | |
| 26/10/96 | Exeter | Away | 2-0 | - | 22nd | |
| 29/10/96 | Northampton | Home | 0-2 | - | 23rd | |
| 2/11/96 | Brighton | Home | 2-3 | Mike, Cooper | 23rd | |
| 9/11/96 | Scarborough | Away | 2-4 | Howard, Clegg, Halliday (2) | 22nd | |
| 16/11/96 | York (FA R1) | Home | 0-0 | - | - | |
| 19/11/96 | Cardiff | Home | P-P | - | - | |
| 23/11/96 | Torquay | Away | 0-1 | Allon | 19th | |
| 26/11/96 | York (FA R1R) | Away | 3-0 | - | - | |
| 30/11/96 | Exeter | Home | 1-1 | Irvine | ||
| 3/12/96 | Scunthorpe | Away | 2-1 | Clegg | ||
| 9/12/96 | Burnley (AWS1) | Home | 0-2 | - | ||
| 14/12/96 | Rochdale | Away | 1-3 | Beech, Howard, Allon | ||
| 21/12/96 | Lincoln | Home | 2-1 | Cooper, Sunderland | ||
| 26/12/96 | Carlilse | Away | 1-0 | - | ||
| 28/12/96 | Hereford | Home | 2-1 | Allon, Howard | ||
| 1/1/97 | Hull | Home | 1-1 | Beech | ||
| 4/1/97 | Wigan | Away | P-P | - | ||
| 11/1/97 | Chester | Away | 0-0 | - | ||
| 18/1/97 | Doncaster | Home | 2-4 | Allon, Cooper | ||
| 25/1/97 | Northampton | Away | 3-0 | - | ||
| 1/2/97 | Scarborough | Home | 1-0 | Cooper | ||
| 8/2/97 | Brighton | Away | 5-0 | - | ||
| 11/2/97 | Cardiff | Home | 2-3 | Beech (2) | ||
| 15/2/97 | Torquay | Home | 1-1 | Beech | 17th | |
| 22/2/97 | Cardiff | Away | ||||
| 1/3/97 | Scunthorpe | Home | 0-1 | - | ||
| 4/3/97 | Wigan | Away | 2-2 | Halliday, Howard | ||
| 8/3/97 | Lincoln | Away | 2-1 | Allon | ||
| 15/3/97 | Rochdale | Home | 1-2 | Beech | ||
| 22/3/97 | Fulham | Away | 1-0 | - | ||
| 29/3/97 | Colchester | Home | 1-0 | Beech | ||
| 31/3/97 | Mansfield | Away | 1-0 | - | ||
| 5/4/97 | Orient | Home | 3-1 | Bradley, Baker, Halliday | ||
| 12/4/97 | Cambridge | Home | 0-2 | - | ||
| 19/4/97 | Dar-low | Away | 1-2 | Brown, Allon | ||
| 26/4/97 | Barnet | Home | 4-0 | Allon (2), Baker, Halliday | ||
| 3/5/97 | Swansea | Away | 2-2 | Howard (2) | 21st |