Saturday, 12 October, 1996
1996/97, Game No. 16
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 26 |
| 2 |
 |
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 |
 |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 20 |
| 4 |
 |
12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 |
| 5 |
 |
11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 18 |
| 6 |
 |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 |
| 7 |
 |
11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 17 |
| 8 |
 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 |
 |
9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 |
| 10 |
 |
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 |
| 11 |
 |
11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 14 |
| 12 |
 |
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 14 |
| 13 |
 |
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 |
 |
12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 |
 |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 |
 |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 |
 |
9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 |
| 18 |
 |
11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 |
 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 |
 |
11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 |
 |
12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |
 |
9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 23 |
 |
11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 24 |
 |
12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 6 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone