Saturday, 30 November, 1996
1996/97, Game No. 24
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 41 |
| 2 |
 |
20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 34 |
| 3 |
 |
19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 |
| 4 |
 |
19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 33 |
| 5 |
 |
20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 32 |
| 6 |
 |
19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 32 |
| 7 |
 |
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 |
| 8 |
 |
21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 29 |
| 9 |
 |
21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 29 |
| 10 |
 |
19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 |
| 11 |
 |
21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 |
 |
19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 |
 |
20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 |
 |
21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 |
 |
21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 25 |
| 16 |
 |
21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 |
 |
20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 |
 |
18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 |
 |
21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 24 |
| 20 |
 |
20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
| 21 |
 |
20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 23 |
| 22 |
 |
21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 |
 |
21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 20 |
| 24 |
 |
21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone