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Tuesday, 3 December, 1996

1996/97, Game No. 25
Nationwide Football League
ReadingReading
James Lambert (10')
Trevor Morley (33')
2 - 0
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
21 11 8 2 43 28 +15 41
2
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
20 10 6 4 37 20 +17 36
3
Barnsley
Barnsley
20 9 8 3 35 26 +9 35
4
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
20 9 7 4 44 20 +24 34
5
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 9 5 6 29 21 +8 32
6
Norwich City
Norwich City
19 9 5 5 27 19 +8 32
7
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
21 9 5 7 31 24 +7 32
8
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
21 8 7 6 23 21 +2 31
9
Swindon Town
Swindon Town
21 9 2 10 32 26 +6 29
10
Oxford United
Oxford United
21 8 5 8 25 19 +6 29
11
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
21 7 5 9 25 28 -3 26
12
Reading
Reading
21 7 5 9 25 32 -7 26
13
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
19 8 2 9 21 28 -7 26
14
Port Vale
Port Vale
21 5 10 6 18 22 -4 25
15
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town
21 6 7 8 27 32 -5 25
16
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
21 6 7 8 23 28 -5 25
17
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
21 6 7 8 23 28 -5 25
18
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
20 5 9 6 26 31 -5 24
19
Stoke City
Stoke City
18 6 6 6 24 30 -6 24
20
Southend United
Southend United
21 5 9 7 23 33 -10 24
21
Manchester City
Manchester City
21 7 2 12 23 33 -10 23
22
Bradford City
Bradford City
21 5 6 10 19 34 -15 21
23
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
21 4 8 9 23 26 -3 20
24
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
21 5 5 11 24 41 -17 20
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone