Wednesday, 1 January, 1997
1996/97, Game No. 30
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 52 |
| 2 |
 |
25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 |
 |
26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 46 |
| 4 |
 |
25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |
 |
25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 39 |
| 6 |
 |
26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 |
 |
26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 37 |
| 8 |
 |
26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 37 |
| 9 |
 |
26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 |
 |
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 |
 |
26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 36 |
| 12 |
 |
27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 |
 |
27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 |
 |
26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 34 |
| 15 |
 |
25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 33 |
| 16 |
 |
23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 |
| 17 |
 |
26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 |
| 18 |
 |
27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 33 |
| 19 |
 |
26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 29 |
| 20 |
 |
25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 27 |
| 21 |
 |
25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 26 |
| 22 |
 |
26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 25 |
| 23 |
 |
27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 23 |
| 24 |
 |
24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 22 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone