Saturday, 19 April, 1997
1996/97, Game No. 49
Nationwide Football League
League Table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 94 | 50 | +44 | 94 |
| 2 |
 |
43 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 77 |
| 3 |
 |
43 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 72 |
| 4 |
 |
44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 52 | +22 | 69 |
| 5 |
 |
43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 67 |
| 6 |
 |
43 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 66 |
| 7 |
 |
43 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 64 |
| 8 |
 |
44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 64 |
| 9 |
 |
44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 63 |
| 10 |
 |
43 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 62 |
| 11 |
 |
44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
 |
44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 63 | 65 | -2 | 62 |
| 13 |
 |
43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 58 |
| 14 |
 |
43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 58 |
| 15 |
 |
43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 57 |
| 16 |
 |
44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 65 | 70 | -5 | 54 |
| 17 |
 |
44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 54 |
| 18 |
 |
43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 54 |
| 19 |
 |
44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 53 |
| 20 |
 |
44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 50 |
| 21 |
 |
43 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 42 |
| 22 |
 |
43 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 70 | -27 | 42 |
| 23 |
 |
44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 40 |
| 24 |
 |
44 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 80 | -39 | 39 |
Blue line: automatic promotionGreen line: playoff cutoffOrange line: relegation zone