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Cup
| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result | Att. | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/8/96 | Mansfield | A | 1-0 | 2,149 | Braithwaite |
| 20/8/96 | Barnet (CC Cup 1.1) | H | 0-4 | 2,975 | - |
| 24/8/96 | Scarborough | H | 2-2 | 2,816 | Braithwaite, Sharpe |
| 27/8/96 | Doncaster R. | H | 1-1 | 2,667 | Pears |
| 31/8/96 | Torquay U. | A | 0-2 | 4,021 | - |
| 3/9/96 | Barnet (CC Cup 1.1) | A | 0-2 | 1,330 | - |
| 7/9/96 | Cardiff C. | A | 1-2 | 3,659 | Chamberlain (pen) |
| 10/9/96 | Fulham | H | 0-1 | 2,388 | - |
| 14/9/96 | Brighton | H | 2-1 | 2,886 | Braithwaite, Steele |
| 21/9/96 | Barnet | A | 0-3 | 2,020 | - |
| 31/8/96 | Torquay U. (DPB 1st Leg) | A | 0-0 | 744 | - |
| 28/9/96 | Cambridge U. | H | 0-1 | 2,572 | - |
| 1/10/96 | Wigan | A | 0-2 | 2,788 | - |
| 5/10/96 | Lincoln | A | 3-2 | 3,115 | Flack, Braithwaite, Blake |
| 12/10/96 | Northampton | H | 0-1 | 3,002 | - |
| 15/10/96 | Carlisle | H | 2-1 | 2,155 | Myers, Chamberlain |
| 19/10/96 | Chester | A | 1-2 | 1,941 | Chamberlain (pen) |
| 26/10/96 | Hartlepool | H | 2-0 | 3,043 | Rowbotham, Myers |
| 29/10/96 | Colchester U. | A | 0-1 | 2,384 | - |
| 2/11/96 | Rochdale | A | 0-2 | 2,134 | - |
| 9/11/96 | Leyton Orient | H | 3-2 | 3,171 | Bailey, Flack, Braithwaite |
| 16/11/96 | Bristol R. (FA Cup 1) | A | 2-1 | 5,841 | Rowbotham, Flack |
| 19/11/96 | Darlington | A | 1-0 | 1,563 | Rowbotham |
| 23/11/96 | Hull | H | 0-0 | 3,423 | - |
| 30/11/96 | Hartlepool | A | 1-1 | 1,419 | Blake |
| 3/12/96 | Hereford | H | 1-1 | 2,189 | Blake |
| 6/12/96 | Pl*m***h (FA Cup 2) | A | 4-1 | 12,911 | Sharpe |
| 14/12/96 | Scunthorpe | A | 4-1 | 2,000 | Flack |
| 21/12/96 | Swansea | H | 1-2 | 2,801 | Walker o.g. |
| 26/12/96 | Fulham | A | 1-1 | - | Angus o.g. |
| 28/12/96 | Cardiff C. | H | 2-0 | 3,800 | Blake, Rowbotham |
| 1/1/97 | Barnet | H | P-P | - | - |
| 4/1/97 | Brighton | A | P-P | - | - |
| 18/1/97 | Wigan | H | 0-1 | 3,067 | - |
| 21/1/97 | Cambridge U. | A | 3-2 | 2,108 | Black, Flack |
| 25/1/97 | Colchester U. | H | 0-3 | 2,666 | - |
| 28/1/97 | Peterborough U. (AWS Shield) | H | 0-1 | 1,478 | - |
| 1/2/97 | Leyton Orient | A | 1-1 | 3,986 | Rowbotham |
| 8/2/97 | Rochdale | H | 0-0 | 2,849 | - |
| 11/2/97 | Brighton | A | 1-0 | - | - |
| 15/2/97 | Hull | A | 2-0 | - | - |
| 22/2/97 | Darlington | H | 3-2 | 2,986 | Bailey, Rowbotham, Crowe |
| 1/3/97 | Hereford | A | 1-2 | 2,735 | Blake, Crowe |
| 4/3/97 | Barnet | H | 1-1 | 2,394 | Hughes |
| 8/3/97 | Swansea | A | 3-1 | - | Rowbotham |
| 15/3/97 | Scunthorpe | H | 0-1 | 3,378 | - |
| 22/3/97 | Scarborough | A | 3-4 | 2,125 | Rowbotham, Steele, Hicks o.g., Crowe |
| 29/3/97 | Mansfield | H | 0-0 | 3,181 | - |
| 31/3/97 | Doncaster R. | A | 1-2 | 2,457 | Crowe |
| 5/4/97 | Torquay U. | H | 1-1 | 4,991 | Steele |
| 12/4/97 | Lincoln | H | - | - | - |
| 19/4/97 | Northampton | A | 4-1 | 6,400 | Rowbotham |
| 26/4/97 | Chester | H | - | - | - |
| 3/5/97 | Carlisle | A | - | - | - |