Football League Division 2  1996/97

(The League used highest goals scored to rank clubs equal on points rather than goal difference)

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1st   Bury 46 24 12 10 62 38 +24 84 ▲Champions
2nd   Stockport County 46 23 13 10 59 41 +18 82 ▲Runners Up
3rd   Luton Town 46 21 15 10 71 45 +26 78 Playoffs
4th   Brentford 46 20 14 12 56 43 +13 74 Playoffs
5th   Bristol City 46 21 10 15 69 51 +18 73 Playoffs
6th   Crewe Alexandra 46 22 7 17 56 47 +9 73 ▲PO Winners
7th   Blackpool 46 18 15 13 60 47 +13 69 -
8th   Wrexham 46 17 18 11 54 50 +4 69 -
9th   Burnley 46 19 11 16 71 55 +16 68 -
10th   Chesterfield 46 18 14 14 42 39 +3 68 -
11th   Gillingham 46 19 10 17 60 59 +1 67 -
12th   Walsall 46 19 10 17 54 53 +1 67 -
13th   Watford 46 16 19 11 45 38 +7 67 -
14th   Millwall 46 16 13 17 50 55 -5 61 -
15th   Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 55 -6 61 -
16th   AFC Bournemouth 46 15 15 16 43 45 -2 60 -
17th   Bristol Rovers 46 15 11 20 47 50 -3 56 -
18th   Wycombe Wanderers 46 15 10 21 51 56 -5 55 -
19th   Plymouth Argyle 46 12 18 16 47 58 -11 54 -
20th   York City 46 13 13 20 47 68 -21 52 -
21st   Peterborough United 46 11 14 21 55 73 -22 47 ▼Relegated
22nd   Shrewsbury Town 46 11 13 22 49 74 -25 46 ▼Relegated
23rd   Rotherham United 46 7 14 25 39 70 -37 35 ▼Relegated
24th   Notts County 46 7 14 25 33 59 -36 35 ▼Relegated

 

Football League Division 2 Playoffs

Semi Finals 1st Leg

Date Home Score Away
11/05/1997 Bristol City 1-2 Brentford
11/05/1997 Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Luton Town

Semi Finals 2nd Leg

14/05/1997 Brentford 2-1 Bristol City
Brentford Won 4-2 on aggregate
14/05/1997 Luton Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra Won 4-3 on aggregate
Final
23/05/1997 Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Brentford

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▼Oldham Athletic were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▼Southend United were Relegated from Football League Division 1
 ▲Bury were Promoted to Football League Division 1
 ▲Stockport County were Promoted to Football League Division 1
  ♦ Luton Town Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Brentford Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Bristol City Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦ Crewe Alexandra Qualified for the Playoffs
  ♦▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted to Football League Division 1 via the Playoffs
 ▼Peterborough United were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Shrewsbury Town were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Rotherham United were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▼Notts County were Relegated to Football League Division 3
 ▲Wigan Athletic were Promoted from Football League Division 3
 ▲Fulham were Promoted from Football League Division 3
 ▲Carlisle United were Promoted from Football League Division 3
 ♦▲Northampton Town were Promoted from Football League Division 3 via the Playoffs