| August | 17 | Sat | Everton | A | 0-2 | |
| 21 | Wed | Wimbledon | H | 2-0 | ||
| 24 | Sat | Sheff Wed | H | 1-2 | ||
| September | 3 | Tue | Mackems | A | 2-1 | |
| 7 | Sat | Spurs | A | 2-1 | ||
| 10 | Tue | Halmstads | H | 4-0 | UEFA 1 (1) | |
| 14 | Sat | Blackburn | H | 2-1 | ||
| 21 | Sat | Leeds | A | 1-0 | ||
| 24 | Tue | Halmstads | A | 1-2 | UEFA 1 (2) | |
| 30 | Mon | Aston Villa | H | 4-3 | ||
| October | 12 | Sat | Derby | A | 1-0 | |
| 15 | Tue | Ferencvaros | A | 2-3 | UEFA 2 (1) | |
| 20 | Sun | ManUre | H | 5-0 | ||
| 23 | Wed | Oldham | H | 1-0 | CC Cup 3 | |
| 26 | Sat | Leicester | A | 0-2 | ||
| 29 | Tue | Ferencvaros | H | 4-0 | UEFA 2 (2) | |
| November | 3 | Sun | Smoggies | H | 3-1 | |
| 16 | Sat | West Ham | H | 1-1 | ||
| 19 | Tue | Metz | A | 1-1 | UEFA 3 (1) | |
| 23 | Sat | Chelsea | A | 1-1 | ||
| 27 | Wed | Smoggies | A | 1-3 | CC Cup 4 | |
| 30 | Sat | Arsenal | H | 1-2 | ||
| December | 3 | Tue | Metz | H | 2-0 | UEFA 3 (2) |
| 9 | Mon | Notts Forest | A | 0-0 | ||
| 17 | Tue | Coventry | A | 1-2 | ||
| 23 | Mon | Liverpool | H | 1-1 | ||
| 26 | Thu | Blackburn | A | 0-1 | ||
| 28 | Sat | Spurs | H | 7-1 | ||
| January 1997 | 1 | Wed | Leeds | H | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Sun | Charlton | A | 1-1 | FA Cup 3 | |
| 11 | Sat | Aston Villa | A | 2-2 | ||
| 15 | Wed | Charlton | H | 2-1 | FA Cup 3 (R) | |
| 18 | Sat | Southampton | A | 2-2 | ||
| 26 | Sun | Notts Forest | H | 1-2 | FA Cup 4 | |
| 29 | Wed | Everton | H | 4-1 | ||
| February | 2 | Sun | Leicester | H | 4-3 | |
| 22 | Sat | Smoggies | A | 1-0 | ||
| March | 1 | Sat | Southampton | H | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Tue | Monaco | H | 0-1 | UEFA 4 (1) | |
| 10 | Mon | Liverpool | A | 3-4 | ||
| 15 | Sat | Coventry | H | 4-0 | ||
| 18 | Tue | Monaco | A | 0-3 | UEFA 4 (2) | |
| 23 | Sun | Wimbledon | A | 1-1 | ||
| April | 5 | Sat | Mackems | H | 1-1 | |
| 13 | Sun | Sheff Wed | A | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Wed | Chelsea | H | 3-1 | ||
| 19 | Sat | Derby | H | 3-1 | ||
| May | 3 | Sat | Arsenal | A | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Tue | West Ham | A | 0-0 | ||
| 8 | Thu | ManUre | A | 0-0 | ||
| 11 | Sun | Notts Forest | H | 5-0 |
