| 1 | |  Sunderland | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 83 | B19:00 | 08/04/96  Sunderland 0 Charlton Athletic 0 B19:00 | 13/04/96 Sheffield United 0 Sunderland 0 G19:00 | 16/04/96 Sunderland 3 Birmingham City 0 B19:00 | 21/04/96 Sunderland 0 Stoke City 0 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Sunderland 0 West Bromwich Albion 0 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 Sunderland 0 |
| 2 | |  Derby County | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 79 | G19:00 | 06/04/96 Oldham Athletic 0 Derby County 1 G19:00 | 08/04/96 Derby County 6 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 B19:00 | 14/04/96 Charlton Athletic 0 Derby County 0 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Derby County 1 Birmingham City 1 G19:00 | 28/04/96 Derby County 2 Crystal Palace FC 1 M19:00 | 05/05/96 West Bromwich Albion 3 Derby County 2 |
| 3 | |  Crystal Palace FC | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 67 | 47 | 20 | 75 | M19:00 | 06/04/96 Crystal Palace FC 0 Leicester City FC 1 G19:00 | 08/04/96 Reading 0 Crystal Palace FC 2 G19:00 | 13/04/96 Crystal Palace FC 2 Southend United 0 G19:00 | 20/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 Crystal Palace FC 2 M19:00 | 28/04/96 Derby County 2 Crystal Palace FC 1 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Crystal Palace FC 0 Norwich City FC 1 |
| 4 | |  Stoke City | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 11 | 73 | G19:00 | 13/04/96 Stoke City 2 Portsmouth 1 G19:00 | 17/04/96 Stoke City 1 Charlton Athletic 0 B19:00 | 21/04/96 Sunderland 0 Stoke City 0 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Millwall 2 Stoke City 3 M19:00 | 30/04/96 Oldham Athletic 2 Stoke City 0 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Stoke City 1 Southend United 0 |
| 5 | |  Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 71 | B19:00 | 14/04/96 Charlton Athletic 0 Derby County 0 M19:00 | 17/04/96 Stoke City 1 Charlton Athletic 0 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Reading 0 Charlton Athletic 0 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Port Vale 1 Charlton Athletic 3 B19:00 | 30/04/96 Charlton Athletic 0 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 B19:00 | 05/05/96 Charlton Athletic 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 |
| 6 | |  Leicester City FC | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 71 | M19:00 | 09/04/96 Leicester City FC 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 B19:00 | 13/04/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 Leicester City FC 1 G19:00 | 17/04/96 Leicester City FC 2 Oldham Athletic 0 G19:00 | 20/04/96 Leicester City FC 2 Huddersfield Town 1 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Leicester City FC 3 Birmingham City 0 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Watford 0 Leicester City FC 1 |
| 7 | |  Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 69 | 10 | 69 | G19:00 | 14/04/96 Ipswich Town 2 Norwich City FC 1 M19:00 | 17/04/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 5 Ipswich Town 2 M19:00 | 20/04/96 Southend United 2 Ipswich Town 1 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Portsmouth 0 Ipswich Town 1 G19:00 | 01/05/96 Ipswich Town 2 Huddersfield Town 1 B19:00 | 05/05/96 Ipswich Town 0 Millwall 0 |
| 8 | |  Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 63 | M19:00 | 08/04/96 Norwich City FC 2 Huddersfield Town 0 G19:00 | 13/04/96 Huddersfield Town 3 Millwall 0 M19:00 | 20/04/96 Leicester City FC 2 Huddersfield Town 1 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 Huddersfield Town 0 M19:00 | 01/05/96 Ipswich Town 2 Huddersfield Town 1 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Huddersfield Town 0 Portsmouth 1 |
| 9 | |  Sheffield United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 62 | G19:00 | 06/04/96 Sheffield United 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 G19:00 | 08/04/96 Portsmouth 1 Sheffield United 2 B19:00 | 13/04/96 Sheffield United 0 Sunderland 0 G19:00 | 20/04/96 Grimsby Town 0 Sheffield United 2 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Reading 0 Sheffield United 3 B19:00 | 04/05/96 Sheffield United 1 Port Vale 1 |
| 10 | |  Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 60 | 66 | -6 | 60 | B19:00 | 08/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 Barnsley 2 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Portsmouth 0 Barnsley 0 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Luton Town 1 Barnsley 3 B19:00 | 30/04/96 Barnsley 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 B19:00 | 04/05/96 Barnsley 1 Grimsby Town 1 |
| 11 | |  Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 66 | -7 | 60 | G19:00 | 16/04/96 Port Vale 1 Grimsby Town 0 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Port Vale 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 G19:00 | 23/04/96 Port Vale 1 Luton Town 0 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Port Vale 1 Charlton Athletic 3 M19:00 | 30/04/96 Luton Town 3 Port Vale 2 B19:00 | 04/05/96 Sheffield United 1 Port Vale 1 |
| 12 | |  West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 68 | -8 | 60 | G19:00 | 09/04/96 Leicester City FC 1 West Bromwich Albion 2 G19:00 | 13/04/96 West Bromwich Albion 3 Grimsby Town 1 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Norwich City FC 2 West Bromwich Albion 2 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Sunderland 0 West Bromwich Albion 0 B19:00 | 30/04/96 Barnsley 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 G19:00 | 05/05/96 West Bromwich Albion 3 Derby County 2 |
| 13 | |  Tranmere Rovers FC | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 59 | B19:00 | 13/04/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 Leicester City FC 1 G19:00 | 17/04/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 5 Ipswich Town 2 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Port Vale 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Grimsby Town 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 B19:00 | 30/04/96 Charlton Athletic 0 Tranmere Rovers FC 0 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 2 Sunderland 0 |
| 14 | |  Southend United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 61 | -9 | 59 | M19:00 | 06/04/96 Huddersfield Town 3 Southend United 1 B19:00 | 08/04/96 Southend United 1 Watford 1 M19:00 | 13/04/96 Crystal Palace FC 2 Southend United 0 G19:00 | 20/04/96 Southend United 2 Ipswich Town 1 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Southend United 1 Oldham Athletic 1 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Stoke City 1 Southend United 0 |
| 15 | |  Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 58 | M19:00 | 10/04/96 Millwall 2 Birmingham City 0 G19:00 | 13/04/96 Birmingham City 4 Luton Town 0 M19:00 | 16/04/96 Sunderland 3 Birmingham City 0 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Derby County 1 Birmingham City 1 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Leicester City FC 3 Birmingham City 0 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Birmingham City 1 Reading 2 |
| 16 | |  Norwich City FC | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 57 | B19:00 | 06/04/96 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 Norwich City FC 1 G19:00 | 08/04/96 Norwich City FC 2 Huddersfield Town 0 M19:00 | 14/04/96 Ipswich Town 2 Norwich City FC 1 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Norwich City FC 2 West Bromwich Albion 2 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Norwich City FC 1 Watford 2 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Crystal Palace FC 0 Norwich City FC 1 |
| 17 | |  Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 56 | B19:00 | 13/04/96 Oldham Athletic 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 M19:00 | 17/04/96 Leicester City FC 2 Oldham Athletic 0 G19:00 | 20/04/96 Millwall 0 Oldham Athletic 1 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Southend United 1 Oldham Athletic 1 G19:00 | 30/04/96 Oldham Athletic 2 Stoke City 0 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Oldham Athletic 1 Luton Town 0 |
| 18 | |  Reading | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 56 | B19:00 | 20/04/96 Reading 0 Charlton Athletic 0 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Reading 0 Sheffield United 3 G19:00 | 30/04/96 Reading 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Birmingham City 1 Reading 2 |
| 19 | |  Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 56 | M19:00 | 13/04/96 West Bromwich Albion 3 Grimsby Town 1 M19:00 | 16/04/96 Port Vale 1 Grimsby Town 0 M19:00 | 20/04/96 Grimsby Town 0 Sheffield United 2 M19:00 | 23/04/96 Watford 6 Grimsby Town 3 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Grimsby Town 1 Tranmere Rovers FC 1 B19:00 | 04/05/96 Barnsley 1 Grimsby Town 1 |
| 20 | |  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 55 | B19:00 | 08/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 Barnsley 2 B19:00 | 13/04/96 Oldham Athletic 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 M19:00 | 20/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 Crystal Palace FC 2 B19:00 | 27/04/96 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 Huddersfield Town 0 M19:00 | 30/04/96 Reading 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 B19:00 | 05/05/96 Charlton Athletic 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 |
| 21 | |  Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | -8 | 52 | G19:00 | 06/04/96 Watford 1 Portsmouth 2 M19:00 | 08/04/96 Portsmouth 1 Sheffield United 2 M19:00 | 13/04/96 Stoke City 2 Portsmouth 1 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Portsmouth 0 Barnsley 0 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Portsmouth 0 Ipswich Town 1 G19:00 | 05/05/96 Huddersfield Town 0 Portsmouth 1 |
| 22 | |  Millwall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 52 | M19:00 | 06/04/96 West Bromwich Albion 1 Millwall 0 G19:00 | 10/04/96 Millwall 2 Birmingham City 0 M19:00 | 13/04/96 Huddersfield Town 3 Millwall 0 M19:00 | 20/04/96 Millwall 0 Oldham Athletic 1 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Millwall 2 Stoke City 3 B19:00 | 05/05/96 Ipswich Town 0 Millwall 0 |
| 23 | |  Watford | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 70 | -8 | 48 | B19:00 | 20/04/96 Luton Town 0 Watford 0 G19:00 | 23/04/96 Watford 6 Grimsby Town 3 G19:00 | 27/04/96 Norwich City FC 1 Watford 2 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Watford 0 Leicester City FC 1 |
| 24 | |  Luton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 64 | -24 | 45 | M19:00 | 13/04/96 Birmingham City 4 Luton Town 0 B19:00 | 20/04/96 Luton Town 0 Watford 0 M19:00 | 23/04/96 Port Vale 1 Luton Town 0 M19:00 | 27/04/96 Luton Town 1 Barnsley 3 G19:00 | 30/04/96 Luton Town 3 Port Vale 2 M19:00 | 05/05/96 Oldham Athletic 1 Luton Town 0 |
