| SEASON 1996-1997 |
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 | NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
| DATE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| 17 AUG | Norwich City (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 15,165 |
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| 24 AUG | Port Vale (Home) | 1 - 1 | Robinson | 8,706 |
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| 28 AUG | Oldham Athletic (Home) | 1 - 0 | Allison | 8,025 |
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| 31 AUG | Southend United (Away) | 3 - 1 | Watson, Cowe, Finney | 4,011 |
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| 7 SEP | Grimsby Town (Away) | 1 - 2 | Cowe | 4,089 |
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| 11 SEP | Portsmouth (Home) | 0 - 1 | - | 8,685 |
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| 14 SEP | Tranmere Rovers (Home) | 2 - 1 | Walters (pen), Horlock | 8,430 |
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| 21 SEP | Queens Park Rangers (Away) | 1 - 1 | Cowe | 13,662 |
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| 27 SEP | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) | 1 - 2 | Horlock | 8,572 |
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| 2 OCT | Bradford City (Away) | 1 - 2 | Walters (pen) | 9,249 |
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| 12 OCT | Oxford United (Home) | 1 - 0 | Horlock | 10,811 |
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| 16 OCT | Huddersfield Town (Home) | 6 - 0 | Walters, Thorne 3, Allison, Horlock | 7,724 |
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| 19 OCT | Crystal Palace (Away) | 2 - 1 | Allison, Thorne | 15,088 |
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| 26 OCT | Reading (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 11,018 |
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| 30 OCT | West Bromwich Albion (Home) | 2 - 3 | Allen, Thorne | 8,909 |
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| 2 NOV | Manchester City (Home) | 2 - 0 | Allison 2 | 14,374 |
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| 16 NOV | Barnsley (Home) | 3 - 0 | Walters, Gooden, Finney | 10,837 |
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| 19 NOV | Ipswich Town (Away) | 2 - 3 | Thorne, Allison | 7,086 |
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| 23 NOV | Birmingham City (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 16,559 |
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| 26 NOV | Sheffield United (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 12,301 |
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| 30 NOV | Reading (Home) | 3 - 1 | Horlock, Allison, Walters | 10,874 |
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| 7 DEC | Charlton Athletic (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,565 |
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| 14 DEC | Stoke City (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,102 |
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| 22 DEC | Bolton Wanderers (Home) | 2 - 2 | Walters, Allison | 8,946 |
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| 26 DEC | Portsmouth (Away) | 1 - 0 | Cowe | 10,605 |
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| 10 JAN | Tranmere Rovers (Away) | 1 - 2 | Horlock | 8,763 |
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| 18 JAN | Bradford City (Home) | 1 - 1 | Horlock | 7,851 |
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| 25 JAN | Grimsby Town (Home) | 3 - 3 | Horlock, Allison, Walters | 9,127 |
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| 29 JAN | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 23,003 |
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| 1 FEB | Sheffield United (Home) | 2 - 1 | Elkins, Holdsworth (og) | 8,811 |
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| 5 FEB | Queens Park Rangers (Home) | 1 - 1 | Brevett (og) | 10,830 |
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| 8 FEB | West Bromwich Albion (Away) | 2 - 1 | Allison, Smith | 16,219 |
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| 22 FEB | Manchester City (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 27,262 |
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| 26 FEB | Birmingham City (Home) | 3 - 1 | Bullock, Broomes, Cowe | 7,428 |
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| 1 MAR | Charlton Athletic (Home) | 1 - 0 | Allison | 9,256 |
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| 4 MAR | Barnsley (Away) | 1 - 1 | Thorne | 8,518 |
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| 8 MAR | Bolton Wanderers (Away) | 0 - 7 | - | 13,981 |
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| 15 MAR | Stoke City (Home) | 1 - 0 | Thorne | 8,878 |
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| 22 MAR | Port Vale (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 6,142 |
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| 29 MAR | Norwich City (Home) | 0 - 3 | - | 10,249 |
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| 31 MAR | Oldham Athletic (Away) | 1 - 5 | Cowe | 5,699 |
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| 5 APR | Southend United (Home) | 0 - 0 | - | 6,730 |
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| 12 APR | Ipswich Town (Home) | 0 - 4 | - | 8,591 |
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| 19 APR | Oxford United (Away) | 0 - 2 | - | 8,167 |
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| 26 APR | Crystal Palace (Home) | 0 - 2 | - | 10,447 |
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| 4 MAY | Huddersfield Town (Away) | 0 - 0 | - | 11,506 |
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 | FA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 5 JAN | 3 | Everton (Away) | 0 - 3 | - | 20,411 |
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 | COCA-COLA CUP |
| DATE | STAGE | OPPONENTS | RESULT | SCORERS | ATT. | LINKS |
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| FIRST ROUND | ||||||
| 20 AUG | 1-1L | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) | 2 - 0 | Allison, Leitch | 7,451 |
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| 3 SEP | 1-2L | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) | 0 - 1 | - | 10,760 |
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| Swindon win 2-1 on aggregate. | ||||||
| SECOND ROUND | ||||||
| 18 SEP | 2-1L | Queens Park Rangers (Home) | 1 - 2 | Walters | 7,843 |
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| 25 SEP | 2-2L | Queens Park Rangers (Away) | 3 - 1 | O'Sullivan, Allison, Thorne | 6,976 |
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| Swindon win 4-3 on aggregate. | ||||||
| THIRD ROUND | ||||||
| 23 OCT | 3 | Manchester United (Away) | 1 - 2 | Thorne | 49,305 |
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