Crystal Palace league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division 1 table at close of 1996-97 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 53 | 47 | 98 | |
| Barnsley | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | 21 | 80 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 17 | 76 | |
| Ipswich Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 18 | 74 | |
| Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | 23 | 73 | |
| Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 48 | 30 | 71 | |
| Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 68 | |
| Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 67 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 66 | |
| Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 66 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 65 | |
| Stoke City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 64 | |
| Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 63 | |
| Manchester City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 61 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 59 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 57 | |
| Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 57 | |
| Reading | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 57 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 54 | |
| Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 54 | |
| Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | -25 | 48 | |
| Grimsby Town | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 81 | -21 | 46 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 43 | |
| Southend United | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 86 | -44 | 39 |
League Division 1 Play-Offs
| 10 May 1997 | Sheffield United 1-1 Ipswich Town | |
| 10 May 1997 | Crystal Palace 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 14 May 1997 | Ipswich Town 2-2 Sheffield United | |
| 14 May 1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crystal Palace | |
| 26 May 1997 | Crystal Palace 1-0 Sheffield United |