20th April 1997
| Final | Carlisle United | 0-0 | Colchester United |
25th March 1997
| Northern Section Final 2nd Leg | 0-0 | Carlisle United |
18th March 1997
| Northern Section Final 1st Leg | Carlisle United | 2-0 |
| Southern Section Final 2nd Leg | Colchester United | 3-0 | Peterborough United |
11th March 1997
| Southern Section Final 1st Leg | Peterborough United | 2-0 | Colchester United |
4th March 1997
| Northern Section Semi-Final | Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 |
18th February 1997
| Southern Section Semi-Final | Watford | 0-1 | Peterborough United |
| Northern Section Semi-Final | Shrewsbury Town | 1-2 | Carlisle United |
| Southern Section Semi-Final | Colchester United | 2-1 | Northampton Town |
11th February 1997
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Plymouth Argyle | 0-2 | Northampton Town |
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Watford | 2-1 | Bristol City |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | 1-2 |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | Shrewsbury Town | 2-1 | Scunthorpe United |
4th February 1997
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | 0-2 | Carlisle United |
| Northern Section Quarter-Final | Crewe Alexandra | 1-0 | Blackpool |
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Northampton Town | 1-0 | Luton Town |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Burnley | 0-1 |
28th January 1997
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Brentford | 0-1 | Colchester United |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Carlisle United | 4-0 | Hull City |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Notts. County |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Wrexham | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Southern Section Quarter-Final | Exeter City | 0-1 | Peterborough United |
21st January 1997
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Peterborough United | 2-0 | Walsall |
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Swansea City | 0-1 | Bristol City |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | 1-0 | Preston North End |
14th January 1997
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Exeter City |
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Blackpool | 4-0 | Lincoln City |
| Northern Section 2nd Round | Shrewsbury Town | 3-2 | Wigan Athletic |
13th January 1997
| Northern Section 2nd Round | 6-0 | Mansfield Town |
8th January 1997
| Southern Section 1st Round | Swansea City | 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
7th January 1997
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Brentford | 2-1 | Barnet |
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Millwall | 2-3 | Colchester United |
| Southern Section 2nd Round | Watford | 2-1 |
17th December 1996
| Southern Section 1st Round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-2 | Fulham |
10th December 1996
| Southern Section 1st Round | Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | AFC Bournemouth |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Luton Town | 2-1 | Leyton Orient |
| Southern Section 1st Round | 1-2 | Cardiff City |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Cambridge United | 0-1 | Colchester United |
| Southern Section 1st Round | Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Brentford |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Rotherham United | 0-1 | Blackpool |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Hull City | 3-1 |
| Northern Section 1st Round | 0-1 | Notts. County |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Burnley |
| Northern Section 1st Round | 1-2 |
| Northern Section 1st Round | Carlisle United | 2-0 |
| Northern Section 1st Round | 3-1 |
9th December 1996
| Northern Section 1st Round | Chesterfield | 0-2 | Preston North End |
7th December 1996
| Southern Section 1st Round | 0-4 | Millwall |