Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/1997 |  | Martin Pemberton | MF |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |
| 02/1997 | | Adie Mike | FW |  | Stockport County | Stockport County |
| 10/1996 | | Simon Ireland | MF |  | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 09/1996 | | Jack Lester | FW |  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town |
| 08/1996 | | Kerry Dixon | FW |  | Watford FC | Watford |
| 08/1996 | | Tim Ryan | DF |  | Buxton FC | Buxton FC |
| 08/1996 | | Martin McDonald | MF | |||
| 08/1996 | | John Ramsay | MF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Steve Piearce | FW |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) |
| 07/1996 |  | Gary O'Connor | GK |  | Heart of Midlothian | Hearts FC |
| 07/1996 | | Paul Birch | MF |  | Preston North End | Preston North E |
| 07/1996 | | Harvey Cunningham | MF | |||
| 07/1996 | | Darren Esdaille | MF | |||
| 07/1996 |  | Davy Larmour | FW |  | Liverpool FC | Liverpool |
| 07/1996 | | Martin Paul | FW |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rov. |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/1997 | | Tim Ryan | DF |  | Altrincham FC | Altrincham |
| 03/1997 | | Adie Mike | FW | | Stockport County | Stockport County |
| 12/1996 | | Simon Ireland | MF | | Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |
| 11/1996 | | Jack Lester | FW | | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town |
| 11/1996 | | Martin Paul | FW |  | Bath City FC | Bath City FC |
| 08/1996 | | Sean Parrish | MF |  | Northampton Town | Northampton |
| 07/1996 | | Perry Suckling | GK |  | BidVest Wits | Wits |
| 07/1996 | | Kevin Ashley | DF |  | AFC Telford United | Telford |
| 07/1996 | | Hakan Hayrettin | MF |  | Peterborough United | Peterb. Utd |
| 07/1996 | | Jermaine Wright | MF |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |