During the 1996–97 English football season, Millwall F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

In the 1996–97 season, Millwall had a tough finish to the campaign after being top of the table at the beginning of December which included a poor run of just five wins from their remaining 26 league games that saw them plummet down the table and ended up finishing in a disappointing 14th place. The club also experienced extreme financial difficulties that resulted in them being placed in financial administration for a short time. Jimmy Nicholl was relieved of his duties in February and John Docherty returned on a short term basis to stabilise the club at playing level.^[1]

Millwall's score comes first^[3]

^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Tim Carter — GK  UGA Andy Iga — GK  ENG David Nurse — DF  IRL Scott Fitzgerald (on loan from Wimbledon) — DF  ENG Mike Harle — DF  SCO Gerard Lavin — DF  ENG Alan McLeary — DF  AUS Lucas Neill — DF  ENG Ricky Newman — DF  NIR Anton Rogan — DF  SCO David Sinclair — DF  ENG Keith Stevens — DF  ENG Damien Webber — DF  ENG Tony Witter — MF  ENG Greg Berry — MF  CAN Marc Bircham — MF  SKN Bobby Bowry — MF  ENG Dean Canoville

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Jason Dair — MF  ENG Tony Dolby — MF  ENG Maurice Doyle — MF  ENG Steve Forbes — MF  SCO Paul Hartley — MF  SCO Graham Robertson — MF  IRL Stephen Roche — MF  IRL Dave Savage — MF  AUS Jason van Blerk — MF  ENG Ray Wilkins — FW  ENG Mark Bright (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) — FW  ENG Richard Cadette — FW  SCO Stevie Crawford — FW  ENG Danny Hockton — FW  ENG Darren Huckerby — FW  ENG Chris Malkin — FW  ENG Lee McRobert — FW  IRL Richard Sadlier