SEASON: 1996-97
DIVISION: F.A. Carling Premiership (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Frank Clark, Stuart Pearce, Dave Bassett
- FA Cup:
- 5th Round (Chesterfield (A) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- 3rd Round (West Ham United (A) 1-4)
- Player Of The Year:
- Colin Cooper
- Top Goalscorer:
- Alfe-Inge Haaland, Kevin Campbell (6 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 39
- Goals per game:
- .9
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 34 out of (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 29.8%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 29,181 (Liverpool)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 17,525 (Blackburn Rovers)
- Average League Attendance:
- 24,586
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 14,681 (Ipswich Town)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 6,482 (Wycombe Wanderers)
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 72
- Red Cards:
- 1   (Mark Crossley)
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (Des Lyttle)
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 4
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
PREMIER LEAGUE (Tier 1) - 1996-97
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Manchester United | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 27 | 32 | 75 | Champions League | 0-4 | 1-4 | |
2 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 68 | Champions League Second Qualifying Round | 0-0 | 0-5 | |
3 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 68 | UEFA Cup First Round | 2-1 | 0-2 | |
4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 68 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 2-4 | |
5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 61 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-0 | 0-2 | |
6 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 59 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 2-0 | 1-1 | |
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 51 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -1 | 57 | 0-3 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 56 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
9 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -8 | 47 | UEFA Cup First Round | 0-0 | 2-2 | |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -7 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-0 | ||
11 | Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 46 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
12 | Derby County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -13 | 46 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
13 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 42 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
14 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 42 | 0-2 | 1-0 | ||
15 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -13 | 42 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
16 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 32 | -6 | 41 | 1-3 | 2-2 | ||
17 | Coventry City | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 31 | -16 | 41 | 0-1 | 3-0 | ||
18 | Sunderland | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 35 | -18 | 40 | Relegated | 1-4 | 1-1 | |
19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | -9 | 39* | Relegated | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -28 | 34 | Relegated |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 8 times | 2 times | Conceded | 17 times | 9 times | 2 times | 5 times | 1 time | Won By | 6 times | 1 time | 2 times | Lost By | 4 times | 8 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
  
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
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Manager: Stuart Pearce | Sat Jan 04, 1997 | Ipswich Town | 3 | H | 3-0 | 14,681 | Saunders (19', 74'), Allen (28') | |
Sun Jan 26, 1997 | Newcastle United | 4 | A | 2-1 | 36,434 | Woan (76', 80') | ||
Sat Feb 15, 1997 | Chesterfield | 5 | A | 0-1 | 8,890 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager: Frank Clark | Wed Sep 18, 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 1 | H | 1-0 | 6,482 | Roy (48') |
Tue Sep 24, 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 2 | A | 1-1 | 6,310 | Lee (102') | |
Wed Oct 23, 1996 | West Ham United | 3 | A | 1-4 | 19,402 | Cooper (29') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Frank Clark | Wed Aug 07, 1996 | Notts County | Final | H | 1-1 | 3,374 | Roy (56') | |
Manager: Stuart Pearce | Tue Apr 15, 1997 | Mansfield Town | Semi | A | 5-2 | 3,278 | Roy (3', 55'), Gemmill (6'), van Hooijdonk (26'), Thomas-Moore (65') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Frank Clark | Wed Jul 24, 1996 | Chesterfield | England | A | 1-2 | - | Woan (?) | |
Sat Jul 27, 1996 | Gillingham | England | A | 3-1 | - | Campbell (?, ?), Saunders (?) | ||
Tue Jul 30, 1996 | Hastings Town | England | A | 0-0 | - | |||
Thu Aug 01, 1996 | Hull City | England | A | 4-1 | - | Haaland (?, ?), Campbell (?), Gemmill (?) | ||
Sat Aug 03, 1996 | Chelsea | England | H | 0-0 | 27,427 | |||
Sun Aug 04, 1996 | Manchester United | England | H | 1-3 | 21,760 | Campbell (10') | ||
Sat Aug 10, 1996 | Shelbourne | Ireland | A | 9-0 | - | Haaland (?), Pearce (?), Cooper (?), Chettle (?), Phillips (?), Saunders (?), Campbell (?, ?), W |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (12) - £11,570,000 | Out (14) - £1,700,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Andy Gray | Bought | Sep 1996 | Andrea Silenzi | Loan out | Brian O'Neil | Loan In | Mar 1997 | Andrea Silenzi | Sold | David Henry | Bought | Bryan Roy | Sold | £1,500,000 | Jean-Claude Darcheville | Bought | Craig Atkinson | Sold | Jun 01, 1996 | Nicola Jerkan | Bought | £1,000,000 | Jason Lee | Loan out | Jul 22, 1996 | Dean Saunders | Bought | £1,190,000 | Jun 1997 | Jason Lee | Sold | £200,000 | Dec 15, 1996 | Nigel Clough | Loan In | Justin Walker | Sold | Mar 11, 1997 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Bought | £4,500,000 | Nicola Jerkan | Sold | Mar 13, 1997 | Ian Thomas-Moore | Bought | £1,050,000 | Richard Clark | Sold | Apr 13, 1997 | Christian Edwards | Bought | £300,000 | Nov 27, 1995 | Richard Irving | Released | Apr 13, 1997 | Dougie Freedman | Bought | £900,000 | Jan 29, 1997 | Jason Lee | Loan out | Aug 08, 1998 | Nigel Quashie | Bought | £2,630,000 | Feb 15, 1997 | Steve Blatherwick | Sold | May 03, 1997 | Alfe-Inge Haaland | Sold | May 03, 1997 | Stuart Pearce | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 1 | Mark Crossley | Wales | 27 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
GK | 13 | Alan Fettis | N. Ireland | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |||||||
GK | 23 | Tommy Wright | N. Ireland | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Left in March 1997 to join Manchester City | ||||||||
GK | 30 | Richard Clark | England | 19 | ||||||||||||
GK | 31 | David Henry | N. Ireland | 18 | 3 | Defenders | ||||||||||
D | 2 | Des Lyttle | England | 24 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
D | 3 | Stuart Pearce | England | 34 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||
D | 4 | Colin Cooper | England | 29 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | Player Of The Year | ||||
D | 5 | Steve Chettle | England | 27 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||
D | 21 | Vance Warner | England | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
D | 26 | Craig Armstrong | England | 21 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | 7 | David Phillips | Wales | 33 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
M | 8 | Scot Gemmill | Scotland | 25 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ||||
M | 11 | Steve Stone | England | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
M | 16 | Nicola Jerkan | Croatia | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||
M | 17 | Chris Allen | England | 23 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |||
M | 18 | Alfe-Inge Haaland | Norway | 23 | 41 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
M | 24 | Brian O'Neil Loan In | Scotland | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | On loan from Celtic | ||||
M | 25 | Steve Blatherwick | England | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
M | 27 | Justin Walker | England | 20 | 2 | Left at end of season to join Scunthorpe United | ||||||||||
M | 32 | John Burns | Rep. of Ire. | 18 | Forwards | |||||||||||
F | 6 | Chris Bart-Williams | England | 22 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
F | 9 | Dean Saunders | Wales | 32 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 1 | |||||
F | 10 | Kevin Campbell | England | 26 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
F | 12 | Jason Lee | England | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Left at end of season to join Watford | |||
F | 14 | Ian Woan | England | 28 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |||
F | 15 | Andrea Silenzi | Italy | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Went on loan to Venezia | |||||||
F | 15 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Netherlands | 26 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Joined in March 1997 from Celtic | ||||||
F | 19 | Bobby Howe | England | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
F | 20 | Paul McGregor | England | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
F | 22 | Bryan Roy | Netherlands | 26 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |||
F | 23 | Ian Thomas-Moore | England | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Joined in March 1997 from Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
F | 24 | Richard Irving | England | 20 | Released | |||||||||||
F | 28 | Steve Guinan | England | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
F | 29 | Nigel Clough Loan In | England | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Joined on loan from Manchester City for 14 games | ||
F | 29 | Paul Smith (1997) | England | 20 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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6 | Alfe-Inge Haaland | 41 |
6 | Kevin Campbell | 20 |
5 | Dean Saunders | 39 |
5 (2) | Stuart Pearce | 37 |
4 | Bryan Roy | 26 |
3 | Colin Cooper | 42 |
3 | Ian Woan | 38 |
2 | Jason Lee | 17 |
1 | Chris Allen | 25 |
1 | Chris Bart-Williams | 21 |
1 | Des Lyttle | 37 |
1 | Nigel Clough | 13 |
1 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 8 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sun Jan 19, 1997 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Mar 01, 1997 | Away | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Everton | Mon Oct 28, 1996 | Home | 0-1 | Sat Feb 01, 1997 | Away | 0-2 | |
Manchester United | Sat Sep 14, 1996 | Away | 1-4 | Thu Dec 26, 1996 | Home | 0-4 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Mon Nov 18, 1996 | Away | 0-2 | Wed Mar 05, 1997 | Home | 0-3 |