ANZOWLS - Season 1996/97

  1996/97 Season - FA Premier League

  • Home games are in bold.
  • CCLC = Coca Cola League Cup
  • FA = FA Cup

                                                             
    August                   Score Scorers                            Attendance
     
    17 Aston Villa         (H)  2-1  Humphreys, Whittingham              26,861
    20 Leeds Utd           (A)  2-0  Humphreys, Booth                    31,011
    24 Newcastle Utd       (A)  2-1  Atherton, Whittingham               36,452
    
    September
    2 Leicester City (H) 2-1 Humphreys, Booth 17,657 7 Chelsea (H) 0-2 - 30,983 16 Arsenal (A) 1-4 Booth 33,461 18 Oxford U (CCLC 2R1L)(H) 1-1 Whittingham 7,499 21 Derby County (H) 0-0 - 23,934 24 Oxford U (CCLC 2R2L)(A) 0-1 - (1-2 on agg) 6,823 28 Everton (A) 0-2 - 34,160 October
    12 Wimbledon (A) 2-4 Booth, Hyde 10,512 19 Blackburn Rovers (H) 1-1 Booth 22,191 26 Coventry City (A) 0-0 - 17,267 November
    2 Southampton (H) 1-1 Newsome 20,106 18 Notts Forest (H) 2-0 Trustfull, Carbone 16,390 23 Sunderland (A) 1-1 Oakes 20,644 30 West Ham Utd (H) 0-0 - 22,321 December
    7 Liverpool (A) 1-0 Whittingham 39,507 18 Manchester Utd (H) 1-1 Carbone 37,671 21 Tottenham H (A) 1-1 Nolan 30,996 26 Arsenal (H) 0-0 - 23,245 28 Chelsea (A) 2-2 Pembridge, Stefanovic 27,467 January
    4 Grimsby Town (FA3R) (H) 7-1 Humphreys 2, Booth 2, Hyde 20,590 Fickling (own goal), Pembridge 11 Everton (H) 2-1 Pembridge, Hirst 24,175 18 Middlesbrough (A) 2-4 Pembridge 2 29,485 25 Carsile Utd (FA 4R) (A) 2-0 Whittingham, Booth 16,104 29 Aston Villa (A) 1-0 Booth 26,726 February
    1 Coventry City (H) 0-0 - 21,793 16 Bradford C (FA 5R) (A) 1-0 Humphreys 17,830 19 Derby County (A) 2-2 Collins, Hirst 18,060 22 Southampton (A) 3-2 Hirst 2, Booth 15,062 March
    1 Middlesbrough (H) 3-1 Booth, Hyde, Pembridge (pen) 28,206 5 Notts Forest (A) 3-0 Carbone 2, Blinker 21,485 9 Wimbledon (FA 6R) (A) 0-2 - 25,032 12 Sunderland (H) 2-1 Hirst, Stefanovic 20,294 15 Manchester Utd (A) 0-2 - 55,267 22 Leeds Utd (H) 2-2 Hirst, Booth 30,373 April
    9 Tottenham H (H) 2-1 Atherton, Booth 22,667 13 Newcastle Utd (H) 1-1 Pembridge 33,798 19 Wimbledon (H) 3-1 Donaldson, Trustfull 2 26,957 22 Blackburn Rovers (A) 1-4 Carbone (pen) 20,845 May
    3 West Ham Utd (A) 1-5 Carbone 24,960 7 Leicester City (A) 0-1 - 20,793 11 Liverpool (H) 1-1 Donaldson 38,943
    1996/97 End of Season table
    1996/97 Transfers In/Out
    1996/97 Team photo
    Club details, records & statistics


    1996/97 Season Stats
    Average Attendance : 24,245 * includes cup games
    Highest Attendance : 38,943 v Liverpool, 11th May 1997
    Lowest Attendance : 7,499 v Oxford (CCLC 2R1L), 16th Sep 1996
    Biggest win: 7-1 v Grimsby (FA 3R), 4th Jan 1997
    Biggest defeat : 1-5 v West Ham, 3rd May 1997
    Player of the Season: Mark Pembridge
    Average goals scored per game: 2.44
    Average goals conceded per game: 2.24
    Disciplinary points: 4th best (156 pts) *Yel.card=3pts Red.card=6pts



          Top scorers 1996/97

    Player League L'gue Cup FA Cup Total
    Andy Booth 9 - 3 12
    Mark Pembridge 6 - 1 7
    Benito Carbone 6 - - 6
    David Hirst 6 - - 6
    Ritchie Humphreys 3 - 3 6
    Guy Whittignham 3 1 1 5
    Orlando Trustfull 3 - - 3
    Graham Hyde 2 - 1 3
    Peter Atherton 2 - - 2
    O'Neill Donaldson 2 - - 2
    Dejan Stefanovic 2 - - 2
    Graham Hyde 1 - - 1
    Scott Oakes 1 - - 1
    Jon Newsome 1 - - 1
    Ian Nolan 1 - - 1
    Wayne Collins 1 - - 1
    Regi Blinker 1 - - 1
    Own goals - - 1 1