1996–97 Bradford City A.F.C. season
1996–97 season | |
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Chairman | Geoffrey Richmond |
Manager | Chris Kamara |
Stadium | Valley Parade |
First Division | 21st |
FA Cup | Fifth round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Ole Sundgot (6) All: Ole Sundgot Chris Waddle (6) |
Highest home attendance | 17,830 vs Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup, 16 February 1997 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,593 vs Sheffield United Football League Cup, 3 September 1996 |
Average home league attendance | 12,925 |
During the 1996–97 English football season, Bradford City A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
[edit]Kamara used 42 players in 1996–97 when Bradford avoided relegation with a 3–0 victory in the final game against Queens Park Rangers.[1]
Final league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 54 | |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 54 | |
21 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 48 | |
22 | Grimsby Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 59 | 81 | −22 | 46 | Relegation to the Second Division |
23 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 43 |
Results
[edit]Bradford City's score comes first
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
[edit]Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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17 August 1996 | Portsmouth | H | 3–1 | 10,007 | Regtop (pen), Duxbury, Stallard |
24 August 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 24,171 | |
28 August 1996 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 11,918 | |
31 August 1996 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–0 | 10,080 | Duxbury |
7 September 1996 | Norwich City | H | 0–2 | 10,054 | |
10 September 1996 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 12,591 | |
14 September 1996 | Oxford United | A | 0–2 | 6,334 | |
21 September 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–4 | 12,034 | Liburd, Sas |
29 September 1996 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | 4,706 | Jacobs |
2 October 1996 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 9,249 | Sas (pen), Shutt |
5 October 1996 | Southend United | H | 0–0 | 10,156 | |
12 October 1996 | Birmingham City | A | 0–3 | 25,157 | |
16 October 1996 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 7,776 | |
19 October 1996 | Barnsley | H | 2–2 | 11,477 | Waddle, Kiwomya |
26 October 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | 14,249 | |
29 October 1996 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–4 | 10,091 | |
2 November 1996 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–3 | 10,855 | |
8 November 1996 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–3 | 14,126 | Waddle, Dreyer, Steiner |
16 November 1996 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | 10,504 | Sundgot (2) |
23 November 1996 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–0 | 12,256 | Steiner, Waddle |
30 November 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 12,003 | Sas |
7 December 1996 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | 25,035 | Steiner (2) |
17 December 1996 | Reading | H | 0–0 | 10,077 | |
21 December 1996 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 5,766 | Duxbury |
26 December 1996 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 17,475 | Jacobs |
28 December 1996 | Norwich City | A | 0–2 | 13,473 | |
1 January 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 16,192 | Shutt |
11 January 1997 | Oxford United | H | 2–0 | 13,275 | O'Brien, Shutt |
18 January 1997 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 7,851 | Jacobs |
28 January 1997 | Port Vale | H | 1–0 | 15,186 | Watson |
1 February 1997 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | 17,373 | Waddle |
8 February 1997 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–3 | 14,844 | Waddle |
22 February 1997 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–1 | 9,524 | Sundgot, Edinho |
1 March 1997 | Manchester City | H | 1–3 | 17,609 | Edinho (pen) |
4 March 1997 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–3 | 9,367 | Sundgot (2) |
8 March 1997 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–4 | 15,219 | Sundgot, Edinho, O'Brien |
15 March 1997 | Reading | A | 0–0 | 8,435 | |
22 March 1997 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 15,351 | Edinho, Pepper |
29 March 1997 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | 12,340 | Murray |
31 March 1997 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 13,579 | Pepper |
4 April 1997 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0–3 | 8,531 | |
12 April 1997 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | 6,697 | Edinho |
19 April 1997 | Birmingham City | H | 0–2 | 15,123 | |
26 April 1997 | Barnsley | A | 0–2 | 18,605 | |
1 May 1997 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 15,780 | Pepper |
4 May 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–0 | 14,723 | Pepper (2), Wright |
FA Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 5 January 1997 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2–0 | 5,173 | Dreyer (2) |
R4 | 25 January 1997 | Everton | A | 3–2 | 30,007 | Dreyer, Waddle, Steiner |
R5 | 16 February 1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 17,830 |
League Cup
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 First Leg | 20 August 1996 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 7,575 | |
R1 Second Leg | 3 September 1996 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 3,593 | Stallard |
First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bradford 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Davison was born in Sedgefield, England.
- ^ Kulcsar was born in Budapest, Hungary.