1996–97 Chester City F.C. season

Chester City
1996–97 season
ManagerKevin Ratcliffe
StadiumDeva Stadium
Football League
Third Division
6th
FA CupRound 3
Football League CupRound 1
Football League TrophyRound 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Milner (12)

All:
Andy Milner (14)
Highest home attendance4,005 vs Wigan Athletic (5 April)
Lowest home attendance1,540 vs Cardiff City (26 November)
Average home league attendance2,263
20th in division[1]

The 1996–97 season was the 59th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.

Also, it was the second season spent in the Third Division, after the relegation from the Second Division in 1995. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Football League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Northampton Town (O, P) 46 20 12 14 67 44 +23 72 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Swansea City 46 21 8 17 62 58 +4 71
6 Chester City 46 18 16 12 55 43 +12 70
7 Cardiff City 46 20 9 17 57 55 +2 69
8 Colchester United 46 17 17 12 62 51 +11 68
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 16 12 55 43  +12 70 11 8 4 30 16  +14 7 8 8 25 27  −2

Source: rsssf.com

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLDWLWWDWLWDDWLLWDLLWDWWDDLDLWWDWWDDWDDDWLDLWWL
Position151713178575668778119101313131275781011141098776444555557646
Source: 11v11.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
17 August Brighton & Hove Albion A L 1–2 Murphy 5,263
24 August Cambridge United H D 1–1 Rimmer 1,923
27 August Swansea City H W 2–0 Shelton, Milner 1,946
31 August Wigan Athletic A L 2–4 Milner, Noteman 3,854
7 September Lincoln City H W 4–1 Rimmer (2), Davidson, Noteman (pen) 1,802
10 September Rochdale A W 1–0 Shelton 1,774
14 September Torquay United A D 0–0 2,341
21 September Scunthorpe United H W 1–0 Fisher
28 September Hartlepool United A L 0–2 1,901
1 October Northampton Town H W 2–1 Flitcroft, Noteman 2,042
12 October Scarborough A D 0–0 1,791
15 October Leyton Orient A D 0–0 3,115
19 October Exeter City H W 2–1 Helliwell, Milner 1,941
26 October Hereford United H L 1–3 Noteman 2,301
29 October Carlisle United A L 1–3 Noteman 4,187
2 November Doncaster Rovers A W 1–0 Jackson 1,534
9 November Hull City H D 0–0 2,085
22 November Colchester United H L 1–2 Whelan 2,028
26 November Cardiff City H L 0–1 1,540
30 November Hereford United A W 2–1 Norton (o.g.), Flitcroft 2,210
3 December Fulham H D 1–1 Reid (pen) 1,762
14 December Darlington H W 2–1 McDonald (2) 2,073
21 December Barnet A W 2–1 Noteman (pen), McDonald 1,581
11 January Hartlepool United H D 0–0 1,885
14 January Rochdale H D 0–0 1,679
18 January Northampton Town A L 1–5 Noteman 4,434
28 January Lincoln City A D 0–0 2,330
1 February Hull City A L 0–1 2,513
4 February Mansfield Town A W 2–0 Flitcroft, McDonald 1,688
8 February Doncaster Rovers H W 6–0 Milner (4), Alsford, Jones 2,347
14 February Colchester United A D 0–0 3,855
18 February Scunthorpe United A W 2–0 Flitcroft, Priest 1,524
22 February Mansfield Town H W 1–0 Noteman 2,385
25 February Carlisle United H D 1–1 Noteman 2,750
1 March Fulham A D 1–1 Priest 5,780
8 March Barnet H W 1–0 Campbell (o.g.) 2,291
11 March Torquay United H D 0–0 2,064
15 March Darlington A D 1–1 Milner 2,348
22 March Cambridge United A D 2–2 Rimmer, Milner 3,044
29 March Brighton & Hove Albion H W 2–1 Woods, Milner 3,613
31 March Swansea City A L 1–2 Alsford 6,284
5 April Wigan Athletic H D 1–1 Flitcroft 4,005
12 April Cardiff City A L 0–1 4,079
19 April Scarborough H W 1–0 Milner 2,311
26 April Exeter City A W 5–1 Davidson, McDonald (2), Milner, Flitcroft 4,300
3 May Leyton Orient H L 0–1 3,622

Play-off

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
11 May Swansea City H D 0–0 5,104
14 May A L 0–3 10,027

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 16 November Stalybridge Celtic (5) H W 3–0 Rimmer (2), Milner 3,151
Second round 7 December Boston United (6) H W 1–0 Milner 3,344
Third round 4 January Middlesbrough (1) A L 0–6 18,684

League Cup

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round first leg 20 August Carlisle United (4) A L 0–1 4,042
First round second leg 3 September H L 1–3 Noteman 1,947

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers Attendance
First round 10 December Hull City (4) A L 1–3 McDonald 553

Season statistics

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Nat Player Total League FA
Cup
League
Cup
FL
Trophy
A G A G A G A G A G
Goalkeepers
England Wayne Brown 2 2
England Neil Cutler 5 5
England Chris Knowles 3 2 1
Scotland Ronnie Sinclair 44 39 3 1 1
Field players
England Sam Aiston 16 16
England Julian Alsford 51 2 45 2 3 2 1
England Greg Brown 0+2 0+1 0+1
England Ross Davidson 46 2 42 2 2 1 1
England Neil Fisher 25+10 1 19+10 1 3 2 1
England David Flitcroft 35+3 6 32+2 6 2 0+1 1
England Martin Giles 0+1 0+1
England Ian Helliwell 8+1 1 8+1 1
England Peter Jackson 37 1 32 1 2 2 1
Northern Ireland Iain Jenkins 46 41 3 1 1
Wales Jonathan Jones 3+15 1 3+15 1
England Rod McDonald 25 7 24 6 1 1
England Andy Milner 45+9 14 40+8 12 3 2 2 0+1
England John Murphy 6+7 1 4+7 1 2
England Kevin Noteman 32+8 10 30+5 9 2+1 0+1 1 0+1
England Chris Priest 35+2 2 32+2 2 2 1
England Shaun Reid 29 1 29 1
England Nick Richardson 11 9 2
England Dave Rogers 6+2 4+1 0+1 2
England Stuart Rimmer 28+4 6 22+4 4 3 2 2 1
England Gary Shelton 21+4 2 18+4 2 1 2
Republic of Ireland Gary Tallon 1 1
England Spencer Whelan 20+10 1 19+7 1 1+2 0+1
England Matt Woods 14+14 1 10+13 1 3 0+1 1
Own goals 2 2
Total 54 61 48 55 3 4 2 1 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "English attendances archive". EFS. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Sumner, Chas (1 November 2011). 125 Years on the Borderline: The Complete History of Chester City F.C. 1885-2010. Yore Publications. ISBN 978-0956984821.