1996–97 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
1996–97 season
ChairmanTony Hale
ManagerAlan Buckley (until January)
Ray Harford (from February)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Hunt and Paul Peschisolido (15)
All: Andy Hunt (16)
Highest home attendance20,711 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 15 September)
Lowest home attendance11,792 (vs. Southend United, 5 March)
Average home league attendance15,064

During the 1996–97 English football season, West Bromwich Albion F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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In February 1997, Ray Harford was named as West Bromwich's new manager in place of Alan Buckley, who was sacked with the Baggies hovering just above the relegation zone in Division One (which had been a familiar pattern since their promotion in 1993) and Harford did much to keep the club clear of relegation.

Final league table

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Main article: 1996–97 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 −1 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 −14 59
16 West Bromwich Albion 46 14 15 17 68 72 −4 57
17 Oxford United 46 16 9 21 64 68 −4 57
18 Reading 46 15 12 19 58 67 −9 57
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

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West Bromwich Albion's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Barnsley H 1–2 18,561 Hunt (pen)
24 August 1996 Charlton Athletic A 1–1 9,642 Taylor
27 August 1996 Crystal Palace A 0–0 13,849
7 September 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 12,886 Peschisolido, Taylor
10 September 1996 Reading H 3–2 13,096 Hunt (3)
15 September 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–4 20,711 Hamilton, Taylor
21 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers A 3–2 7,848 Gilbert, Peschisolido, Groves
28 September 1996 Ipswich Town H 0–0 15,606
1 October 1996 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 5,817 Groves
12 October 1996 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 14,960 Hunt
16 October 1996 Stoke City H 0–2 16,501
19 October 1996 Grimsby Town A 1–1 7,187 Sneekes
26 October 1996 Bradford City H 0–0 14,249
30 October 1996 Swindon Town A 3–2 8,909 Holmes, Peschisolido, Sneekes
2 November 1996 Portsmouth A 0–4 7,354
9 November 1996 Port Vale H 1–1 13,975 Taylor
13 November 1996 Sheffield United H 1–2 12,167 Coldicott
16 November 1996 Southend United A 3–2 5,120 Peschisolido, Smith, Hunt
27 November 1996 Manchester City A 2–3 24,200 Peschisolido, Hamilton
30 November 1996 Bradford City A 1–1 12,003 Groves
8 December 1996 Bolton Wanderers H 2–2 13,082 Peschisolido, Taylor
18 December 1996 Norwich City H 5–1 12,620 Hamilton (2), Hunt (2), Peschisolido
21 December 1996 Oxford United H 3–3 13,782 Sneekes, Hunt (pen), Taylor
26 December 1996 Reading A 2–2 10,583 Peschisolido, Groves
28 December 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 19,061 Sneekes, Smith, Hunt, Peschisolido
1 January 1997 Tranmere Rovers H 1–2 14,770 Burgess
12 January 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 27,336
18 January 1997 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 12,103 Taylor
25 January 1997 Ipswich Town A 0–5 9,381
1 February 1997 Port Vale A 2–2 8,093 Peschisolido (2)
4 February 1997 Birmingham City A 3–2 21,600 Taylor (2), Sneekes
8 February 1997 Swindon Town H 1–2 16,219 Hunt (pen)
15 February 1997 Norwich City A 4–2 14,845 Peschisolido (3), Sneekes
22 February 1997 Portsmouth H 0–2 15,800
2 March 1997 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 13,258
5 March 1997 Southend United H 4–0 11,792 Sneekes, Murphy, Hunt, Raven
8 March 1997 Oxford United A 0–1 8,502
16 March 1997 Birmingham City H 2–0 16,125 Sneekes, Hamilton
22 March 1997 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 14,312 Hunt
28 March 1997 Barnsley A 0–2 12,087
5 April 1997 Sheffield United A 2–1 15,004 Coldicott, Taylor
9 April 1997 Crystal Palace H 1–0 12,866 Peschisolido
12 April 1997 Manchester City H 1–3 20,087 Murphy
19 April 1997 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 12,748
26 April 1997 Grimsby Town H 2–0 15,574 Hunt, Coldicott
4 May 1997 Stoke City A 1–2 22,500 Hunt (pen)

FA Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1997 Chelsea A 0–3 27,446

League Cup

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Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Colchester United A 3–2 3,521 Hunt, Hamilton, Donovan
R1 Second Leg 3 September 1996 Colchester United H 1–3 (lost 4–5 on agg) 9,809 Groves

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

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 England ENG Paul Crichton
— GK England ENG Alan Miller
— GK England ENG Nigel Spink
— GK Scotland SCO Gary Germaine[notes 1]
— DF England ENG Paul Agnew
— DF England ENG Daryl Burgess
— DF England ENG Craig Herbert
— DF England ENG Paul Holmes
— DF England ENG Roger Joseph
— DF England ENG Shane Nicholson
— DF England ENG Graham Potter
— DF England ENG Paul Raven
— DF Wales WAL Paul Mardon[notes 2]
— DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
— DF Australia AUS Shaun Murphy
— MF England ENG Dean Bennett
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Peter Butler
— MF England ENG Stacy Coldicott
— MF England ENG Shaun Cunnington
— MF England ENG Julian Darby
— MF England ENG Kevin Donovan
— MF England ENG Dave Gilbert
— MF England ENG Paul Groves
— MF England ENG Ian Hamilton
— MF England ENG David Smith
— MF Netherlands NED Richard Sneekes
— FW England ENG Lee Ashcroft
— FW England ENG Andy Hunt
— FW England ENG Michael Rodosthenous
— FW England ENG Bob Taylor
— FW Canada CAN Paul Peschisolido

Reserve squad

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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 England ENG Chris Adamson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Gareth Hanmer

Notes

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  1. ^ Germaine was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Mardon was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in October 1995.

References

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  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "West Bromwich Albion results for the 1996-1997 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ^ "All West Bromwich Albion players: 1997".
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