Bristol Rovers 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
In the 1996–97 season, Holloway took over as manager with the club struggling both on and off the pitch. In his first season in charge of Bristol Rovers, he led the club to 17th place in Division Two.
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[ 1] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Bristol Rovers' score comes first [ 2]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 17 August 1996 Peterborough United H 1–0 6,232 Gurney 24 August 1996 Preston North End A 0–0 9,752 31 August 1996 Stockport County H 1–1 6,380 Archer 7 September 1996 Millwall A 0–2 7,881 10 September 1996 Bournemouth H 3–2 4,170 Tillson , Parmenter , Beadle 14 September 1996 Watford H 0–1 6,276 17 September 1996 Wrexham A 0–1 2,401 21 September 1996 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 8,879 Archer 28 September 1996 Chesterfield H 2–0 5,008 Cureton (2) 1 October 1996 York City A 2–2 3,714 Cureton , Beadle 4 October 1996 Crewe Alexandra H 2–0 6,211 Cureton , Gurney 12 October 1996 Notts County A 1–1 4,558 Beadle 15 October 1996 Rotherham United A 0–0 2,490 19 October 1996 Blackpool H 0–0 5,823 26 October 1996 Bury A 1–2 4,082 Miller 29 October 1996 Brentford H 2–1 5,163 Cureton , Browning 2 November 1996 Gillingham H 0–0 5,530 12 November 1996 Shrewsbury Town A 0–2 2,331 19 November 1996 Burnley H 1–2 4,123 Beadle 23 November 1996 Luton Town A 1–2 5,315 Harris 30 November 1996 Bury H 4–3 4,496 Beadle (3), Clark 3 December 1996 Walsall A 0–1 4,084 15 December 1996 Bristol City A 1–1 18,674 Beadle 21 December 1996 Wycombe Wanderers H 3–4 4,465 Cureton , Harris , Lockwood 26 December 1996 Bournemouth A 0–1 5,036 11 January 1997 Chesterfield A 0–1 3,305 18 January 1997 York City H 1–1 4,470 Beadle 21 January 1997 Brentford A 0–0 4,191 1 February 1997 Shrewsbury Town H 2–0 4,924 Browning , Beadle 8 February 1997 Gillingham A 0–1 6,900 15 February 1997 Luton Town H 3–2 5,612 Miller , Tillson , Holloway 22 February 1997 Burnley A 2–2 8,847 Cureton , Alsop 25 February 1997 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 6,005 Cureton (2) 1 March 1997 Walsall H 0–1 5,891 8 March 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 0–2 5,386 16 March 1997 Bristol City H 1–2 8,078 Alsop 18 March 1997 Watford A 0–1 6,139 23 March 1997 Preston North End H 1–0 6,405 Cureton 29 March 1997 Peterborough United A 2–1 6,132 Alsop , Beadle 31 March 1997 Wrexham H 2–0 6,225 Skinner , Beadle 5 April 1997 Stockport County A 0–1 5,689 8 April 1997 Millwall H 1–0 5,324 Skinner 12 April 1997 Crewe Alexandra A 0–1 4,281 20 April 1997 Notts County H 1–0 6,309 Bennett 26 April 1997 Blackpool A 2–3 6,673 Cureton , Parmenter 3 May 1997 Rotherham United H 1–2 5,950 Monington (own goal)
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 16 November 1996 Exeter City H 1–2 5,841 Parmenter
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Luton Town A 0–3 2,643 R1 2nd Leg 4 September 1996 Luton Town H 2–1 (lost 2–4 on agg) 2,320 Gurney , Archer
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers SR1 10 December 1996 Brentford H 1–2 2,752
[ 3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The Club Grounds Rivalries Players
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two , Three ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Alliance (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 9 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , Senior ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions