1996–97 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
1996–97 season
ManagerMike Walker
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerEadie (17)
Highest home attendance20,256 vs. Ipswich Town (11 October 1996)
Lowest home attendance11,946 vs. Portsmouth (1 January 1997)
Average home league attendance14,719

During the 1996–97 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In 1996, Mike Walker returned for a second spell as Norwich manager to the delight of the fans but during the season he could not achieve promotion during his first season back at the club with only a 13th-place finish. After a great start which saw the Canaries lose only 2 out of the first 14 games, Norwich's brilliant form deteriorated from the end of October, picking up 3 points from the next 10 matches with 7 defeats during the winless run which all but ended their chances of automatic promotion.

Final league table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 14 15 63 56 +7 65
12 Stoke City 46 18 10 18 51 57 −6 64
13 Norwich City 46 17 12 17 63 68 −5 63
14 Manchester City 46 17 10 19 59 60 −1 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 16 11 19 52 66 −14 59
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Results

Norwich City's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 August 1996 Swindon Town H 2–0 15,165 Johnson, Fleck
24 August 1996 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 13,507 Eadie
27 August 1996 Oxford United A 1–0 7,436 Adams
31 August 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 14,456 Adams (pen)
7 September 1996 Bradford City A 2–0 10,054 Sutch, Eadie
11 September 1996 Queens Park Rangers H 1–1 14,000 Adams
14 September 1996 Southend United H 0–0 12,461
21 September 1996 Portsmouth A 1–0 7,511 Crook
28 September 1996 Tranmere Rovers H 1–1 14,511 Fleck
1 October 1996 Grimsby Town A 4–1 5,266 Eadie (2), Johnson, O'Neill
11 October 1996 Ipswich Town H 3–1 20,256 Johnson (2), Polston
16 October 1996 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 12,271 Eadie, Adams
19 October 1996 Manchester City A 1–2 28,269 Scott
26 October 1996 Birmingham City A 3–2 18,869 Johnson, Adams, Scott
30 October 1996 Sheffield United H 1–1 14,534 Adams
2 November 1996 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 14,145 Milligan
12 November 1996 Barnsley A 1–3 9,697 Newman
16 November 1996 Reading H 1–1 14,412 Scott
30 November 1996 Birmingham City H 0–1 12,764
7 December 1996 Huddersfield Town A 0–2 10,749
14 December 1996 Crystal Palace H 1–1 16,395 Adams
18 December 1996 West Bromwich Albion A 1–5 7,483 O'Neill
21 December 1996 Port Vale A 1–6 6,278 Fleck
26 December 1996 Queens Park Rangers A 2–3 15,699 Crook, Eadie
28 December 1996 Bradford City H 2–0 13,473 Adams (pen), O'Neill
1 January 1997 Portsmouth H 1–0 11,946 Jackson
18 January 1997 Grimsby Town H 2–1 16,687 Polston, Sutch
22 January 1997 Stoke City A 2–1 10,179 O'Neill, Eadie
28 January 1997 Tranmere Rovers A 1–3 5,891 Eadie
1 February 1997 Barnsley H 1–1 17,001 Eadie
9 February 1997 Sheffield United A 3–2 15,301 Johnson, Ottosson, Holdsworth (own goal)
15 February 1997 West Bromwich Albion H 2–4 14,845 Sutch, Adams (pen)
22 February 1997 Charlton Athletic A 4–4 12,405 Adams (2), Eadie (2)
25 February 1997 Southend United A 1–1 5,169 Fleck
1 March 1997 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 13,001 Eadie (2)
4 March 1997 Reading A 1–2 8,174 Adams
8 March 1997 Port Vale H 1–1 16,101 Jackson
15 March 1997 Crystal Palace A 0–2 17,378
22 March 1997 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 17,585
29 March 1997 Swindon Town A 3–0 10,249 Eadie (2), O'Neill
31 March 1997 Oxford United H 1–1 14,644 Eadie
5 April 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 26,938 Broughton, Adams
12 April 1997 Stoke City H 2–0 13,805 O'Neill, Eadie
18 April 1997 Ipswich Town A 0–2 22,397
25 April 1997 Manchester City H 0–0 14,080
4 May 1997 Oldham Athletic A 0–3 5,562

FA Cup

Main article: 1996-97 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 January 1997 Sheffield United H 1–0 12,356 Polston
R4 25 January 1997 Leicester City A 1–2 16,703 Adams (pen)

League Cup

Main article: 1996-97 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 First Leg 20 August 1996 Oxford United A 1–1 6,062 Johnson
R1 Second Leg 4 September 1996 Oxford United H 2–3 (lost 3–4 on agg) 7,301 Adams (2, 1 pen)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Andy Marshall
— GK  SCO Bryan Gunn
— DF  ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF  ENG Matt Jackson
— DF  ENG Danny Mills
— DF  ENG Neil Moore (on loan from Everton)
— DF  ENG Rob Newman
— DF  ENG John Polston
— DF  ENG Kevin Scott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
— DF  ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF  NIR Johnny Wright
— MF  ENG Neil Adams
— MF  ENG Ian Crook
— MF  ENG Darren Eadie
— MF  ENG Adrian Forbes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Andy Johnson[notes 1]
— MF  ENG Lee Marshall
— MF  ENG David Rocastle (on loan from Chelsea)
— MF  ENG Karl Simpson
— MF  IRL Shaun Carey[notes 2]
— MF  IRL Mike Milligan[notes 3]
— MF  IRL Keith O'Neill
— MF  IRL Matthew Rush[notes 4]
— FW  ENG Ade Akinbiyi[notes 5]
— FW  ENG Drewe Broughton
— FW  ENG Jamie Cureton
— FW  ENG Keith Scott
— FW  SCO Robert Fleck
— FW  WAL Craig Bellamy
— FW  SWE Ulf Ottosson (on loan from IFK Norrköping)

Notes

  1. ^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  2. ^ Carey was born in Kettering, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Milligan was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21, U-23, and B level before making his international debut for Republic of Ireland in 1992.
  4. ^ Rush was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  5. ^ Akinbiyi was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Nigeria in November 1999.

References

  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Norwich City 1996-1997 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ "All Norwich City players: 1997".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.