1996–97 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1996–97 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager Brian Little
Stadium Villa Park
Premiership 5th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
UEFA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Yorke (17)
All: Yorke (20)
Average home league attendance 36,027

During the 1996–97 English football season, Aston Villa F.C. competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

There was no silverware this season for last season's League Cup winners, but Brian Little's competent Villa side achieved UEFA Cup qualification for the second season running by finishing fifth in the league.

The autumn of the season saw the departure of veteran defender Paul McGrath to Derby County, while the injured Gary Charles was replaced at right-back by the Portuguese Fernando Nelson. The end of the season saw the arrival of Liverpool striker Stan Collymore for a club record fee of £7 million.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 38 19 11 8 62 32 +30 68 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round
4 Liverpool 38 19 11 8 62 37 +25 68
5 Aston Villa 38 17 10 11 47 34 +13 61
6 Chelsea 38 16 11 11 58 55 +3 59 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 14 15 9 50 51 −1 57
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Chelsea qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup winners.
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 10 11 47 34  +13 61 11 5 3 27 13  +14 6 5 8 20 21  −1

Source: Statto

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultLWWWDDDLLWLWLWWWWWLDDDLLWWDWLDWWWLDDLW
Position1510324768877798754456667775555655445555

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Sheffield WednesdayA1–226,861Johnson 88'
21 August 1996Blackburn RoversH1–032,457Southgate 64'
24 August 1996Derby CountyH2–034,646Joachim 19', Johnson pen 47'
4 September 1996EvertonA1–039,115Ehiogu 62'
7 September 1996ArsenalH2–237,944Milošević 39', 63'
15 September 1996ChelseaA1–127,729Townsend 18'
21 September 1996Manchester UnitedH0–039,339
30 September 1996Newcastle UnitedA3–436,400Yorke 4', 59', 70'
12 October 1996Tottenham HotspurH0–132,847
19 October 1996Leeds UnitedH2–039,051Yorke 58', Johnson 65'
26 October 1996SunderlandA0–121,059
2 November 1996Nottingham ForestH2–035,310Tiler 20', Yorke 65'
16 November 1996Leicester CityH1–336,193Yorke 15'
23 November 1996Coventry CityA2–121,340Joachim 29', Staunton 85'
30 November 1996MiddlesbroughH1–039,053Yorke 39' (pen)
4 December 1996West Ham UnitedA2–019,105Ehiogu 38', Yorke 74'
7 December 1996SouthamptonA1–015,232Townsend 34'
22 December 1996WimbledonH5–028,875Yorke 38', 86', Milošević 42', 75', Taylor 61'
26 December 1996ChelseaH0–239,339
28 December 1996ArsenalA2–238,130Milošević 68', Yorke 74'
1 January 1997Manchester UnitedA0–055,133
11 January 1997Newcastle UnitedH2–239,339Yorke 39', Milošević 52'
18 January 1997LiverpoolA0–340,489
29 January 1997Sheffield WednesdayH0–126,726
1 February 1997SunderlandH1–032,491Milošević 37'
19 February 1997Coventry CityH2–130,409Yorke 43', 75'
22 February 1997Nottingham ForestA0–025,239
2 March 1997LiverpoolH1–039,339Taylor 83'
5 March 1997Leicester CityA0–120,626
15 March 1997West Ham UnitedH0–035,992
22 March 1997Blackburn RoversA2–024,274Johnson 64', Yorke 79'
5 April 1997EvertonH3–139,339Milošević 41', Staunton 50', Yorke 54'
9 April 1997WimbledonA2–09,015Milošević 26', Wright 78'
12 April 1997Derby CountyA1–218,071Joachim 84'
19 April 1997Tottenham HotspurH1–139,339Yorke 81'
22 April 1997Leeds UnitedA0–026,897
3 May 1997MiddlesbroughA2–330,074Ehiogu 58', Milošević 75'
11 May 1997SouthamptonH1–039,339Dryden 12' (own goal)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R314 January 1997Notts CountyA0–013,315
R3R22 January 1997Notts CountyH3–025,006Yorke 24', 53', Ehiogu 67'
R425 January 1997Derby CountyA1–317,977Ćurčić 76'

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R323 October 1996Leeds UnitedA2–115,803Taylor 70', Yorke pen 77'
R426 November 1996WimbledonA0–17,573

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg10 September 1996HelsingborgH1–125,818Johnson 14'
R1 2nd Leg24 September 1996HelsingborgA0–0 (lost on away goals)10,213

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3][4]

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

No. Position Player
1 Australia GK Mark Bosnich
3 Republic of Ireland DF Steve Staunton
4 England DF Gareth Southgate
6 Republic of Ireland MF Andy Townsend[notes 1] (captain)
7 England MF Ian Taylor
8 England MF Mark Draper
9 Serbia and Montenegro FW Savo Milošević[notes 2]
10 Trinidad and Tobago FW Dwight Yorke
12 England FW Julian Joachim
13 England GK Michael Oakes
No. Position Player
14 England DF Alan Wright
15 Portugal DF Fernando Nélson
16 England DF Ugo Ehiogu
17 England MF Lee Hendrie
19 Republic of Ireland MF Gareth Farrelly
20 England DF Riccardo Scimeca
24 Scotland MF Scott Murray
26 Serbia and Montenegro MF Saša Ćurčić
27 Wales DF David Hughes

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
5 Republic of Ireland DF Paul McGrath[notes 3] (to Derby County)
11 England FW Tommy Johnson (to Celtic)
18 England DF Carl Tiler (to Sheffield United)
No. Position Player
21 England MF Franz Carr (to Reggiana)
22 England DF Phil King (to Swindon Town)

Reserve squad

The following players made most of their appearances this season for the reserves, and did not appear for the first-team, or only appeared for the first-team in friendlies.

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Gary Charles
23 England FW Neil Davis
31 England GK Stuart Brock
30 England GK Adam Rachel
England DF Lee Collins
England DF Tommy Jaszczun
England DF Jonathan Miley
England DF Ben Petty
No. Position Player
Germany DF Leslie Hines
England MF Lee Burchell
Republic of Ireland MF Alan Kirby
England FW Darren Byfield[notes 4]
England FW Richard Walker
South Africa Nelson Camero (on trial)
Brendan Baker (on trial)

Youth squad

The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.

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

No. Position Player
England GK Philip Elias
England GK Matthew George
England GK Matthew Ghent
Wales GK Michael Price
England DF Gareth Barry
England DF Michael Blackwood
England DF Guy Hadland
England DF Reuben Hazell
England DF John Hickman
England DF Jamie Kearns
England DF Aaron Lescott
England DF Dominic Reece
England DF Martin Ridley
Wales DF Stuary Thornley
South Africa DF Bradley Blackburn
Trinidad and Tobago DF Jlloyd Samuel[notes 5]
England MF Mark Appleby
England MF David Harding
No. Position Player
England MF Alex Meredith
England MF Darren Middleton
England MF Luke Prince
England MF Nathan Pulisciano
England MF Philip Tongue
Republic of Ireland MF Daragh Sheridan
England FW Richard Burgess
England FW Stephen Evans
England FW Darius Vassell
Scotland FW Brian Mulholland
Republic of Ireland FW Alan Lee
FW Richard Sinden
Justin Keegan
Scott Matthewman
David Warren
Burke
McGinley

Schoolboys

The following players were signed to Aston Villa as associated schoolboys, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

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

No. Position Player
England GK Nikki Bull
England DF Liam Folds
England MF Bertie Brayley
Northern Ireland MF Gavin Melaugh
England Marcus McDonald
Jonathan Britton
Christopher Brown
David Court
No. Position Player
Michael Crowe
James Halliday
Martin Reeves
David Ridgway
Stephen Stock
Neil Wickett
Joseph Williams

Other players

The following players were signed to Aston Villa on unknown contractual terms, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

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

No. Position Player
England MF Michael Standing
No. Position Player
England FW Nathan Harvey

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
2 August 1996 DF Fernando Nélson Sporting Lisbon £1,700,000
23 August 1996 MF Saša Ćurčić Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000
13 May 1997 FW Stan Collymore Liverpool £7,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
3 July 1996 DF Paul Browne Raith Rovers Signed
16 September 1996 DF Andy Mitchell Chesterfield Free transfer
1 October 1996 DF Paul McGrath Derby County £100,000
1 October 1996 MF Franz Carr Reggiana Free transfer
26 March 1997 DF Phil King Swindon Town Free transfer
26 March 1997 DF Carl Tiler Sheffield United £650,000
27 March 1997 FW Tommy Johnson Celtic £2,300,000
Transfers in: Decrease £12,700,000
Transfers out: Increase £3,050,000
Total spending: Decrease £9,650,000

References

  1. ↑ "Aston Villa 1996-1997 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/1996-1997/faprem/avilla.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/aston-villa/tab/players/season/1997
  4. ↑ http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1996-97.html

Notes

  1. ↑ Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  2. ↑ Milošević was born in Bijeljina, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  3. ↑ McGrath was born in Ealing, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1985.
  4. ↑ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  5. ↑ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-18, U-20, and U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
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