1996–97 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
1996–97 season
Chairman Geoff Dunford
Manager Ian Holloway (player-manager)
Stadium Memorial Stadium
Second Division 17th
FA Cup First round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer Beadle (12)
Average home league attendance 5,630

During the 1996–97 English football season, Bristol Rovers F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

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.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Bury461850397671023316238+2484
2Stockport County461553311488728275941+1882
3Luton Town461373381488733317145+2678
4Brentford4681142622123830215643+1374
5Bristol City4614454318761026336951+1873
6Crewe Alexandra4615443815731318325647+973
7Blackpool4613734121581019266047+1369
8Wrexham461193382869817225450+469
9Burnley4614364827581023287155+1668
10Chesterfield4610942518851017214239+368
11Gillingham4613373725671023346059+167
12Walsall4612833521721419325453+167
13Watford4610852414611621244538+767
14Millwall4612472722491023335055–561
15Preston North End4614543319421716364955–661
16Bournemouth468962420761019254345–260
17Bristol Rovers4613463422271413284750–356
18Wycombe Wanderers4613463114261520435156–555
19Plymouth Argyle4671151918571128404758–1154
20York City468692731571120374768–2152
21Peterborough United467793834471217395573–1847
22Shrewsbury Town468692732371322424974–2546
23Rotherham United4647121729371322413970–3135
24Notts County4649102025351513343359–2635
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • NB: In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Bristol Rovers' score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Peterborough UnitedH1–06,232Gurney
24 August 1996Preston North EndA0–09,752
31 August 1996Stockport CountyH1–16,380Archer
7 September 1996MillwallA0–27,881
10 September 1996BournemouthH3–24,170Tillson, Parmenter, Beadle
14 September 1996WatfordH0–16,276
17 September 1996WrexhamA0–12,401
21 September 1996Plymouth ArgyleA1–08,879Archer
28 September 1996ChesterfieldH2–05,008Cureton (2)
1 October 1996York CityA2–23,714Cureton, Beadle
4 October 1996Crewe AlexandraH2–06,211Cureton, Gurney
12 October 1996Notts CountyA1–14,558Beadle
15 October 1996Rotherham UnitedA0–02,490
19 October 1996BlackpoolH0–05,823
26 October 1996BuryA1–24,082Miller
29 October 1996BrentfordH2–15,163Cureton, Browning
2 November 1996GillinghamH0–05,530
12 November 1996Shrewsbury TownA0–22,331
19 November 1996BurnleyH1–24,123Beadle
23 November 1996Luton TownA1–25,315Harris
30 November 1996BuryH4–34,496Beadle (3), Clark
3 December 1996WalsallA0–14,084
15 December 1996Bristol CityA1–118,674Beadle
21 December 1996Wycombe WanderersH3–44,465Cureton, Harris, Lockwood
26 December 1996BournemouthA0–15,036
11 January 1997ChesterfieldA0–13,305
18 January 1997York CityH1–14,470Beadle
21 January 1997BrentfordA0–04,191
1 February 1997Shrewsbury TownH2–04,924Browning, Beadle
8 February 1997GillinghamA0–16,900
15 February 1997Luton TownH3–25,612Miller, Tillson, Holloway
22 February 1997BurnleyA2–28,847Cureton, Alsop
25 February 1997Plymouth ArgyleH2–06,005Cureton (2)
1 March 1997WalsallH0–15,891
8 March 1997Wycombe WanderersA0–25,386
16 March 1997Bristol CityH1–28,078Alsop
18 March 1997WatfordA0–16,139
23 March 1997Preston North EndH1–06,405Cureton
29 March 1997Peterborough UnitedA2–16,132Alsop, Beadle
31 March 1997WrexhamH2–06,225Skinner, Beadle
5 April 1997Stockport CountyA0–15,689
8 April 1997MillwallH1–05,324Skinner
12 April 1997Crewe AlexandraA0–14,281
20 April 1997Notts CountyH1–06,309Bennett
26 April 1997BlackpoolA2–36,673Cureton, Parmenter
3 May 1997Rotherham UnitedH1–25,950Monington (own goal)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R116 November 1996Exeter CityH1–25,841Parmenter

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg20 August 1996Luton TownA0–32,643
R1 2nd Leg4 September 1996Luton TownH2–1 (lost 2-4 on agg)2,320Gurney, Archer

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR110 December 1996BrentfordH1–22,752

Squad

[2] 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 Andy Collett
England GK Shane Higgs
England DF Jamie Clapham (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
England DF Billy Clark
England DF Brian Gayle
England DF Andy Gurney
England DF Matt Lockwood
England DF Lee Martin
England DF Graeme Power
Wales DF David Pritchard
England DF Andy Tillson
England DF Tom White
England MF Lee Archer
England MF Steve Bowey
Wales MF Marcus Browning
No. Position Player
England MF Jon French
England MF Matt Hayfield
England MF Ian Holloway (player-manager)
Wales MF Josh Low
England MF Paul Miller
England MF Ryan Morgan
Wales MF Tom Ramasut
England MF Justin Skinner
England MF Lee Zabek
England FW Julian Alsop
England FW Peter Beadle
England FW Frankie Bennett
England FW Jamie Cureton
England FW Jason Harris (on loan from Crystal Palace)
England FW Steve Parmenter

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/bristol-rovers/1996-1997/results
  2. ↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-rovers/tab/players/season/1997
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.