1996–97 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1996–97 season
Chairman Richard Murray
Manager Alan Curbishley
Stadium The Valley
Football League First Division 15th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: Leaburn (8)
All: Leaburn/Whyte (9)
Highest home attendance 15,301 vs. Barnsley (15 February 1997)
Lowest home attendance 8,497 vs. Southend United (10 September 1996)
Average home league attendance 11,356

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

Season summary

After missing out on promotion to the Premier League the season before in the play-offs, Alan Curbishley was looking to steer Charlton to automatic promotion the following season but it turned out to be a disappointing season for the Addicks, finishing in 15th place.

Final league table

Pos Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1. Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53  +47 98
2. Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55  +21 80
3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51  +17 76
4. Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50  +18 74
5. Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52  +23 73
6. Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48  +30 71
7. Portsmouth 46 20 8 18 59 53  +6 68
8. Port Vale 46 17 16 13 58 55  +3 67
9. Queens Park Rangers 46 18 12 16 64 60  +4 66
10. Birmingham City 46 17 15 14 52 48  +4 66
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
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
19. Swindon Town 46 15 9 22 52 71  -19 54
20. Huddersfield Town 46 13 15 18 48 61  -13 54
21. Bradford City 46 12 12 22 47 72  -25 48
22. Grimsby Town 46 11 13 22 60 81  -21 46
23. Oldham Athletic 46 10 13 23 51 66  -15 43
24. Southend United 46 8 15 23 42 86  -44 39
Key
Promoted to the Premier League
Qualified for the promotion playoff
Relegated to Division Two

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Charlton Athletic's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 1996Huddersfield TownA0–211,858
24 August 1996West Bromwich AlbionH1–19,642Leaburn
3 September 1996Manchester CityA1–225,963Newton
6 September 1996Wolverhampton WanderersA0–121,072
10 September 1996Southend UnitedH2–08,497Stuart, Mortimer
14 September 1996ReadingH1–010,831Leaburn
20 September 1996Ipswich TownA1–210,558Allen
28 September 1996Oldham AthleticH1–012,178Whyte
12 October 1996PortsmouthA0–26,641
15 October 1996Sheffield UnitedA0–314,080
19 October 1996Bolton WanderersH3–311,091Whyte (2), Chapple
26 October 1996Oxford UnitedH2–010,626Kinsella, Leaburn
29 October 1996Tranmere RoversA0–45,527
2 November 1996Norwich CityA2–114,145Allen, Kinsella
16 November 1996Queens Park RangersA2–112,360Poole, Allen
20 November 1996Birmingham CityH2–18,574Allen, O'Connell
23 November 1996Bradford CityH0–212,256
26 November 1996Grimsby TownH1–314,412Whyte
30 November 1996Oxford UnitedA2–07,080Barness, Whyte
4 December 1996Stoke CityA0–17,456
7 December 1996Swindon TownH2–010,565Leaburn, Whyte
14 December 1996Port ValeH1–310,003Chapple
21 December 1996Crystal PalaceA0–116,279
26 December 1996Southend UnitedA2–07,508Kinsella, Robinson
28 December 1996Wolverhampton WanderersH0–012,259
1 January 1997Ipswich TownH1–110,186Robson
11 January 1997ReadingA2–27,614Lisbie, Whyte
18 January 1997Stoke CityH1–29,901Barness
1 February 1997Grimsby TownA0–24,139
7 February 1997Tranmere RoversH3–111,283Kinsella, Leaburn, Robson (pen)
15 February 1997BarnsleyH2–215,301Nicholls, Lee
22 February 1997Norwich CityH4–412,405Kinsella, Robson, Lee, Leaburn
1 March 1997Swindon TownA0–19,256
4 March 1997Queens Park RangersH2–110,610Leaburn, Balmer
8 March 1997Crystal PalaceH2–115,000Lee, Robinson
15 March 1997Port ValeA0–25,905
18 March 1997Oldham AthleticA1–14,969O'Connell
22 March 1997West Bromwich AlbionA2–117,378Robinson, Balmer
31 March 1997Birmingham CityA0–014,525
5 April 1997Manchester CityH1–115,000Leaburn
9 April 1997Huddersfield TownH2–111,032Newton (2)
12 April 1997BarnsleyA0–411,701
19 April 1997PortsmouthH2–112,342Bright (2)
25 April 1997Bolton WanderersA1–421,880Kinsella
1 May 1997Bradford CityA0–115,780
4 May 1997Sheffield UnitedH0–012,589

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1997Newcastle UnitedH1–115,000Kinsella
R3R15 January 1997Newcastle UnitedA1–236,398Robson

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg17 September 1996BurnleyH4–14,874Leaburn, Robinson (2), Allen
R2 Second Leg24 September 1996BurnleyA2–1 (won 6-2 on agg)2,281Allen, Whyte
R323 October 1996LiverpoolH1–115,000Whyte
R3R13 November 1996LiverpoolA1–420,714Newton

Squad

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 Mike Salmon
Australia GK Andy Petterson
England DF Anthony Barness
England DF Steve Brown
England DF Dean Chandler
England DF Phil Chapple
England DF Gary Poole
England DF Richard Rufus
England DF Kevin Scott (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
England DF Jamie Stuart
England DF Paul Sturgess
Scotland DF Stuart Balmer
England MF Keith Jones
England MF Paul Mortimer
No. Position Player
England MF Shaun Newton
England MF Kevin Nicholls
England MF Brendan O'Connell
England MF Ricky Otto (on loan from Birmingham City)
England MF Mark Robson
Wales MF John Robinson
Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kinsella
England FW Bradley Allen
England FW Mark Bright
England FW Steve Jones
England FW Carl Leaburn
England FW Jason Lee (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
England FW David Whyte
Jamaica FW Kevin Lisbie

References

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