1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season
1996–97 season | |||
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Chairman | Ken Bates | ||
Manager | Ruud Gullit | ||
Premier League | 6th | ||
FA Cup | Winners | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Vialli (9) All: Hughes (14) | ||
Highest home attendance |
28,418 vs Everton (7 Dec 1996, Premier League) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
11,732 vs Blackpool (25 Sep 1996, League Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 27,001 | ||
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Chelsea competed in the Premier League.
Season summary
With Glenn Hoddle leaving to become England manager, Chelsea gave the managerial role to midfielder Ruud Gullit, who used his continental connections to bring in world-class international players such as France center-back Frank Leboeuf, and Italian superstars such as midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, Parma's playmaker Gianfranco Zola and the Champions League winning striker and Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli. Gullit had a dream start to his managerial career as Chelsea won the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, ending Chelsea's 26-year trophy drought and making him the first foreign manager to win a major trophy with an English club. Zola was voted FWA Footballer of the Year after a brilliant first season at Stamford Bridge in which he scored 12 goals and contributed many assists, while fellow countryman and record £4.5 million signing Roberto Di Matteo scored one of Chelsea's goals in the triumphant Wembley final.
The club suffered a tragedy in late October when director Matthew Harding was killed in a helicopter crash in Cheshire when returning home from the club's League Cup exit at Bolton.[1]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 68 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round |
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 | |
8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 56 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 |
Source: Statto
- Results by round
Results
Premier League
18 August 1996 1 | Southampton | 0–0 | Chelsea | The Dell |
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Attendance: 15,186 |
21 August 1996 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | |
Di Matteo |
Attendance: 28,272 |
24 August 1996 3 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Coventry City | |
Leboeuf Vialli |
Attendance: 25,024 |
3 September 1996 4 | Arsenal | 3–3 | Chelsea | |
Merson Keown Wright |
Leboeuf Vialli Wise |
Attendance: 38,132 |
7 September 1996 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
Burley Myers |
Attendance: 30,983 |
15 September 1996 6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | |
Leboeuf |
Townsend |
Attendance: 27,729 |
21 September 1996 7 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Chelsea | |
Fowler Berger Myers Barnes |
Leboeuf |
Attendance: 40,739 |
28 September 1996 8 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | |
Vialli |
Lee |
Attendance: 27,673 |
12 October 1996 9 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Chelsea | |
Watts |
Vialli Di Matteo Hughes |
Attendance: 20,766 |
19 October 1996 10 | Chelsea | 2–4 | Wimbledon | |
Minto Vialli |
Earle Ardley Gayle Ekoku |
Attendance: 28,020 |
26 October 1996 11 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Gullit D. Lee Di Matteo |
Armstrong |
Attendance: 28,373 |
2 November 1996 12 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
Poborský |
Duberry Vialli |
Attendance: 55,198 |
16 November 1996 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Chelsea | |
Gallacher |
Petrescu |
Attendance: 27,229 |
23 November 1996 14 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | |
Vialli |
Shearer |
Attendance: 28,401 |
1 December 1996 15 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
Deane Rush |
Attendance: 32,671 |
7 December 1996 16 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Everton | |
Zola Vialli |
Branch Kanchelskis |
Attendance: 28,418 |
21 December 1996 18 | Chelsea | 3–1 | West Ham United | |
Hughes Zola |
Porfirio |
Attendance: 28,315 |
26 December 1996 19 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
Zola |
Attendance: 39,339 |
28 December 1996 20 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
Zola Hughes |
Pembridge Stefanović |
Attendance: 27,467 |
11 January 1997 22 | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Chelsea | |
Pearce Bart-Williams |
Attendance: 28,358 |
18 January 1997 23 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Derby County | |
Wise Leboeuf Hughes |
Asanović |
Attendance: 28,293 |
1 February 1997 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Chelsea | |
Howells |
Campbell Di Matteo |
Attendance: 33,027 |
22 February 1997 25 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Manchester United | |
Zola |
Beckham |
Attendance: 28,336 |
1 March 1997 26 | Derby County | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
Minto Asanović Ward |
Minto Leboeuf |
Attendance: 18,039 |
5 March 1997 27 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
Minto |
Pedersen |
Attendance: 25,784 |
12 March 1997 28 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Chelsea | |
Dicks Kitson |
Vialli Hughes |
Attendance: 24,502 |
16 March 1997 29 | Chelsea | 6–2 | Sunderland | |
Zola Sinclair Petrescu Hughes Vialli |
Stewart Rae |
Attendance: 24,027 |
19 March 1997 30 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Southampton | |
Zola |
Attendance: 28,079 |
22 March 1997 31 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Chelsea | |
Juninho |
Attendance: 29,811 |
9 April 1997 33 | Coventry City | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
Dublin Williams Whelan |
P. Hughes |
Attendance: 19,917 |
16 April 1997 34 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Chelsea | |
Shearer Asprilla |
Burley |
Attendance: 36,320 |
19 April 1997 35 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Leicester City | |
Minto Hughes |
F. Sinclair |
Attendance: 27,723 |
3 May 1997 37 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Leeds United | |
Attendance: 26,277 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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18 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | A | 4–1 | 9,666 | Petrescu, Morris, Spencer, M. Hughes |
25 September 1996 | R2 | Blackpool | H | 1–3 | 11,732 | Spencer |
22 October 1996 | R3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 16,867 | Minto |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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4 January 1997 | R3 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | 27,446 | Wise, Zola, Burley |
26 January 1997 | R4 | Liverpool | H | 4–2 | 27,950 | M. Hughes, Zola, Vialli (2) |
16 February 1997 | R5 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 19,125 | Di Matteo, M. Hughes |
26 February 1997 | R5 (R) | Leicester City | H | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 26,053 | Leboeuf (pen.) |
9 March 1997 | QF | Portsmouth | A | 4–1 | 15,701 | Wise (2), Zola, M. Hughes |
13 April 1997 | SF | Wimbledon | N | 3–0 | 32,674 | M. Hughes (2), Zola |
17 May 1997 | F | Middlesbrough | N | 2–0 | 79,160 | Di Matteo, Newton |
First team squad
- Squad at end of season[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Dmitri Kharine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Dan Petrescu | 41 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Terry Phelan[3] | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Ruud Gullit | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Frank Leboeuf | 34 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Steve Clarke | 40 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | FW | John Spencer | 7 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
8 | DF | Andy Myers | 18 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Gianluca Vialli | 34 | 11 | 23+5 | 9 | 1+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Mark Hughes | 44 | 14 | 32+3 | 8 | 6+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Dennis Wise | 40 | 6 | 27+4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Michael Duberry | 17 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
13 | GK | Kevin Hitchcock | 16 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Craig Burley | 37 | 3 | 26+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
15 | DF | David Lee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Roberto Di Matteo | 44 | 9 | 33+1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Scott Minto | 32 | 5 | 24+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
18 | DF | Erland Johnsen | 22 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Paul Parker | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Frank Sinclair[4] | 25 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Jody Morris | 14 | 1 | 6+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
22 | FW | Mark Nicholls | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Eddie Newton | 20 | 1 | 13+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Gianfranco Zola | 30 | 12 | 22+1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Neil Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Paul Hughes | 13 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Danny Granville | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | GK | Nick Colgan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Frode Grodås | 26 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Statistics taken from . Squad details and shirt numbers from and .
Transfers
In
# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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9 | FW | Free | 24 May 1996 | ||
16 | MF | £4,900,000 | 1 July 1996 | ||
5 | DF | £2,500,000 | 1 July 1996 | ||
30 | GK | Free | 1 November 1996 | ||
25 | FW | £4,500,000 | 8 November 1996 | ||
28 | DF | £300,000 | 20 March 1997 | ||
DF | £2,250,000 | 21 April 1997 |
Out
# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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FW | Free | 4 July 1996 | |||
MF | £650,000 | 8 July 1996 | |||
MF | Free | 10 July 1996 | |||
FW | £1,500,000 | 17 July 1996 | |||
DF | £165,000 | 1 August 1996 | |||
MF | Free | 16 August 1996 | |||
FW | £2,500,000 | 21 November 1996 | |||
MF | £800,000 | 23 December 1996 | |||
DF | £850,000 | 30 December 1996 |
- Transfers in:
£14,450,000 - Transfers out:
£4,965,000 - Total spending:
£9,485,000
References
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (24 October 1996). "Football mourns a true fan". The Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Chelsea - 1996/97". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ↑ Phelan was born in Manchester, England.
- ↑ Sinclair was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally.
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)